What happens when you take all the scrap logic, color roles, and proportion frameworks, and actually sew them into a real scrappy improv Courthouse Steps quilt? Here’s what it looks like when those ideas come to life.

Ever fallen in love with a pattern but wondered if your pile of half-yards and leftovers would be enough? In this post, we’ll walk through how to translate a quilt pattern’s yardage requirements into the real scraps you already have with just a little addition and multiplication required.

Diving into a scrappy sewing project doesn’t have to feel chaotic. Learn how to use a simple fabric framework — background, main, and accents — to bring structure to your scraps and create quilts that feel intentional, not overwhelming.

Scrappy quilts bring a different kind of energy, that ever-so-slight imperfection that feels unexpected in the best way. Beyond creativity, they connect us into quilting tradition, tell stories through fabric, and make use of what we already have.