Product Description

Get scrap happy with these 18 fun projects designed for 2-1/2 inch strips - either cut them from your stash, or use precut Jelly Rolls. Scrap-Basket Surprises features 18 projects that use easy triangle-free piecing with a variety of fabrics, from batiks and reproduction prints to floral and folk-art designs. Turn your fabric scraps into beautiful quilts with these easy triangle-free projects.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6863 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 80 pages

About the Author
Kim Brackett is an avid quilter and a member of the Pensacola Quilters Guild. She developed an interest in quilting in 1988 after admiring a collection of antique quilts displayed in an antique shop. She began gathering tools, fabrics, and patterns and finally finished her first quilt 10 years later in 1998! Although she prefers hand quilting, she has overcome many of the challenges of machine quilting and enjoys finishing her quilts in much less time.

Home: Gulf Breeze, Florida

Customer Reviews

A great collection of quilt patterns. Jelly roll friendly.
I love this book. It is rare for me to like more than a couple patterns in a book. I want to make so many of the quilts in this book that I can't decide where to start. The instructions are straight-forward and easy to follow. It includes directions for cutting from yardage or scraps. Patterns are jelly roll friendly (2-1/2 inch strips) but the strips are not obvious in most of the finished quilts. This would be great for a fabric exchange.

A bit disappointed.
On the positive side. After looking inside the book and reading the reviews I ordered it. There are a lot of lovely quilts and several I will probably make as the layouts really pop. Also, everyone gave a 5 star rating. There are very good directions for making the quilts and they are extensive.

The disappointment factor came because with the exception of a couple of the patterns each and every pattern is basically the same cut and sew. I wish someone would have mentioned this as I could have saved myself the cost of the book. It's easy to see how the pieces go together and then you do the layout you want. I was expecting a lot of different techniques and ways to put the jelly rolls together. Instead a majority of the patterns say to refer to page 19 instructions for sewing the pieces together.

The difference in each quilt is the layout and those are terrific. If you don't mind stitching the same thing with very little variation, this book is definitely for you.

Perfect for any library strong in quilting options
Kim Brackett's SCRAP-BASKET SURPRISES: 18 QUILTS FROM 2 1/2" STRIPS provides projects which can be used from a stash or precut Jelly Rolls, featuring easy triangle-free piecing in a range of fabrics for all quilting skills levels. Sidebars of information accompany color photos and patterns for quick and easy use. Perfect for any library strong in quilting options.