Crumb Quilts

Crumb Quilts is the ultimate guide to zero waste patchwork, using tiny scraps or 'crumbs' of fabric that most would discard. This collection offers instructions and techniques to transform your stash of crumbs into beautiful quilts and quilted projects.

Emily Bailey teaches you how to make fabric from these tiny scraps, which can be cut to your preferred size and used as a block, a dramatic background, or as a piece of appliqué for added texture and interest. The book includes step-by-step photography for extra clarity on the techniques.

Discover how to quickly piece together small scraps to create larger pieces of 'crumb fabric' using chain piecing. Instructions are complemented by step-by-step photography, ensuring you see exactly how to craft your own scrappy fabrics. Additionally, the book covers all the quilting techniques you need to sandwich, baste, and bind your quilts and projects.

Alongside these detailed instructions, Emily shares her tips and tricks on grouping fabric colours and prints for optimal results. You'll find step-by-step guidance on creating background crumb fabric, crumb blocks, and crumb appliqué, as well as 15 stunning quilted projects, including full-size bed quilts and smaller projects such as a pillow and pin cushion.

Choose from projects like a full-size bed quilt featuring various forms of crumb piecing (background, appliqué, and block), to striking effect. Other quilts include 'Under The Sea', a crumb quilt featuring an array of scrappy sea creatures, and 'Night Sky', a dramatic quilt using crumbs to create a richly textured background with crumb appliqué for stars and planets.

Why not explore your own stash of crumbs and embrace patchworking and quilting the zero waste way?

AUTHOR: Emily Bailey, known as Aunt Em's Quilts, is a US-based quilt designer specialising in modern crumb quilts.