This very short work offers another way to use scraps. For fans of chain quilting, this will be a great work and helpful to bust scraps. Readers looking for ideas on how to bust scraps may find some wisdom, but may not find this will work for their needs. As a sewer who wants to use scraps in quilts, the idea of separating by size is helpful, but I don't have the room to separate into multiple sizes, and colors. This is similar to Scraptherapy in some ways so readers of that book may only find a little more new here. This book really depends on what you're scraps are, what you want to use them for, and how you'd like to organize. A good library book.

As a quilter I found this book inspiring. Some great ideas, some new and some I've heard of before, that will help you conquer your stash.

Loved this book that is designed to help a quilter organize their quilting space and quilt scrap storage.

Good book for using up fabric scraps. She provides about 24 different motifs and layouts using squares and rectangles. I love that she tells you just how much fabric you’ll need and how to cut it, nicely put into a table for each one. Her ideas for setting up and storing your scraps gave me some inspiration. Only problem is, if you don’t have mostly long scraps, the width of the fabric, her ideas and methods aren’t very straightforward. So, if you’ve got a boatload of WOF scraps, it’s a great book to reference for ideas!

I am new to the sewing world and am teaching myself how to quilt. I really enjoyed this book and ordered a hardcopy of the book. I enjoyed the linked videos. I highly recommend this book. I plan on making a quilt from this book for a holiday gift this year.

Quilter's Scrap Pantry provides a basic introduction to scrap quilting, particularly suited for beginners. The book offers straightforward instructions for organizing fabric scraps and presents simple patterns that are easy to follow. However, the designs feel somewhat dated, lacking the creativity or modern aesthetic that many quilters may be seeking.

While the focus on practicality and using what’s on hand is useful, more experienced quilters may find the patterns uninspired and limited in scope. Overall, it's a decent resource for novices, but those looking for fresh ideas might be disappointed.

This book on quilting starts out to be a bit deceiving. Fashioning itself as a book on organizing stash you might miss the real heart of this book which is demonstrating through directions and images different quilt squares for the beginner. Written with clear instructions and color photos this not only describes ways to organize leftover fabrics and you stash but also have to create quilts using a variety of simple patchwork designs. Good for a new quilter who not only wants to learns techniques and a variety of blocks but also wants so cues on keeping things organized.

This is a decent book for beginning quilters that features solid, basic patterns that help use up even the tiniest scraps. The quilts have a homey, old-fashioned feel to them, though you could really make them pop with bold fabric choices. The book probably could have benefitted from a few more photos of finished projects, but there's a lot of inspiration to be had here for a very low price.

Wish I had read this sooner. It is such a great reference and tip tool for quilters at any level. Now I’m psyched to get my sewing area set up accordingly. Thank you so very much for sharing this book.

I received an advanced reading copy from NetGalley and Fox Chapel Publishing/Landauer Publishing in exchange for an honest review.

Most sewists end up with a decent sized stash of scraps left over from projects. The premise of the book is based on creating quilts from your scrap stash. It walks you through how to manage and store your scraps like you would organize goods in your pantry. I found this section especially useful since my stash is a messy hodgepodge of oddly shaped scraps. It then provides ideas on how to use these scraps by creating quilt blocks and then gives different ideas on how to mix up these pieces to create different quilts. The patterns were pretty common and nothing too complicated. This is really more of an extended booklet but it was a good resource for the novice/confident beginner quilter. I doubt that more experienced quilters would find this as useful though since the ideas and patterns are pretty commonplace and can easily be found on any sewing website.

This was a much simpler book than I thought it would be. It’s gets into some of the basics of sewing and quilting but then and how to use your scraps. It’s basically triangle square rectangles and here is all the different ways you can move them around. It wasn’t bad, it was just simple. But for a simple book for beginners to show a more advanced, expensive sewing machine (they show a Bernina). It’s nice, but it’s not when I would ever look at again.

I am new to being crafty and want to be able to create memories for my family. My mom, who is a very crafty minded person, makes quilts and I get to collect the scraps. This book was perfect for how to be creative with those scraps. The book starts with the basics, explaining the tools and essentials to create a quilt. The book includes detailed instructions and wonderful photo guides to make the perfect quilt. I loved how detailed the book is, including detailed measurements. It shows many different ideas that even a beginner can do. This is the perfect book for all crafters looking for new ideas.

I liked the concept this book presented of of sewing together a “unit” of scraps, then sewing all of these units together by following a “recipe.” There were many recipes offered (basically quilt designs/layouts) and the book illustrated how one design could be changed by a slight adjustment to the placement of each block. This is definitely a good book to have on hand to use up your fabric stash!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book!

I enjoy reading any book about quilting that I get my hands on. Each one adds information and tidbits to learning about how to make quilts. There’s always something to learn. This book focuses on using scraps from other projects and use them to create something practical. I’m new to this hobby so find that trying to make a quilt scary and overwhelming. The author makes the methods used simple and uncomplicated. Gives me the idea that perhaps I can make a quilt with her patterns. Guess I’ll go back to the sewing machine and try my hand at a new quilt.
I received a free copy from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

I liked both aspects of this book - a method of organising small pieces of quilting fabrics, and a series of 'recipes' to assemble them into patterns and then into final quilts. I actually think I'll use the methods for table runners and placemats before I attempt a full quilt - I need to get a bit more experience combining colours in a way that aren't overwhelming in a large quilt.

A nice short reference book, with good instructions and illustration.

Quilter's Scrap Pantry by SusanClaire Mayfield is an interesting twist on how to organize your scraps. Quilters whether beginners or not will always have scraps. What you do with those scraps is always a challenge.
I would say that this is a book for those who are fairly new to quilting. The book offers a variety of ideas how to organize and use leftover fabric, even small scraps. SusanClaire Mayfield advises setting up a 'leftover pantry' for scraps and provides direction on how to organize your 'leftovers'.

Additionally, she provides patterns for scrappy quilt blocks you can make once your material is organized. The book also offers links to YouTube videos, tips for thrifty quilting, and organizational stickers.

I would like to thank the author, publisher and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Oh my. You have as many scraps as I do, after a few years of sewing? Do you have a hard time tossing a perfectly good strip or squares? What to do?

Mayfield comes to the rescue, demonstrating how to organize and use those offcuts. There are block patterns, quilt layouts, measurements, and more. You even get templates to label your scrap drawers or boxes.

It's short. It's concise and practical. I liked it. And I'll use it. I'm looking forward to making some exciting quilts with my memory fabrics.

As all quilters I have a lot of scraps from previous quilts or sewing items I have made. Fabric is very expensive and at times the scraps are large remnants in funny shapes.
So, not only has this book got some fabulous patterns to use the fabric on, but it also has a recipe on how to both organize and cut your scrapes into color and shapes.. The scrapes are cut into into most useful shapes, and can be can be stored for later used in projects. This takes little room and saves hours of sorting and cutting when a quick quilt is required, and with the money saved, one can buy more fabric.. . Thanks you NetGalley and the publishers for the DR

Quilter's Scrap Pantry is a well written and non-judgemental tutorial guide for getting control of (and using) the stash that every crafter has, written and curated by Susan-Claire Mayfield. Released 19th March 2024 by Fox Chapel on their Landauer imprint, it's 68 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats.

Most quilters are, by nature, frugal and hate to throw away even the smallest scraps from earlier projects. This quickly leads to a massive (often disorganized) stash of bits and bobs, scraps, and pieces, which we stuff into closets and drawers and bemoan occasionally. Refreshingly, the author here encourages us to drag it all out into the light, separate it into light medium and dark piles, and organize it into usable *sized* pieces and shapes most often used in quilts, -and- store it in see-through containers (plastic boxes, etc).

If we see the items we have, we'll use them instead of rapidly losing courage and being daunted by the idea of digging through a house worth of hidden smaller stashes.

MANY of the general ideas and concepts here will be very useful for multi-crafters, including yarn, thread, embroidery, weaving, quilting, metalworking, jewelry-making, beading, and more.

Four stars. It's a very short, but info-packed booklet. It would be a good choice for public library acquisition, home use, gifting, studio groups, maker's groups, guilds and similar.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

I enjoyed reading Quilter's Scrap Pantry by SusanClaire Mayfield. You will be inspired! Happy Quilting! I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and the publisher. This is my honest and personal review.