Fabric Stash Busting Ideas From Our Longarm Machine Renters

Alice's Stash Busting Beauty


Erin's Stash Busting Crazy Quilt
This is a quilt by Erin Harris of HouseonHillRoad.com for her oldest daughter leaving for college. Every piece looks as if it is a different size and none of the vertical lines look perfectly straight. So it has a very crazy quilt look, even though the rows are nice and straight. How much fun is that for a stash buster? Erin likes to quilt free motion from the front of the quilt. She just covered it with some rows of loops to give it some roundness and movement. Simple, but effective!
Vickie's Tidy Stash Buster
Vickie made this quilt for her rental certification class. Made in thin strips, the small blue and green rectangles all sit in neat little rows in a field of white. It would be a fun way to use up scraps from lots of different projects. Because the colored blocks don’t touch, there would be less chance of colors clashing right next to each other. She quilted her stash buster with a very popular pantograph called Square Spiral. It adds this lovely rippled texture to a quilt without the addition of a floral, star, or heart design.
Sally's Jelly Roll Stash Buster
This is called a jelly roll race quilt. But it looks like Sally had a very eclectic collection of batik jelly roll strips. With all those bright and cheerful colors, it is very hard to see what she quilted on top of it. I think it is Airborne, but it might be Turbulance. All I can see is some round curves and swirls that accentuate the long lines of the top. A beautiful choice, even if you can’t quite make it out.
Dennis's Wedding Stash Buster
This is a wedding gift Dennis made for his daughter. Even though the top came together quickly it was a while before he found us so he could quilt it. His daughter and son-in-law were excited to have the quilt and apparently asked about it often. Like many other scrap busters, the mix of fabrics in the rows is super fun. But I like Dennis’s addition of the dark border. It really sets the rows apart. He quilted this with a Square Spiral pantograph which added that lovely texture to the quilt. A great choice for this piece.
I hope that gives you some ideas for your next stash busting project. Whether with an intricate pattern like a Bonnie Hunter design, or just a jelly roll race, there are a lot of fun ideas that can be made with lots of crazy fabrics.

I’m Angela- Co-host of the Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting PBS show. APQS Long arm Dealer and Educator. Triplet Momma. Designer. Thread Bimbo.
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