How to piece crumb blocks into larger pieces of fabric by Jean Boyd February 19, 2020 written by Jean Boyd February 19, 2020 1.8K Yesterday I finished my first crumb quilt project using the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 machine. My first crumb quilt made on the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 Today, I’ll show another project using the same crumb quilting technique, but this time I’ll be using dark-colored scraps. The batiks are so easy to use in a project like this, as the edges don’t fray or stretch. This is really important because of all the bias edges that occur when crumb quilting. Here are the basics for creating the crumb blocks, but please refer back to the QUILTsocial blog posts on Days 1 and 2 from this week for more detailed instructions. Here’s a good video you might like to watch for an introduction to the crumb quilting technique. Starting a crumb quilt project Start by sewing 2 small scraps together to make several 2 patch blocks. The scraps can be as small as 1½” square for this technique. Use squares, strips or any odd-shaped pieces you have. Sew small scraps together to make 2 patch blocks. Sew 2 patch blocks together to make 4 patch blocks. Sew 4 patch blocks together to make 8 patch blocks. As you finish each set of blocks, straighten one edge so it’s ready to sew to the next set. Keep adding pieces until you have created a new piece of fabric in the size you want. Sew small scraps together to make 2 patch blocks. In the last project, I cut my crumb fabric into 6½” blocks, but this time I’m using my new fabric to make borders. I want my borders to be 2½” x 8½”, so that’s a guide for how big to make my crumb fabric pieces. Sew small sections together to get the size of block you need. I’m making 3 – 8½” blocks that look like this: 8½” block with crumb quilt borders cutting instructions for each block 1 – 4½” square for center of block 4 – 1½” x 6½” for border around center square 4 – 2½” x 8½” crumb strips for outer border Be sure to come back tomorrow to see how to use the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050 to make the blocks for a crumb quilt table runner. This is part 3 of 5 in this series. Go back to part 2: Crumb blocks for a wall quilt Go to part 4: Piecing the crumb quilt is easy using the ¼” foot with guide Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs299BQ3050brothercrumb quiltingfree patternsquiltssewing machine reviewstutorials FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Jean Boyd Jean has been designing and publishing patterns since 1997. For the past several years she has been designing patterns for new fabric collections by Northcott Fabrics. Her work has been published in several magazines in both Canada and the United States. Jean holds a Fiber Arts Certificate in quilting and has taught extensively throughout Canada, including six national Quilt Canada conferences. She was named "Canadian Teacher of the Year" in 2003 by the Canadian Quilters Association and has won numerous awards for her quilts. previous post Crumb blocks for a wall quilt next post Piecing the crumb quilt is easy using the ¼” foot with guide YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... Springtime applique flowers with the Brother Innov-ís BQ3050... Machine basting and topstitching a spring table runner Applique houses – basted by machine but stitched... Easy quilting using the MuVit Open-Toe Dual-Feed Foot Introducing raw edge applique with the Brother Innov-ís... Decorative stitching adds dimension to one-of-a-kind bookmarks Creating one-of-a-kind fabric with paint sticks and decorative... Color your fabric for this scrappy quilt, color... Putting it all together with the Brother Innov-ís... Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
