I really wanted a cute project bag to take on vacation. My mom gave me the main fabric years ago. It was leftover from a pillow blanket she made many years ago. I had the perfect fabric to go with it and off I went. I made the large bag, a small zipper pouch, thread catcher, project mat and wrist keychain (not pictured). Tangled progress. This is at 72.16% complete. That's 197,210 stitches down 76,070 stitches to go And I have a finish! My travel project is complete! My Stained Glass Purple Rose is complete. It has been on several adventures but finally it's done. This is 27,783 stitches. Started 13 Jun 2025 and finished 13 July 2026.
I hate waste and one would think foundation paper piecing produces a lot of waste. That depends on what you do with those cut off bits and pieces. I save it all. They will either get used in future fpp blocks or they will get sewn into crumb blocks.
Once there isn't enough of a specific fabric left to use in any foundation paper piecing blocks it gets moved to the scrap bin. When I have time or just need a break from fpp I sew together all my little fabric scraps. Once I have a piece of fabric roughly 10"-12" I sub-cut them into 5 1/2" squares. Anything cut off gets put back into the scrap bin.
These blocks can be used as any other 5 1/2" blocks would. Create a quilt using just the crumb blocks, add a solid fabric to break it up. Make a colorful border or in a quilt backing. The possibilities go on and on. I love using up every little bit I can out of my fabrics!
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| My scrap bin |
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| Bits and pieces left over after cutting some 5 1/2" blocks |
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| You can see how much the sizes of my scraps varies. |
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| Added to the Big Hero 6 quilt backing |
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