Well done instructions and excellent pictures. The author explained the techniques in a way that made working with scraps less intimidating. This book would be a great asset for any quilter.

The book is divided into the following sections:
1. Introduction
2. Tools and Equipment - Typical tools that most quilter’s already have in their sewing room.
3. Sewing Techniques - Includes a QR code for a video demonstrating a scant 1/4” seam allowance.
4. Setting up the Pantry - Ways to store and organize your pantry.
5. Filling the Pantry - Color
6. Making the Units - 4 patch, 9 patch, Rectangle, half square t triangle, flying geese, snowball.
7. Using the units - Individual and combining the units.
8. Making a Medallion Quilt
9. Binding
10. More Uses for Scraps

My review is voluntary and all comments and opinions are my own.

2+ quilted stars, not rounded up

Mayfield suggests separating leftover fabric into “three main color groups: lights, mediums, darks.” (Reviewer note: These are not color groups, they are color values!)

I have read quilting books and think that Quilter’s Scrap Pantry would be difficult for beginners to follow. My ARC did not have pictures of the “Recipes,” (as Mayfield labels them) so those basics did not make any sense. Basically, the author advocates cutting scraps into common sizes of squares or strips before using them. Been there, already done that.

“Once you have made the units you can use them in a variety of designs for all kinds of quilted projects. All you need to do is select them from your Pantry.” I like the idea of a pantry, “full of delicious goodies,” but I don’t see random bits working together unless they are totally scrap quilts or they have some unified colors and styles. (For example, 1930’s tiny, flowered prints would not work well with bold batiks.) Mayfield suggests playing with the sewn together units until you find the color palette you prefer. It is time-consuming and fabric consuming to sew things together without having a plan. As a quilter who’s learned from my color mistakes, other scrap quilting books would be more practical.

The pictures in Quilter’s Scrap Pantry are computer generated flat images of quilts. I greatly prefer photos of quilts using real fabric to visualize initial projects, before tweaking patterns and colors to create my version. (In my experience, most quilting books do this.)

Her computer-generated quilts have lots of little pieces, especially triangles, so they would be time consuming. Other books have techniques about how to ‘group blocks/ rows’ to make sewing faster. I have made several quilts, read many quilting books (history and techniques), and learned from videos and classes, and think that there are better books available for beginners to intermediate quilters.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was a great guide to organising scraps in a useful way. There were definitely parts of this that I will be using in my own scrap storage from now on. The book also includes a few cute patterns to use the size scrap pieces they've suggested which look really easy to put together. Overall, a great book.

This was a NetGalley review.

I was hoping to find some unique ideas for using small scraps of fabric. I was disappointed that the content was basic quilt square patterns.

I received an ARC of “Quilter’s Scrap Pantry: The Grab-and-Go Approach to Organizing and Making Quilts from Scraps,” from NetGalley and Fox Chapel Publishing/Landauer Publishing in exchange for an honest review.

For decades now, I’ve purchased fabric when I didn’t need it, couldn’t afford it, and didn’t know exactly what I was going to do with it. I am a fabric addict. And I’m obsessed with quilting. So, naturally, I have unyielding towers of scraps littering tables, countertops, floors, and containers. I needed Mayfield’s book far more than it will ever need me.

Written by SusanClaire Mayfield, this book is packed with some very specific ideas about what do with mounds of as-yet unused fabric using containers that are preferably see through (e.g., drawers, boxes, jar, and even bags clipped onto hangers), specific cut size pieces that are used in the vast majority of quilting projects, and the use of labeling.

The author encourages readers to make use of their scraps by encouraging readers to cut down their fabric into manageable pieces. For example, 2”, 2.5”, 3”, 3.5”, and etc. However, shows readers a trick: to further lessen their fabric pile by creating a number of different units that are used in most quilts and recommends separating them into light, medium, and dark piles. For example, once you cut 2.5” squares, you can turn those squares into a unit (e.g., 4 patch, 12 patch, flying geese, and half square triangles), setting them aside for later use.

What I loved about this book is that Mayfield provides some great examples for scrap quilts using the various units, calling them “recipes.” These examples show some of the many ways that quilters can further reduce their fabric bulk by using both the pre-cut pieces and the units together to complete a quilt.

The author went far and beyond by incorporating several important charts, like the Half Square Triangle (HST) chart that informs readers what size fabric is needed to create HSTs from a finished size of .5” to 12”. And readers can print out pages to use as labels, some of which include writing while others are blank.

From the beginning to the end of the book, Mayfield gives some basic instructions. For example, how to sew bias binding and how the make a quarter inch seam. I have to admit that there’s nothing more that I love than an interactive book! In this book, the author includes a QR code to a video the author uploaded to YouTube under the GourmetQuilter channel showing how to make that quarter inch seam allowance. But what I don’t understand is that was it—the author had a QR code for that video, but then nothing else, which is strange given that she has numerous videos uploaded onto her channel.

It would have been **wildly** cool if Mayfield had additional QR codes to videos where it shows her making some of the quilts in the book. If she had made a special Playlist for all of them, that would have been even cooler. Then, she could have used the videos to advertise her book.

Overall, this was an inspiring book. Especially for those of us who have so many scraps that they don’t know what to do with. For my part, I will definitely be using what I’ve learned to try to make my home (and sewing) more efficient and, dare I say, clean.

This book includes some ideas for how to organize fabric scraps, and suggests a variety of different quilt designs that people can make with leftover fabric. The instructions are somewhat difficult to follow, since they depend on the author's classification system for different types and sizes of prepared fabric squares and triangles, and I would have liked to see more photographs of completed projects, versus computer-generated diagrams. This doesn't stand out in comparison to similar books that I've read, but some people will find it helpful.

I received a copy of this from NetGalley.

Nothing revolutionary, but a collection of simple quilt ideas you could make with scraps. Probably a good book for beginners if they don't know where to start. The patterns consist mostly of squares and simple triangles.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read in exchange for an honest review.

I'm not quite sure what I was expecting from this book. I've seen many scrap quilting books but nothing quite like this. What sets this one apart is how it explains and how it helps you organize and store all of your scraps. Its so practical! I appreciate the examples of different blocks that are shown as well. There are so many great ideas, tips, and photos included. I very rarely purchase quilting books, but this one will be an exception!

SusanClaire Mayfield, the Gourmet Quilter, is going to show you how to cut down your scraps of fabric and organize them into a well stocked pantry, ready to combine into units and then into finished quilts. (It's very similar to Bonnie Hunter's Scrap User System.) Once the cutting is done and the units are pieced, the book gives you lots of "recipes," illustrations showing how to combine the units into quilts. These are just colored diagrams, with no photographs of finished quilts. There's also no guidance on combining colors. For an experienced quilter trying to work through a pile of scraps, this might provide some helpful inspiration.

Pros: All of us who sew have scraps and stashes of fabric. I appreciate that this book encourages us to use them and gives ideas of what to do with them. I love that this book uses QR codes to direct readers to additional information. I am someone who benefits from seeing something performed, so I love when this accompanies a book. I also found the size charts throughout to be incredibly helpful.

Cons: This is not a con of the book but a note to readers. I don't think this is the book for first-time quilters. It is better suited toward experienced sewers who will understand the patterns.

Thank you to NetGalley and Fox Chapel Publishing, Landauer Publishing for the opportunity to read this book.

Such a fun and useful book! Full of ideas for organizing your scraps and then loads of easy to follow patterns to use them up.

I read a temporary digital copy of this book for review.

Loved the organizational tips in this book. Brilliant idea to have a scrap pantry which will encourage me to start a new quilt instead of feeling overwhelmed staring at piles of unorganized fabrics. A great quilting resource.

Quilter's Scrap Pantry : The Grab-and-Go Approach to Organizing and Making Quilts from Scraps. This is a brilliant book for designing, preparing and making quilted items from scraps. I loved the structure of the book, the easy to follow diagrams and the lovely pictures. The organising ideas are brilliant, and everything is adaptable to suit your own tastes and purposes. There are also links to YouTube videos. Overall I loved it, brilliant book, very inspiring.