Quilters Newsletter editor Irene Berry revealed 10 scrap quilting tips in the February/March 2009 issue.

HERE THEY ARE:

1. Choose a color scheme.

2. Pay attention to the amount of light and dark contrast within the individual prints.

3. Focus on value: keep value placement consistent throughout the blocks.

4. Use a neutral in every block.

5. Scatter a bright accent color sparingly over the surface of the quilt.

6. The right border fabric can tie everything together.

7. Look for prints in a variety of scales.

8. Be wary of neon brights and high-contrast prints.

9. Don’t be afraid to mix different fabric styles.

10. Be adventurous. Bend, twist,

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sgrady

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Love It

Loved the article! It was extremely helpful. Wish the patterns were available.

May 26, 2009 at 10:12 PM

MarieA

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Scrap quilts

This was a very enjoyable article. It is exactly the kind of information that makes me want to start another quilt.

Mar 11, 2009 at 06:21 PM

scamper46

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Hard time finding patterns

You say in your magazine that you have free patterns for different projects, just go to quiltersnewsletter.com. Where are they?

Mar 10, 2009 at 01:14 PM