How to Use Scraps: Leftover Triangles Quilt: A Tutorial Sew with Jo! What do with triangle scraps
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- Опубліковано 26 тра 2023
- Hello...I'm so happy you stopped by to visit. Today I'm showing you how to use up leftover triangles. The bits that I am working with are left over after I made my Oversized Flying Geese blocks. You can find that video here.
I used a companion angle ruler to make those and that left me with little bits of triangles that I thought I would make something with vs just throwing them away. I came up with five blocks that I show you how to make in the video. I'll be putting mine together into a quilt.
Come and join me as I welcome you to my sewing room and play with scraps! It's another "something from nothing quilt"...and those are my absolute favorites!!
Oops. UPDATE: I forgot the links.
Dirt Road Scrapper's Quilt: You Make Me Smile: dirtroadscrapper.blogspot.com...
Oversized Flying Geese Tutorial:
• How to Use Scraps to M...
Companion Angle Ruler:
amzn.to/3OFRAOp
Easy Angle Ruler:
amzn.to/3WClTHs
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Don't worry about frugality, you think up ways to use what you have, in more than just quilting, which makes you a thinker from outside the square, and when it comes off, you win! That is a very useful mental exercise to practise. All those "Little Victories," make you a happy soul.
Dad was one of 9, mum had 8, we have so many rellies of all ages.
Thanks so much for stopping by!!
I LOVE this! I can't throw those triangles away either!
Frugal! Scrappy! Wonky! Fudging! Another great video, Jo. I have known some cheap people in my life and you are not one of them, you are frugal, yet one of the most generous bloggers I know.
THANKS so much. I worry that sometime I come off as cheap!!
@@JosCountryJunction, Not at all!! I equate cheap with being stingy. Frugal is a whole other story.😊 I just found youthis week...New subscriber!
Good morning! Just discovered your channel. I love the idea of being frugal. Using what you have, I think your quilt will be beautiful ❤️. Frankly I'm tired of the snobs who believe you MUST spend $500.00 in fabric to make a beautiful quilt. Lordy knows our Grandma's didn't, yet they made attractive, useful items. You have a new subscriber!😊
YAHOO!! It's so good to know there are others out there like me.
Yup, hard to find quilts prettier than those women with you, Jo's and many others opinions. Those old quilts are not only scrappy beauty but they tell stories....bits of fabric from their lives. Scrappy makes me happy. I really like using men's shorts from thrift stores too.
Yay for another “Sew with Jo”! My favorite videos!
Your kind words make me want to film more!!
Love this!!
Thanks Joe I think I will try this idea love your work
Thanks so much!!
Love this idea
Thank you! 😊
I was just so excited when I saw you had a new “Sew with Jo” video out! I JUST LOVE THEM!!! I do hope we will get to watch you cut and press and trim also! I just don’t know how you sew them on and still cover the corners most every time. I have LOTS of trouble with that. I just LOVE your improv piecing!!! Thank you!
It gets easier and easier with practice. Just keep trying.
THANKS❤
Thank you for you lovely conversation and quilts. Your tutorials are great, it’s like having a trusted neighbor nearby.
Thank you so much!
This is going to be a beautifully “calm” quilt-one that you look at, touch, and feel so content. I’m going to start saving those triangles.
They add up quickly!!
Thank you Jo
You're welcome.
Love it!
THANKS!!
Just found your channel. I love it that you are a fan of civil war fabric. It is my favorite. Also your scrappy quilts are great. Thank you, Dona in Oregon…🧵🪡🧵😀
I'm so glad you found me!! I love getting found.
So enjoyed this video. Found it by accident. Great idea for using those scrap triangles! I have quite a lot but all different sizes so they would be OK to use in this quilt. However I have first to continue with making your Piccadilly Star quilt. Made one block so far using greens and blues like you. However I intend to make another quilt using pinks and lilacs so I have a boy and girl quilt. I know a couple who are expecting a baby at the beginning of September and they’re not going to find out beforehand whether baby will be a boy or girl. I think that’s lovely, like the old days when I had our two children. Read your blog faithfully ever day and have done for many years. Carry on doing what you do Jo, you are a inspiration to us all. ❤❤
Thank you so much for the kind words. I had so much fun making this quilt and will gift it to a baby girl someday.
I love that you save your dishwasher pod etc boxes and have trouble throwing them away. I am the same way with mushroom boxes!
Oh Sherry. I have used them for projects too...
I save the snap lid boxes that lunchmeat comes in. They stack well, too. Also, nut cans are good for small items like used rotary blades, then tape shut with packing tape to dispose of them. And my hubby gets a lot of longer ziplock bags when he orders certain items that he saves for me. Good for strips!
My mother bought muslin and loved it. Now I’ve started using it for backgrounds in my project Linus quilts . It’s great and buying bolts at Joanne’s is wonderful
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Thanks for stopping by Sandy!
Still watching your latest video…had to stop and check if my grocery has mini eclairs and THEY DO! So they are on my shopping list now. I too save little bits.
I only have one suggestion, I know you were distracted but in beginning part you left your rotary cutter blade open and I kept saying “Jo, close that blade before you cut yourself.”
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Once I get on camera my normal habits fly out the door.
Hi, like others I just discovered your channel. I’m so impressed, I love your style and your ethic!
Thank you so much!! Welcome!!
I love the way you work. I sew the same way, I cut enough to get started and then cut more pieces as needed.
Glad I'm not the only one!!
Oh I just got my companion and easy angle rulers I’m going to have so much fun thx for making it look so easy and love this video the scrappy is my thing too and no waste also Jen from NS Canada
Have fun!
Hello Jo. You are one of my favourites to watch for quilting tips
You flatter me to say I have tips. I think I'm just a seasoned quilter.
Love those oversized triangles and such a great use of smaller pieces. No scrap left behind!!
Glad you like them!
I love this idea and look forward to seeing it when you’re done.
It was on the long arm today...
I have a collection of empty chinese containers, clear rectangular and round white with clear lids. I like re-using and recycling, all the time. So i'd have a white bowl with lid, drop proof too. Love the concept. You could put a few more scrappy or string squares, or economy blocks, instead of some of the diamonds, to get this a bit bigger? You can do that other one, one bit at a time, maybe get a fq bundle, that will give you off cuts too, then bite the bullet, once you've got all the front/top bits.
I love this idea! I hate throwing any fabric away, so I cut into useable sizes (ala Bonnie Hunter). Trimmings go into a pillowcase from thrift store and the resulting dog bed goes to local shelter. Thank you for this design idea. I love to make charity quilts and this will definitely be a good one.
Don’t mean to be critical, the open rotary cutter makes me nervous.
Once I get on camera I forget things like this. No worries. I check the room before I leave.
Lighting was much better when you turned off the overhead(?) light. It was washing out the colors of the triangles.
I use the food containers (with lids) from grocery to give my baked goods to friends and family. That way I don’t have to worry about getting the containers back.
I got a new camera so the lighting troubles will be getting better soon!
I love the containers I get at the grocery store. Lunch meats for my dog are my favorites. Better than dollar tree LOL
I'm glad I'm not the only one who can't part with containers and has to find a use for them!!
This is a great idea for me to. I make my own backs for my quilts because backing is so expensive. So I make blocks and sew them together to add to odd fabrics for my backs. So this is a way to use my triangles also. Thank you for the idea!!! You are so creative!!!!!
Thanks for the kind words.
I love the triangles quilt! The lighting is better for this video than several others you’ve done. I wasn’t really able to see this quilt on the reveal video because of the lighting. Keep working on that because we know you’ll get it figured out. This is a really nice pattern!
You are so welcome! I got a new camera so I'm hopeful the next video will be much improved!
Might have to get out that bag of little triangles! Simple and classic
I love the simplicity. I also love that if you just made a quilt with all coordinating fabric, you don't even need to sort fabric because you already have the leftovers together!
Thank you for this idea. I have been looking for something to make without much thought. This is perfect for that. Enjoy your channel.
Those are my favorite types of projects...no thought.
I am first to sew along with you tonight 😊
Wonderful!! Sew away!!
I just finished a top from leftover fabric and blocks, I call these bonus quilts. Love what you do ❤
YES...Great name for them. I typically call them "something from nothing".
Just an idea, If you're concerned about how your organizational containers look, you could always make wonky patchwork covers for them. Especially for the ones in your kitchen island.
Great idea!!
She could also use Mod Poge, to attach scraps over the labels!
I'm sure that I misspelled the name of that glue product..... sorry!
I love watching your videos.....🎉 I really appreciate your tutorials.
I was just wondering if maybe you need to clean your camera lens because your videos are hazy And not too clear a picture. But other than that.... Very enjoyable.
It was a lighting issue. I bought a new camera and you'll be so happy with the new look. You're still seeing a pre-new camera video.
I have been saving triangles for years. I actually made The Sunday Morning quilt (I think it was called.) It was the wonky triangles on larger squares set on point. I loved it. I only made in baby size though. I think for a larger quilt your diamonds will add some nice interest. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for stopping by!!
Love this idea!
Thanks so much.
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Thanks for stopping by!!
I love this so much! I am also an uber frugal kind of gal. I have a really hard time throwing away all those precious scraps leftover from other projects. This is a great way to utilize the weird and wonky triangle scraps. What kills me, though, is what do you do then with all the little triangles of muslin you cut off from these wonky HSTs?! 🤔
I do throw them...some people use them and make pet beds.
This is great! I have a bucket full of small triangle cut offs and have been wanting to do something with them. I would probably sew these as leader/enders while working on other projects. I have made a commitment to work on scrap projects in this way. Scrap projects are so satisfying!
It's a great leader and ender project.
Nice ideas
Thanks for stopping by!
Love your channel. Just recently found you 🎶❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks so much for the kind words.
Hi Jo, I quilt like you, I wish I could share some of my quilts with you. I wish I could send you pictures.
Thanks for the link to the blog too. I tried to find the one you were inspired by and she doesn't have a good index.
I loved her quilt!! I think one is in my future.
They are like little gems. I'm off to try find your video for the oversized flying geese...
I have that quilt into a top. I hope to get it on the longarm soon. I need to find a backing.
@@JosCountryJunction will you make a video of you quilting it too??
Nice pattern. But then, don't you end up with a lot of white triangles, then, when you cut off the backs?
Love your videos. Thus one warms my heart as i have a huge amount of scraps. Question? Pressing. I try to best all my blocks. How do you put your blocks together?
It's a wonky quilt and pressing is wonky too. I just flip the seams so the nest.
Hello Jo. I am watching you from bangkok, Thailand. I have been a sewer and quilter for 30 + years. I am also a scrappy quilter. I love your time management skills. I will try to be better, you inspire me.Can I ask about the Thimble quilt you have hanging behind you? I have some thimble shapes cut but I need inspiration to do something with them. Kind regards and happy sewing. Kath
Hi Kathryn.
Sadly I can't answer many questions about that quilt top. It was donated by one of my blog readers. I'm planning to finish it and donate it to a charity.
In Australia muslin is expensive and used for baby wraps. Is muslin fabric USA the same as unbleached calico fabric in Australia? Love tour channel and your creativity.
I'm guessing it must be. Muslin around here can be found at JoAnn's for about $5 a yard...more than half price of quilt shop fabrics.
@@JosCountryJunction Thank you
Did make a quilt similar to this pattern without the red diamond ♦️ in neutral colors? Thank you for the tutorial, I wasn’t sure how those wonky blocks were sewn together.
Similar in a way. That one used bonus triangles. You can read about it in this blog post link. www.joscountryjunction.com/quilt-finish-remainders/
@@JosCountryJunction thank you for sharing the post. I love that quilt.
Love your ideas. How about adding the links you mentioned? Thanks,
Oops. Here they are:
Dirt Road Scrapper's Quilt: You Make Me Smile: dirtroadscrapper.blogspot.com/2023/04/you-make-me-smile-quilt.html
Oversized Flying Geese Tutorial:
ua-cam.com/video/m3T2SOSRhng/v-deo.html
Companion Angle Ruler:
amzn.to/3OFRAOp
Easy Angle Ruler:
amzn.to/3WClTHs
@@JosCountryJunction Thanks Jo.
Do you longarm quilt for others?
No. I don't. I'm not a perfectionist so I'm not a good candidate to longarm for others. If you are looking for a longarmer, I HIGHLY recommend Carla from Longarm Quilting Inspirations. She has done many of the quilts we've had featured in American Patchwork and Quilting. Here is a link to her Facebook page with contact info.
facebook.com/longarmquiltinginspirations
Hello Jo - can I ask you about all the seams in these quilts? When I use small scraps, I end up with a LOT of seams coming together in one spot and it makes for a lot of bulk. do you iron your seams open? Or maybe I’m trying to use these small scraps in more traditional quilting and I should do more wonky? Thanks much.
I longarm my own quilts and really don't worry too much about which way seams go. I always try to iron so that the seams can nest.
@@JosCountryJunction Thank you for your response.
Name it Wonky flip n sew block ❤
I'll add that to the list of possibilities!!
Where is the print out for the pattern
Sorry Earlene...I don't have one at this time.
@@JosCountryJunction thank you
Those containers are not unattractive at all...If I got them, I would use them. The kids often get me a small container of those Ferrero Rocher chocolate candies. The size that holds a dozen of them. The little plastic boxes are perfect for cutting hexie papers and saving them that way. I have glass jar container with a lid I had for something...I keep it sitting and drop small triangles in it. I just love scrappy quilts
Well it sounds like you have what you need to start the quilt. Go for it!!