Full yards, Fat Quarters or Jelly Rolls?

I love crazy quilts! I bet the ones you make are stunning! do you have a good will or thrift store close by? I have found some nice quilty fabrics there in the past. In fact, I have a bag of scraps I was going to drop off. Maybe I should just send them to you. I guarantee there is no embroidery (I'm not an embroidery type person.)pieces in there, or tea towels (they are a valued commodity in my house!) :) I know that some on-line quilt shops offer scrap bags for sale. I'm not sure which ones off hand, but I know they are out there. As I run across them, I'll let you know. In the mean time, Welcome to mylot! I hope you are enjoying yourself here. :)

Thank you for the warm welcome! The project I'm working on is a double sided crazy quilt applied directly to a wool army blanket. I'm not sure it's technically quilting, it might be more patchwork since at least so far the only stitching I plan to do is what allows me to attach the pieces to both sides. I think it will be lovely if I ever finish it. It's a restarting of the project I was working on when I lost it and my scrap pile through circumstances beyond my control. I'd love to take the bag of scarps, but I think the rest of my household may object to me getting more supplies until I show signs of using what I've got. I have yet to convince them that I need a good stockpile in order to make any progress. :) I have found a few pieces at local thrift stores and plan to visit a bunch of them in October in search of more such goodies. I didn't know about the scrap bags/boxes available from quilting stores on-line, I'll have to look into that. I'll send you a friend invite to make it easier to share that information, as well as, because you've given me the warmest greeting I've had so far! About the Depot For Creative Reuse, I really recommend it to artists and teachers, or really anyone, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It's a great resource and I miss it, not only for the quilting supplies, but for collage and assemblage material as well. It's on the Berkeley / Oakland border, not too far from the Ashby BART station. Thanks again for the warm welcome.

I know exactly what you mean! I had a friend drop off bags and bags of patterns and fabrics for me. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it all. Most of the patterns are going to find another home, but not the fabrics. Even though some of the scraps are only 3" x 10" I'll still find a use for them. (don't tell my hubby that!) There isn't much quilting fabric in this lot, but I was planning and dreaming as I was sorting through it. except for the double knit fabric. Not sure WHAT to do with that. So, I'm looking forward to the next mystery drop. Good luck with your fabric shopping! :)

I tried doing that whole buy through E-bay thing, I'd still like to do some more, but I didn't have great results with the buy a box of random fabric. The one I got ended up being mostly things like tea towels and pieces of someone's embrodery. I do like the Christmas feel of it all though and did wind up with some wonderful hand dyed precut squares.

That would be sticky! Well, at least I'd have a reason for sticky sheets, then. (my kids always sneak suckers in there! grrr!!!) :) Just so you know, a quilter's jelly roll is about 8-10 different fabrics cut into 2 inch strips. They are then rolled and tied into a "jelly roll."

I figured that out after looking at the picture here. HAHAHA! Sticky sheets. Ewwwww!

Hi twoey! I don't know how I missed your response. (just slap me silly, OK!) Thanks for responding. I do appreciate it. :)

I am addicted to FQ's as well. :) I usually buy yardages, though, so I make sure I have "extra" for those little things I decide I want to make. I like jelly roll cakes, too. :)

Hi Coffeewoman! SO nice to meet you. Welcome to mylot! :) I agree on the fabrics. FQ are by far my favorite, because they are so versitile. My husband thinks I've gone crazy with all the little "scraps" we have floating around this house. LOL!

Shoot, I had my answer typed out, and then Mylot decided it wasn't good enough, and is making me do it again. GRR... Anyway. A jelly roll. They are a fabric pack of strips, instead of yardages. They are usually 2-3 inches wide by the width of fabric. There can be anywhere between 15-30 fabrics in a jelly roll. The people I talked with use them for scrappy log cabins, or other strip piecing like that. congrats to you got getting a head start on Christmas. That darn holiday always sneaks up on me, and I never get anything done! LOL! Happy sewing!!

That's really cool. Thanks for letting me know. I'll be on the look out for that as i was thinking of trying another log cabin quilt.