Tiny fabric scraps or ‘crumbs’ don’t have to end up in the bin – now you can learn how to use these crumbs to create 15 beautiful quilts and quilted projects to bust your stash.

The author shows you how to quickly piece together small scraps to create larger pieces of ‘crumb fabric’ using chain piecing to build up the fabric. As well as the step-by-step instructions and photography for how to make the crumb fabric Emily Bailey also shares her tips and tricks for how to group fabric colours and prints in order to get the best results.

In addition to the instructions for how to create background crumb fabric, crumb blocks and crumb appliqué there are also step-by-step instructions for 15 stunning quilted projects including full-size bed quilts and smaller projects including a pillow and pin cushion.