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10 Scrap Focused Quilting Books to Use Your Quilting Scraps

One of the fun things about quilting is the gorgeous fabrics! But inevitably you end up with scraps from the projects you make with your gorgeous fabrics. If you are anything like me, you want to use as much of that fabric as possible. Enter Scrappy quilts for the win! If you are looking for some books to help you create using your scrap collection, here are 10 quilting books to help you use your scraps.

1. Scrappy and Happy Quilts by Kate Henderson

With this collection of scrappy two-color and three-color quilt patterns, choosing colors is a snap. Plus, you can use up every scrap! Start with yardage, scraps, or precuts: the choice is yours. And if you have got a LOT of one color in your fabric collection, these bright and beautiful quilts will make that color sparkle. The more of one color, the merrier!

You can grab a copy here.

2. Quilt the Rainbow by Amber Johnson

If the rainbow of colorful fabrics on store shelves catches your eye every time, then author Amber Johnson’s Quilt the Rainbow is a pot of pattern gold for you! All ten quilt patterns are scrap friendly and perfect for fat-quarter collectors, too. Begin with your favorite color, then quilt your way through a rainbow of hues. And because it takes both sunshine and rain to make a rainbow, there is a rainy-day quilt of scrappy black prints too.

You can grab your copy here.

3. Addicted to Scraps by Bonnie Hunter

Best-selling author, Quiltmaker columnist, and esteemed teacher Bonnie K. Hunter shares 12 large, multicolored scrap quilt patterns in her signature style. Learn how to sew leftover strips into usable fabric that is readily available for projects with Bonnie’s easy-to-use Scrap User’s System. This complete guide to scrap quilting includes full-size templates, 2 paper-piecing patterns, and a full chapter on quilt making basics for scrap addicts.

You can grab a copy here.

4. No Scrap Left Behind by Amanda Jean Nyberg

This book by Amanda has 16 quilt projects that celebrate scraps of all sizes. It has a unique collection of patterns that focus on scraps of varying sizes, including squares, scraps and strings, triangles, and even snippets. There is bound to be a project for you and your scraps!

You can grab a copy here.

5. Rainbow Quilts for Scrap Lovers by Judy Gauthier

Judy Gauthier teaches you her indispensable system for cutting from “real,” oddly shaped scraps, not just strips or precuts! Cut scraps into 3 1/2″ 4 1/2″, and 5 1/2″ squares – a magical combination for all skill levels to make scrappy quilts that bring you joy.

You can grab your copy here.

6. Oh Scrap! By Lissa Alexander

Lissa Alexander has spent three decades honing her scrap-quilting talents, and in her first solo book, she offers page after page of tips for making dazzling scrap quilts bursting with colors, prints, and textures. Learn Lissa’s secrets for deciding which fabric combinations work (and understanding why others don’t). Best of all, with a dozen patterns to choose from you’ll discover how to (finally!) use your unique stash to make scrap quilts that sing.

You can grab a copy here.

7. Scrap School by The Patchwork Place

Lissa Alexander gathered an array of talented designer friends to create a dozen scraptastic quilt designs. Tips and tricks for color selection, fabric, color cohesiveness, and so much more to help you make the most of your fabric stash! Lissa and her handpicked crew of “instructors” show you how to get an A+ (for awesome) on your next scrap quilts.

You can grab a copy here.

8. Quilts for Scrap Lovers by Judy Gauthier

This scrap book has 16 gorgeous scrap quilts from “real scraps”―not just strips or precuts. It has a unique cutting system that helps beginning and seasoned quilters to achieve beautiful results.

You can grab a copy here.

9. It’s Sew Emma Sew Scrappy Spools Quilt Pattern Book

This book is a collection of 14 scrappy spool blocks. These spools are great for small projects or for combining into one scrappy spool quilt.

You can grab a copy here.

10. Fun With Scraps by Katherine Curtsinger

Of course, I couldn’t write this list without including my own, Fun With Scraps book! Fun With Scraps is the perfect way to transform your stash of scrap fabrics into beautiful, one-of-a-kind quilts! With 24 easy and fun quilt patterns to choose from, you can make the most of your scraps, no matter how small the pieces are. These quilts feature bright and bold designs that will be a joy to make—and even better to show off!

Grab your copy in hardcover or paperback here. Want to see more of the projects inside the book? Head to the Fun With Scraps book release blog post for a peek inside.

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