A printed quilt pattern open beside swatches and a pin tin

October 10, 2026 · 15 min

Reading a quilt pattern from the top

The Scrap Basket

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October 2026

2 videos

  1. What to do with a basket of tiny scraps

    Sorting by colour, saving the useful ones and letting the rest go.

    A design wall of scrap fabric squares being arranged
  2. My sewing room, and how it works

    A tour of a small attic room: where the iron sits and why the cutting mat lives on a shelf.

    Brenda sewing at her machine in an attic room with a design wall