5 WAYS TO USE UGLY FABRIC ***FREE QUILT PATTERN***
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- 💝🧵🇨🇦We all have ‘UGLY’ Fabric. We are given some of it, sometimes it comes with other fabric , or simply over time our tastes change . Here’s a fast & easy quilt block pattern that turns into a quilt in no time. It's easily modified to fit the fabric that you have. And I have four other ways to use those ‘ugly’ fabrics as well. So grab your cuppa and sit back.
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My mom was making an ugly quilt for charity. She died suddenly. Then a year later, my sister was in a horrific accident. She broke 13 bones and shattered her femur. She really was missing Mom. So I finished that ugly quilt and brought it to my sister. I didn't even wash it. She was so comforted by that ugly thing and she still cherishes it - the last quilt Mom made.
My eyes teared up before I even finished reading what you wrote. I wouldn't have wanted it washed either. Such a beautiful story, I would have had a hard time finishing it but would have been so proud to have done so. I'm certain your sister truly appreciates and loves you for finishing that quilt.
The effort from love and the shaping of the adult you have become would be one of her greatest accomplishments while she was on earth. I have a brother with special needs and my mother died after a prolong heart disease problem. He couldn’t accept she was gone. So I thought, and came up with something to comfort him. I told him to get her one of her dresses and hold it at night when he went to bed. I think it helped a little.
What a wonderful and caring sister you are. God loves you.
What a blessing to have something that Mom handled and left her distinct theramones on. The comfort of wrapping Mom around her must have made her healing process much easier. I drew great comfort from wearing my Mom's jeans after she passed away suddenly.
You did a great job 👍
Great video. Great instructions. But your reason for why a WOMBAT are golden words of wisdom. I'm a seamstress, not a quilter. I"ve had an alteration shop for 7 years. The one surprising lesson I've learned is that fabric holds memories like a scent does. Your words may finally get me into quilting. Thank you.
Karen, your "ugly" quilt pattern gave me inspiration! My oldest daughter is recently engaged and I considered making a quilt for their bed as a wedding gift but ... they have 2 dogs that they allow to sleep on the bed. After I watched your video I realized I have leftover cotton remnants from clothes made for her over the years. I found 12 swatches and have a lap size quilt top almost finished, and will give it to her at a shower party - memories from her youth that she can cuddle with, and I don't care if the dogs snuggle in too. Thanks for the idea!
I love it ✋
Your beautiful “UGLY QUILT” inspired me and my quilting buddies!!
I tackled the first one that I made at a retreat and we all loved it so much that we decided to all make Ugly Quilts at our next retreat and we put a spin on it!
We decided to each bring our “ugly’” fabric already cut into squares and trade them. Rules of the trade - take as many squares that you brought. It was so fun to see and use each other’s beautiful “ugly” fabric.
Some of us made big quilts, some of us made small quilts. Some of us did 4 cuts per fabric square and others did more cuts - more cuts make each fabric piece smaller but makes the quilt more varied…
I hope this inspires some more quilters to use up some of their “what am I going to do with this???” fabric.
I was going to post pictures of our quilts but cant figure out how to do it...
How fun!!!
the mrs. here...my ex SIL wanted to learn to quilt. i used my ugly fabric as i knew she'd not last, lol. while finishing it for the car, my sister said she'd take it (site unseen) for her dog getting on their bed. some years later she asked me to repair it. THAT WAS THE UGLIEST QUILT!!! i had forgotten just how ugly! i told her that one was so ugly i'd make her a new one. in a quiet voice as she petted that ugly quilt, she told me, " for nearly 20 yrs every winter this was on my bed, i was covered with your love. when i was feeling down or sick, i was wrapped in your caring. and in those middle-of-the-night rocking a cranky baby, wrapped in this quilt, you were there encouraging me. you don't understand just how special this is". that was 30 yrs ago and that ugly quilt now hangs on a wall rack near her bed, reminding her she is loved (her words). and from other comments, ugly quilts have a special place in our lives.
So very true! My daughter has an ugly quilt covering her bed that was made by my Nana (grandmother) who died when I was 3 years old. My mother has had to repair it a couple of times already but my daughter loves it so much she refuses to give it up for a new one.
Wonderful story- thank you for sharing.
How true. When you think about, because it was ugly, it got used. The main reason to make one.
I have a quilt with ugly upholstery fabric and yo-yos and rick rack from I to Love to you Charlotte by my grandmother. Dad saw that quilt when i was growing up and never read it. One day I showed it to him after we argued and he was driving away to go back home. I stood and pointed to the I, the love, the you, and then Charlotte. His Mom didn't tell him or anyone she loved them, but she wrote it on my dolly quilt made out of purple upholstery fabric and brown cotton. It is an ugly quilt made with love. Dad is gone. He felt a lot better after I pointed to the words as he was about to drive off with Mom. He didn't get out and hug me or say anything. He just shook his head up and down.
@@dianecoverdale2342 That is so true, I just want to display the really pretty ones
Good morning everyone. While I was organizing my fabrics last week , I realized I had fabric in my stash that I would never quilt with. Some of the fabric I hated but most just were no longer working for me. Then I realized that we all have ‘Ugly’ fabric. I hope that you can use these tips. And for those that are interested, my son is doing better. Thank you for all your goods thoughts.
Just Get it Done Quilts wow, when I saw the notification for you video I thought I need to inquire about how your son is doing. Glad to hear he’s doing better.
Thanks for the update on your son. So glad to hear he's doing better. Hope you are well too, and are finding moments of joy and peace.
Oh, and I'm going to use up some fabrics to make a 'wombat' quilt. :)
Thanks for the update, and thanks for the great ideas!
You know, Karen, your videos and tips and strategies are always applicable to other hobbies and efforts as well. I usually find myself sharing them later with other friends who have no intention of quilting but, for instance, have a stash of crochet thread to use up, or are trying to organize scraps in a woodworking shop.
You always make quilting look so simple and easy, very helpful to me. I bought myself a sign which said, "Hang on while I Overthink this!" So I like your motto better, "Just Get It Done!" and have added, "Stop Thinking, Start Doing!" to my own stash of slogans.
OMG...I need that sign...LOL. Thank god I have my timer.
Thanks for this video and update on your son. 💪🏻 my daughter finished her rounds of chemo a couple of weeks ago, she’s doing much better now. Tough on us Parents! She lives overseas, so I can’t be with her at this time - sewing is my happy escape. I appreciate your tips!!
I really like the ugly blanket. Its a great idea for old fabric you don't like. Honestly it is perfect for young kids and not care if it gets ruined.
Uuuugh I am SO glad you did this one!! In 2014, this lady was selling her home and all her things. She was 80 years old and moving away. She was selling ALL of her quilt stuff and she sold me 25 lbs of fabric for $35 bucks!! I tried not to take it all but she was "Please!! I can't move all of this stuff!" so I took it and let me tell ya, some of it was uuuuuuugly!!!!! Shopping from my stash has been a struggle LOL!!!! I feel much better now!!! Thank you Karen!!!
It's amazing what changing, what somethings, called makes all the difference , uuuuuuuuuuuuugly to quilt!
As a total beginner, I've watched this several times. It's a great place to start for beginners and it doesn't have to be ugly fabric.
This and your video on pre-washing or not has been so useful and practical.
Also, LOVE the fact that you don't spend any time showing us your teapot and lighting candles. You stay 100% on topic.
Right? I love that too. I came for quilting not to watch someones coffee pour.
Just get it done 😂❤🎉🎉
Of all the quilts my mom made when she died we all wanted her scrapie quilt. It was made with all our clothes when we were kids. So many memories and more precious than gold
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My mom made a quilt using my brother's tee shirts. What a collection of all his favorite things. She used a cotton with a faded denim print for the backing and binding. She was so proud of it that she entered it the state fair and won a ribbon. It became by brother's joy.
My mum made a couple of them too... unfortunately she's been less sentimental & they were used in the car for the dog! I'm still interested in getting hold of them though.
That's a great idea for a hospital quilt! Since you'll want to wash it often, a scrappy "ugly" quilt that isn't a family favorite is perfect. Having a quilt while stuck in the hospital is good for the patient and the staff. The white cotton hospital blankets do nothing for the atmosphere.
I find it amusing how many of your "ugly" fabrics I like
I was blown away by her chopping up the quality Australian bird fabric (5:04) that I paid a pretty penny for. Ouch!!!!
I buy a lot of “ugly fabric” at thrift stores. Now that you’ve put this video out here, I’m sure the picking are going to get harder to find. Thanks for another great idea; you brighten my day, Karen.
What a brilliant quilt! And the idea that if it's not precious it'll get used more is brilliant, too. Thank you!
The way you describe the comfort factor and logic of having a non-precious quilt makes me want to make one right now! And I've never quilted before! And may I say the quilt from "ugly" fabric is not a bit ugly; thanks for this inspiration. 🙂
I love ugly fabrics. String quilts! Crazy quilts! Yeah baby.
Good Morning from Texas. Every morning I get my coffee and open my ipad to check up on whats going on in my little world. When I see you have posted a new video, all else must wait. I move to my favorite chair and cozy up for a visit with my friend. When your video ends I say a little prayer for your son. Thank you, Karen for spending your precious time with all of your friends around the world.
Thank you Jean. I feel very special now.
Ditto!
I just stumbled onto this channel today and I am sipping coffee as I read all these wonderful comments. I am not a seasoned sewing person yet, I have accomplished a few things in my last 23 or so years. My mom (rest her soul) was great with the sewing machine. I wish I could have learned from her. She passed when I was just 13 years old. I hope to learn a lot from Karen. 🙏🏼🧵
I am a beginner sewer, quilter, everything. So when I found your fantastic channel where you bend the rules a bit to make things practical to every day life I fell in love with your channel and your tutorials, methods, tips, etc. You are amazing!! Thank you so much ☺️ for all the amazing tutorials 😍🥰❤️
Karen I'm not sure if you'll read this comment since it's a little later after the ugly quilt fact. I have made this quilt in 18" 15" 10". I absolutely love this pattern and I humbly thank you. I'm using this pattern to make charity quilts for a domestic shelter. It goes so darn fast! Just love you.
So glad to hear
The ugly quilt that was donated to a hospital turned out real nice. I will have to try that. God bless.
I pride myself on being a scrappy quilter. I make many quilts for charity and have found the less "fussy" the more they are loved for the very reason you described. I want my quilts to be Used and used UP! Drug around by wee ones or comforting those who can no longer moved at all. Thank you for this video. I am so lucky I found you. You are a woman after my own heart. Bright Blessings in these confined times!
Hi Karen
"If you don't like a fabric, you haven't cut it small enough." lol, I'll have to remember this.
Hahahaha!
Bonnie Hunter quote
How many colours or fabric used in ugly quilt pattern
That was my first thought also.
Bonnie Hunter says that all the time.😀
I don't believe their are any Ugly quilts!!!!The love, time and patience that goes into making the quilt gives it Beauty and is given to another provides warmth, comfort and pleasant memories!!!!
I love your thoughts on why an ugly fabric quilt can truly be a thing of beauty and wonderful memories. Thankyou for the videos you do.
Before you even said it my thought was "a quilt for my front porch!!" "beach quilt" "throw it on the grass quilt" Thanks I love it!!!
Hello Janice
I made an "ugly" quilt for my sister-in-law. She takes it to her grandchildren's wrestling matches, dance competitions, soccer games and ball games. No matter where she goes that "ugly" and imperfect quilt gets so many compliments. I have no doubt by the time her grandchildren have grown up it will be a treasured memory.
✋Thanks for sharing
There is no such thing as a bad quilt as long as the fabric is mostly cotton. Because it can be over-dyed if the colors don't work for the user. And everyone likes a handmade quilt. It's just cozy!!
My mum made a couple of patchwork bed covers out of material scraps when I was a kid. They now live on the backseat of her car for the dog. That actually annoyed me as they material used represented my childhood as it outlasted the clothes the I'd worn that the scraps came from!
Hi Linda
@@lynettepettitt655 hello how are you doing my friend
I'm obsessed with colors & patterns, so I don't think your "ugly" quilts are ugly at all. I think they're beautiful!!
I did put 'ugly' in quotations 😎
I don't quilt, but I crochet, and making ugly blankets or scrap afghans is one of the traditional ways of using up our random yarn. Often these projects end up as cherished items for my kids because they are so interesting to look at.
I use a lot of my "unloved" stash to make quilts for the childrens hospital. Gives them something to brighten a moment in their lives. What we find ugly they can adore.
You're a born teacher. in so many patchwork tutorial this technique appears to be close to rocket science. yours is just motivating & inspiring. thank you!
And it's no longer ugly! Awesome
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Thanks to sheltering in place I have time to clean out my Stash Closet. Sort those fabrics and choose what is worth keeping. Having seen this video I made a stack of fabrics at least 15" square for my first Ugly Quilt. Well, I had enough fabric for 5 ugly quilts. I have completed two of the tops in 2 days. I am now addicted. I am gifted so many fabrics and I hate to give them away. NOW I know just what to do with them! In 50 seams you can have a quilt top! I am even going to try it with my collection of cat fabrics. I see no reason to only use your "uglies" for this project. Fast, Fun, Effective and Easy! Thank you Karen for yet another GREAT video.
I inherited a giant bag of scrap fabrics from my mom about 30 years ago. I used up all the nicest, prettiest pieces in different projects over the years, but some of the fabrics in that bag were absolutely hideous and every time I sorted through those ones I would literally recoil in disgust.
Then at one point I wondered why I was hanging on to all that ugliness and I challenged myself to make something beautiful out of it. I made a scrappy tumbling block wall hanging in which every piece was unique and super ugly.
It turned out so nice that I proudly display it in a prominent place in my home and I get so many complements from most everyone who sees it. Sometimes I would tell them the story behind it and it's a lot of fun to see them get up close, scrutinize the individual components to confirm what I'm saying then watch their mixed reactions of surprise and revulsion. But they always step back again and marvel at how beautiful it is from a distance.
I'm so glad I made that wall hanging - It's one of my favorite quilts. :-)
I’d love to see a photo
Oh my goodness! Finally! A quilter who refers to rows and “columns!” I’m relatively new to this craft but have never understood referring to both the horizontal and vertical directions as rows. It’s just confusing. I wondered why nobody ever referred to the vertical “rows” as columns as they do in an Excel spreadsheet. So, thank you for making sense to me. I was so happy that I had to stop this video smack dab in the middle to write this. Only my second video in and I’m hooked. Subscribed! Edited to add: I’ve been binge-watching your videos and I’m glad to read in this video that your son is doing better.
Gotta have that spreadsheet mentality!! HA!
I have found that Karen makes a WHOLE lotta quilting sense!!! ❤️😀
Us Excel folks are just a different breed I guess because I thought the same thing as she was explaining. I'm very new to this and I have to mentally think and visualize vertical and horizonal but Columns and rows is immediately understood. :)
I'm so old I learned Lotus spreadsheets! And in my opinion, better than Excel....
You might want to check out Jordan Fabrics' videos. She seems to work "linear," in rows and blocks, and always has shortcuts, yet her quilts look complicated. Guaranteed to impress the intended recipient. I Never had the eye for mentally disassembling a quilt into rows until I started watching Donna'a tutorials.
I love "ugly quilts" and do not find them ugly at all! I think its lovely.
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You take the fear out of learning to quilt. I love the idea of a not so precious quilt. So freeing.
I made three scrap quilts to use to keep myself and wife warm in the cold months while sitting in the family room. 3 other quilts hang on walls, the favorites of friends are the scrap quilts. Part of my attachment to the scrap quilts are the family members who received baby quilts or just gifts. One of the scrap quilts have backing from my mother's stash. The are scraps of fabric and rich with feeling.
As someone who has inherited both grandma's stashes, you can imagine how much ugly fabric I have. THis is a great idea.
I’ve been saving 4”x4” squares of mixed fabrics and joining them together. It’s a mish mosh of prints and colors but seems to work as a throw. I never waste a piece of fabric as long as I can get a 4”x4” square from it. It’s gonna be backed with fat quarters. I have zero experience in quilting but it’s FUN!!!!!!
Love your kindness by thinking on bring “fun and colorful” quilt to hospitals. I’ve never thought of this possibility. Being hospitalized is terrible and depressing (own experience). Color and patterns are a beautiful palliative. Thank you 🙏🏻.
I love the concept of using up ‘ugly’ fabric. Praying for continued strength for you and healing for your son. 🙏🤗
Hi Sharon
It was great to see you this morning! Love the blue wall and your bright and cheery personality 💕. So happy to see your son is doing better. There's much love and many prayers from all of us to you and your family. Love the quilt design, thank you as always 😊
Thank you so much!! I really do feel them.
I love the idea of a hospital quilt. I wish I would have thought of it years ago. My mom made all her grandkids a quilt about 40 years ago. Probably about 15 at the time. It's was a simple square of solid colors but she worked on them for months. Her great and great great grandkids love these quilts and they never met her. When they are sick they want the Grandma quilt and they keep it in their bed until they are better. 15 house holds have one and they all do the same thing. We should have made one a Hospital quilt. God knows we've spent enough time in them the past couple of generations. I'm confident it's the love that went into those quilts that make each of us feel better. Why else would the little ones that never met her want the quilt.
Hi,
Yesterday inspired by your video on ugly fabrics I found 17 fabrics and proceeded to produce an ugly quilt.
This quilt is ready for quilting and my husband likes it.
You encourage so many of us around the world.
Did plan to send photo but can’t add it.
Thank you, Pauline Thoman
South Australia
Well done
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That first fabric, the one with the big pink flowers, is just lovely - I'd like a skirt made out of that!
Hello
I love ugly quilts.Just so much colours and scattered.☘️🇨🇮🌈
The bambi fabric you used in the ugly quilt was cute. At least it was put to good use. Great stash busting pattern.
It is amazing to me how many people are touched by something like this... most quilters become so wrapped up in the precision of the hobby that they forget the emotional part of it.... for me that's the most important part... i spend most of my life trying to convince other quilter's to think this way!
This was the first quilt pattern I learned when I took a quilt class ... We started with 17 fat quarters squared up to 18 inches square .... The idea was a project we would actually finished. We did not worry too much about exact seam side it was just sew it up then square it up... Love doing this pattern in mono chromatic fabrics and you are right ... these quilts often become a cherished quilt .
It was one of my first ones too. It's so forgiving
Monochrome or all solids would be cool.
Maybe I'm missing something..why would anyone give this a thumbs down??? What a happy fun quilt.
I chose to believe that those are bots 😎
Or maybe fat fingers. 😉 Even when I dislike something, I usually just move on.
I've been struggling with both Long Haul or Long COVID for 10 months and have only managed one quilt. Ugg. BUT now I realize that I've also struggled with Ugly Fabrics Syndrome! Thank you for the remedy! Bless your smile.
nothing wrong with ugly style. what one finds ugly another finds beautiful.
Love this! Who knew that an “ugly quilt” tutorial would hit me in the feels? Of course you’re more likely to use it than a more precious one. :)
Agreed! And that makes it the most precious of quilts. You can have all those fancy projects. These are the kind of quilts that I find most interesting and useful which in turn is most in keeping with the history and soul of quilting.
I used your idea and thought I was making an ugly quilt. I didn’t really love any of the fabrics but now that it’s done I really think it’s pretty 💕 I’m using it for the furbabies
Now all I want is to make an ugly quilt. lol. ( I have to include my husband's comment " Catalina , your problem is that you always make ugly quilts no matter the pattern" hahahah I am, I am a beginner quilter, lol). I don't have much fabric because I am stingy. I always buy just enough for a project. However I save all the small bits and I am going tu turn them into a drying rug for the dishes. I will, from now on buy more fabric than I need for a purposely made ugly quilt. Thank you for the tutorial! You are awesome. I love the hack no 4! My designing board is another quilt I have on the wall. Cheers!
I made an "ugly quilt" from your pattern and leftover scraps from many other quilts I have made. I sent it to a friend, telling her that the fabrics all came from other quilts (one from another quilt I had made her years ago). Just recently I got an email from her husband, who said he has been ill with Covid-19, and is now almost recuperated. He told me the "ugly" quilt had given him hours of entertainment, finding the fabrics that matched, and speculating about all the other quilts I've made. And he said it was snuggly, and could be his hug when his wife and children couldn't hug him. Thank you for this pattern!
Oh wow...what great story. Thanks for sharing
“Ugly quilt” cheered me up. I’m liking the system /instructions, & speed to Get It Done-plus it actually turned out looking fantastic!
Hello Sue
My grandma made everyone quilts when we were wee ones. Amazingly she did them all by hand. She called them crazy quilts. They were always my most favorite quilts of hers. she actually made them out of cotton blouses and tops. Thank you for sharing this. I am not a quilter, I am a person that knows how to sew though. I've always wanted to make crazy quilts for my grandkids. Thank you for the inspiration.
Ms Kat, sure hope you do make quilts for your grands, they will cherish them always. My son is 54 and he still has his from his grandmother. If taken care of they last through generations:)
Hi kat
Karen, I have a storage unit that holds my stash and miles of fabric donated to my volunteer group. I have found fabric that I believe may be older than me...born in the 60's. From donated quilts to masks and even polyester kennel mats, the fabric seems to replicate. Every time I think we've made a dent, there's more fabric. It also doesn't help that our volunteers can't bear to thrown anything away! I love this pattern and hope to use it soon to add to our donation stash. Happy Quilting🌞
This is so cool. I've accumulated LOTS of ugly fabric over the past 30 years and I've asked myself many times "WTHECK was I thinking" and "what do I do with this now?" This is the perfect solution. Thank you for sharing. Now I have a new project. Awesome!
Great plan for those ugly fabrics. I love fat quarters and have often bought them because they were cute. Then they do not really play well with anything I have. Or I just am not that crazy about them anymore. So this is a perfect plan for those fabrics waiting to be sewn into a quilt. Also so happy your son is doing better!
Thank you
I participated in an ugly quilt contest, that mine didn't win a prize or commendation - it was sponsored by the local quilt shop. However, I entered it into our local community fair and one my first blue ribbon for this quilt. When I was still working, it fit in my travel suitcase as I had a lot of overnight stays and I wanted my quilt. Then I got hit with bad arthritis and no more work, but I did get a lot of hospital visits and surgeries and the quilt always came with me. I am a nurse and I think to the nurses who saw me with the quilt it gave a topic of conversation as well as seeing me as a human. I sleep under it every night. BTW A lot of those quilt fabrics that you designated 'ugly' I would have loved to have! I love pink! I don't like some colors, but when making a scrap quilt of any kind, it is amazing how those fabrics that you don't quite like can find other scraps that the two of them make a great block. As a quilter there is one thing I don't understand. Why this urge to use up your stash? To me it is like money in the bank for those times when I can't afford to buy fabric. Much of my fabric purchases over the last 4-5 years has been finds at the thrift store. When a fat quarter is selling for a quarter, why pass it by. Someday it will be the exact color/print that I need.
Gail Rodgers I’m so proud of you for winning a ribbon! That’s so neat! I was always too scared to enter anything and now I live in Vegas where the nearest county fair is who knows where- not down at the topless night clubs- lol. But, I thought wouldn’t it be a good idea to create an online fabric trade or place that people could donate to quilters and that if you sign up to the group you’re at least allowed a pick for free. Then, if you had fabric you thought was ugly you could turn it in and pick new (old) fabric that you might love better! I had all this material I gave to savers when I was younger from my grandma (yes, I could kick myself- but I was in college and didn’t have room), I would have much rather donated to a place like that!
Lady, this is a remarkably BEAUTIFUL quilt! If giraffes and the platypus can be beautiful, so can this quilt.
No such thing as an ugly quilt, someone somewhere will love it. I worked in a nursing home for 17 yrs, they would love these. I’m new and catching up on all ur videos. Great video 🥰
Oh MAN! Now I wish I had a stash of ugly fabric!! As always, thanks for the permission to be less than perfect. I'll work on that today.
LOL
@Lau Lau Pipling Absolutely GREAT idea Lau Lau!
I made of of these many years ago after seeing a pattern in a magazine. It used all fruit and vegetable fabrics and was called a picnic quilt. I used novelty scraps and LOVE it! It’s the quilt I keep in my car for spur of the moment picnics, cold soccer games, etc. I was given a fat quarter pack of “ugly but coordinating fabrics”- maybe I’ll throw together one of these for a charity quilt.
It's funny because all the fabrics she thought were ugly, I loved! The big flowers! The splashy paint!
Some are just too large scale for me to quilt with
I had a pike of uuugly fabrics handed to me to make a quilt. Lynn Ridd Brown showed us how to pair them up and it became my favorite quilt. Its hangs across the back of my couch and I see it every day! I gave the other ugly fabrics to the quilt shop to make quilts for veterans. Let them discover matching them up.
Dear Karen, I just finished my first „ugly“ quilt and it turned out sooo pretty! My 15 year old niece is a huge Christmas fan, so I took 20 different Christmas fabrics in this new kind of „candy“ colors and it looks modern but festive too. Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial 💕 Lots of love from Germany
Have made this quilt many times using scrap pieces. They always come out beautiful even with ugly material. We call them “Wack and Stack” quilts. From Busselton. Western Australia.
Hello Jennifer
👍Thank you so much for all of these ideas and the "ugly" quilt pattern. I love the freedom to put fabric together that doesn't have to fit the rules. I am finishing a quilt that my grand son helped to sew. I chose to make the blocks for his quilt 10" x 20" for easy piecing and quick sew, as we only had a few hours to work together on the quilt. He is nine years old and loves to sew. He even did some quilting on my Grace quilt frame. I finished the quilting today. Tomorrow I'll trim and bind it. After making a label, I'll send it off to him. I know he will enjoy his new quilt that he sewed himself. Thank you for the great video. God bless.
Thanks for suggesting using ugly fabrics for practicing Free motion quilting on. Have some really ugly bad color batiks that I have been considering tossing out. Not now! Can't afford to use an outside quilt person. Sewing for over 70 years and didn't even consider this idea. Senior moments!
You made my Tuesday morning! Thank you for reminding me that there is always a solution. My mom used to make some of those ugly quilts. We took them to college and university and it’s still some of the best ones. Thank you for reminding me
Thanks for sharing
Hi Karen, I have to share firstly I love your blue background in your video, it frames you beautifully ❤️. I also bought a fat quarter because I like the colour combination, when I opened it up it had unicorn prints, so I used it making masks. Thanks for sharing your ideas for a quilt pattern. Wishes for your son’s speedy recovery. 👍❤️😊
Thank you
I like that you have that just get it done attitude in your videos! No chit chat about the weather, or showing half a dozen of your wonderful quilts, just here it is what we are going to do!
Oh my , I don’t think there was EVER a ugly quilt!! 💖❣️❣️🌹🤩
I have one. The fabric is so busy...It's also a lot of pink !!
Já é 2023 mas só vi este vídeo hoje.
Bem...muitas vezes fiz coisas com "tecidos feiosos" mas com carinho e bom acabamento, foram amados por outras pessoas.
Obrigada por essas dicas valiosas!
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I love this! I prefer utilitarian quilts to ones that are too “beautiful” to actually use or wash.
Hi Rebecca
Completely agree
I seriously gasped to see Jay McCarroll in the ugly fabric bundle. Habitat was one of my favorite lines from him. I still have a bit and cherish it. Glad it got used in a quilt that will be well used and loved.
I haven’t watched your videos in six months at least I used to watch them regularly and then I stopped mainly because I wasn’t quilting but was crocheting. I don’t know why I stopped because I love your videos. They are informative, entertaining and enlightning. And you always touch my heart with your wisdom. You are right, I wouldn’t use a beautifully made quilt for picnics or table covers or for tent making. But I surely would use an ugly quilt for these things. In fact some of the first quilts I made are grabbed first for camping, kids over night parties, wrapping up a sick child. I’ll keep watching you because you are caring and can lift my spirits so that I feel better when I’m depressed, sad, afraid or angry especially in these times of being secluded a d sequestered. Thanks for putting a smile on my face and joy in my heart. ❤️❤️💚💜💛
Sending ❤️ from my home to yours
It is always a good day when I see you have a new video. Thanks for all your effort. 🙏💞💫
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I have been “gifted “ lots of fabrics for mask making and made over 1500 to give away during the age of COVID. I have too much left and will use it for this quilt for all of the reasons that you state to do it. Thanks for this video
And 2021 , AGE IF COVID is STILL RAGING ! Will take at LEAST 1 year or MORE , from 2021 , to DRASTICALLY SLOW DOWN , IF ENOUGH people Vaccinate !
Keep SEWING !
Hi Doreen
I have made that crazy 9 patch quilt many times! Years ago, a friend and I were bemoaning all the ugly Christmas fabrics in our stashes. We worked together, cutting squares out of yards and yards of the ugly fabrics (keeping back some longer lengths for borders/bindings), shared our piles for more variety, and each made a king size quilt plus a very large lap quilt. I even sewed pieces of fabric together to make a piece large enough for the backing (my mom had gifted me with all her Christmas fabric, too, and it was REALLY ugly!). It was very satisfying to use up all that fabric, and those quilts come out every year!
I’m doing to do one of those now
I decided to use up some fabric that I thought was really, really ugly in a string quilt class I was taking. What surprised me was how lovely the quilt turned out with all the ugly fabric that I used. I made a wheelchair quilt out of the blocks for one of the ladies in the 4-bed room my mother shared in a nursing home. The woman who received the quilt, who seldom had visitors, absolutely loved the quilt and thought the colors that I'd considered ghastly, beautiful. She placed it on her bed when it wasn't on her wheelchair. So I agree with you that often what looks ugly when put with other fabric, turns out to be lovely. I also wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your videos. Of the videos available on U-Tube, I enjoy yours the most.
Just wanted to let you know that you look lovely in this video. I remember you’ve shared some stories of rough times in your life lately, which definitely are not evident here. Thank you for the info, time, and free pattern!
Thank you so much!
Hello Sue
I was worried when you posted your "update" that we weren't going to be seeing you for a while , but then in short order you posted the Color Exercises (empowering!) And now this one on ugly fabric. Delighful! Keep up the good work. There is no other quilting channel like yours. It really is about giving strategies on making the quilt that I want to make.
Thank you so much 😊
I agree.... this quilting channel is for real people facing real issues, like ugly fabrics 😊
Rebecca is right - i learn so much watching you videos. And thank you for being real - none of us have perfect lives.
Hello Karen,
I love the idea of the ugly quilt becoming precious because of the attached memories. It’s the quilt version of the ugly duckling tale!
Love you Karen . So glad to see you. Stay strong and I have you and my family in my prayers
Hello Ellen
Im only 2 minutes in and already love this! Gift bags! What a great idea to use up some fabric AND my ribbon stash.
Thanks Karen, love your ugly quilt pattern. I have a lot of FQ's I got when I first started quilting that I have to shake my head at an wonder what the heck I was thinking. They will make some great give away quilts.
I think that pink flower fabric was purchased in my first year too. You just don't know.
what i think i will really like about this quilt the most is that it allows for hand tying. i'm not only new to quilting, but sewing in general. covid forced me to learn how to sew. but i did it all by hand. which to be honest i found to be quite relaxing, although time consuming. when my sister-in-law and a bunch of her girl friends went on vacation i made travel pillows for all of them ( 2 each so they had choices and then just donated the rest to the local nursing homes ( as a former cna, i know how many residents need that extra neck support). that's when my husband had a light bulb moment and said, " you could have knocked those out in about 5 minutes each if yoou would have had a sewing machine, couldn't you?" so the next day he went out and bought me one of the most basic singers you probably can find. lol so i'm limited as to what kind of quilting i can do, quilt as you go, as long as it isn't to thick ( as there isn't a walking foot available for this model), and hand tying, or hand quilting ( and though i enjoy hand sewing, i wouldn't want to handquilt something.)
Ha, yes, I cut up a whole bunch of fabric I had to make mask kits for the other ladies at church last year with fabric I collected for a 19th century quilt that I'd changed my mind on. And now, those are gone, and out of the house.😊 Hopefully the masks helped to keep folks from getting ill. I know our masks helped us.... And, I also finished a quilt for our new to us pop up camper.
Now, I'm cutting the bulk of all my other current scraps into 2 1/2" squares to make hexies. I don't know what I'm going to make with them, yet, but it's just kind of satisfying to make SOMEthing with my scraps, and have them ready for whatever strikes me. It's also a good project to take on the road, camping, to the grandkids, or just do while the news is on. I'm getting through a lot of pieces I wouldn't use in larger blocks on any quilt, and makes me feel better about cutting up and using scraps from special baby or wedding quilts. 😊 Long live the scraps. And hexies. Use em up!!
I'm not a quilter but found this video fascinating. It makes me want to start to quilt. I have loads of fabric that would be perfect for this application.
Me too!!! Now I feel the urge to go buy a rotary cutter and all that is needed to do these diagonal cuts. 😏
Was so happy to see your notification this morning! And that your son is doing better! (I’ll keep the prayers going).
I started quilting about 4 months ago thinking since I know how to sew, how hard could making a quilt be? 🤪right? So I’ve watched countless videos and only subscribed to a few, and you are by far my Favorite! Just so you know you are my new BFINMY ( BF I’ve not met yet). LOVE that your videos are quick and easy to understand. Thank you.
I’ve learned, yes the hard way, that nesting seams for that elusive “perfect” meet up ain’t happnin! So this hospital quilt pattern is a Godsend to me! Plus (huge bonus) I’ll be using up my 5” squares because I’ve got TONs. In the interest of being frugal I bought many different prints and colors from my local thrift store. (BC aka before covid). I just had to deconstruct them all first, as they came in the form of previously been worn shirts, skirts, and pants! After deconstruction I had hubby help to sort into color piles where I found out the pieces that were supposed to be red are brown etc. (never let a colorblind person fabric shop alone). Just a different challenge I will overcome. All of the fabrics have different fiber qualities so I’m hoping this is why my perfectly nested joints are broken. And the reason for 5” squares is I saw several cute patterns requiring charms so I thought I would just sew them up. Thus all my fabrics are now tiny squares. 😆
Note to self: just buy the quilting cottons, from a reputable quilt store, in the first place.
So long story short, I’ll send you a pic of my version of “hospital quilt” once done. Thanks again for your videos!
Melea, Blairsville Georgia
I couldn't believe the challenges when moved to quilting from making clothes. Looking forward to seeing photos
To melea ,,,,Grew up in Blairsville Georgia,,small town USA, mother moved us 40 years ago to find work,now live in Lafayette GA,probably about 2 hours away.
A lady who teaches at our local quilt shop, makes these quilts she calls stack and whacks. They look like kaleidoscope blocks. She says the uglier the fabric, the better these turn out. And I have seen many make these and it is true! They all turn out beautiful!
I learn new ways to "getrid of" fabrics but it so usefull and fun-. it does making more creative- Thanks, Karen!
Hi Sandra
I've made a bunch of Kaleidoscope (45 degree wedges) quilts, using strips. They all turned out quite attractive so one day I tried deliberately to make ugly quilt blocks using that same strip technique and guess what! The blocks still turned out very pretty. Even ugly fabric can look good when used creatively!
Definitely adding this to my “quilts to make” list. Thank you for the great idea!!
I don't see an ugly quilt I see a beautiful quilt that was made with love.
Karen I just saw your April 7th video, I am a nurse so my viewing is behind My hours are long and energy is depleted when I am off.. You and your son are in my prayers. I love your videos and this one of ugly fabric quilts made me laugh because I have alot of ugly fabric. I love the pattern. When I have the energy this is what I will make.