40 Minute Scrap Quilt with Valerie Nesbitt 

10 years later and this is still inspiring people!!! Thank you!!! Complete newbie to making quilts and I followed your start and made one for a kid in 32 minutes!

What impresses me so much is how much scrap fabric is left after making a quilt - enough to at least make a good start on another one! As expensive as quilting material is, it’s wonderful to be able to make the most of every bit.

I’m purchasing my fabric now to make this quilts. You make it look so easy. So at 59 years young I’m going to attempt to make my first quilt ever.

Lovely! I am planing to do a scrap quilt with 40 years of scraps! quilt'em or toss'em! Thanks for the ideas!

So good to see this demonstration. It feels like home. My mom taught us to sew on a power machine. She worked as a factory seamstress, sewing piece work. Things were often hooked together with little threads and at some point she'd hand it to us to clip them apart and start the next phaze of the piece, while she went to start dinner. She always warned against perfection. She always said, just give it a try. She could alter a pattern and make up her own design and finish it all in one afternoon. She also didn't stop to press things much. It was all done before it was ironed, usually. What I know now is to keep it simple and fun and that I can know the 'rules' but I can do it my way too. She could make a tailored suit too. I was in awe of her knowledge. She never got frustrated over 'mistakes.' She just made lemonade out of lemons and it worked. I find a lot of quilting tedious so I need to be reminded that it can be simple and that there are efficient ways to put things together like you showed. I like that you weren't even sure how it might come out. Thanks for the video.

Oh Valery, WHAT a clever and sensible, simple and sweet idea of putting a bunch of scraps together. I LOVE how you got the short ones to connect - gotta watch that part again to get it right. Liked the music too, and ENjoyed the video. Not too tedious, not too brief - THANKS for sharing. Ushta-te!!

I saw this video over a year ago, nearly 2?? Promptly went to work on a quilt for my daughter. I finished it, "quilted" it with batting and backing. It's smaller than a twin size.. but I covered her up tonight with it, and smiled at knowing this is something she still treasures... She just turned 6 on the 11th. I hope that it will grow with her, to a nice lap blanket as she gets older. Thank you for the wonderful video!

I’ve never quilted before, after watching this tutorial I am inspired to try and make my nephew a denim quilt for a house warming gift. That you so much.

that is breath takingly beautiful! Purple is my favorite color :D

What a great way to use up scraps! I have numerous strips. What a surprise it will be when it's done! Doubt it will only take me 40 minutes; But it's unique and fun and I will try it! THANK YOU!

ABSOLUTELY LOVE this quick and easy quilt top! Perfect for "kiddy" floor quilts!

This has to be the coolest thing I have seen today! How awesome is that!

I did enjoy it and now I have the courage to make my own ! Thanks for sharing .

Thank you for sharing. I love this idea of sewing the strips at 45°

Thanks for sharing this. I've done this technique years ago and it is really fun. You have inspired me to do it again! Thanks for you inspiration.

fabulous way to use up scraps, love your way of doubling so you don't end up with a paralellagram!

I Crochet and Knit, i love to see others creativity. This is ingenious! I absolutely adore it, and to think that it was made by sewing and cutting. Plus you used all your scraps in such a beautiful way!! Love it!

Ingenious!!! I love the concept! Applause,Applause! 👏🏾

Genius idea to sew strips together quickly. Great way to start for blocks. Beauty in random.

That was so much fun to watch ... and you have given this total beginner courage to tackle this. Thank you! :)

What an ingenious idea! Am going to give this a try....and I'm sure this can be done in less than an hour with getting your strips sewn together....OMGoodness this is a project to share with my granddaughters! Thankyou so much!

Beautiful, never done quilting but after watching you can’t wait to give it a go.

I was always fearful to make a quilt..... You inspired me to make one with no fear and use my scraps of fabric! Thank you, thank you so much!

Wait a minute, I had to watch this again! Out of only 2 extremely long strips she makes an incredible creation! I've never seen something like this! Awesome!

It's beautiful and it's fun and I love your personality. Thanks for sharing

i never sewed a stitch till christmas this last year, thanks so much for the tutorials !

Absolutely love it! A fun project for anyone interested in a very quick sewing project! Thank you for sparking joy!!

Really smart idea for scraps, but also for any purchased strips. Thanks for the lovely video.

That's genius! My kind of speed for making something ;)You're lovely to watch too

I love this and the pattern turned out beautiful I have lots of scraps I can do this with and make some quilts thank you for sharing

Love the music selection and watching you sew is so relaxing, as well. Love this idea.

Wow! This is my kind of quilting!!! I like simple projects to sew. thank you 🙂❤️

That turned out SOO pretty! I LOVE the colors.💜

This is FREAKING AWESOME, it looks like so much fun!

Love this...making a quilt has always felt intimidating but now seeing this I feel like I can go give it a try... thank you!!

Several of us quilters at All Day Sew have been making these clever quilts - sometimes for a back of a quilt! Yes, we love them! Thanks for great idea!

Brilliant idea, I will definitely have a go at this myself. Thank you.

Oh my goodness, this is so amazing! I can't wait to try it! Thank you so much for this video!💕

Great video!! The scraps are more interesting than a jelly roll! But I DO love a jelly roll! This is a great option!!

I simply LOVE this idea. Have now made 2 quilts this way and have 2 very happy friends 😊. Thank you Valerie 👍🏻

how inspiring (: tyvm for ur time and knowledge...blessings my friend

What gorgeous colours and patterns and a fabulous technique, think i can do this one - thank you for a brilliant video!

I can't wait to try this because I save all of my scrap's and I am looking forward in trying this myself. Thank you for a great looking quilt and sharing your ideals. Lovely

That is a beautiful Quilt top and only 40 minutes to do it. It encourages me to try and use my scraps this way.

I REALLY LOVE THIS IDEA PLEASE HAVE MORE LIKE IT THANK YOU

soooooooo I made one and am on my 2nd. My only input is, while the actual sewing of the top took an hour (i have 9 kids and am 7 months pregnant with 10th) the preparing took hours. I don't have the funds to buy jelly rolls, so i made my own strips. That took a lot of time. BUT WORTH IT. i plan on making more! Thanks so much

So beautiful! I've got to try this with my scraps too! Thank you!

Used this method using 6" strips from a fabric sample catalog (probably from the 90"s) adding jean fabric, a sheet, & a summer dress. This has been a fun project watching how all rectangles came together during my quarantining. Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful!!! it's soooooo simple n easy.. I'm so gonna do it.. But planning to make that long scrap roll out of all my other diy fabrics... we can keep adding on to our roll... and stitch later on!!!! 😎😎😎😎😃

Your quilt top looks amazing. Can't wait to try it. Hubby will be getting his own food today !!!!

FABULOUS!! I want to try this! Thank you for the inspiration! 🤗

I love how you show us your awesome "seasoning" touch!!!! lol... You go girl... Thank you so much for this truly inspiring video.. 😉😊👍👍

OMG, that was such a delightful video! Thank you!

Amazing, I need 40 minutes just to stare at the colorful fabrics!

Just what I needed to see! Thank you for making this. It helps to see it happen!

I've been promising myself to make a quilt for years. Thanks to you I can now keep my promise!! Thank you so much for sharing with us.

I love it!!! And oh my goodness those purples! A girl could swoon!

Absolutely loved this! I got a bag of color coordinated scraps I had cut to 4 X4 out of some old sewing stuff I had stored because my kids,mostly my daughter kept moving in and my sewing & craft room in my small 2bdrm. Apt. Never came to fruition! Shelves were put up and stuff got put on them and it quickly became a storage shed in addition to having to rent one for over a hundred bucks a month!I quickly lost my bedroom & king size pillowtop mattress bed and she and her boyfriend have been out for two years and I am still on the couch and boxes are sleeping on my bed!LOL! I even have a fold out loveseat I inherited but no longer have room to open it and when she moved out she took my rollaway bed with her AND The new pack & play I bought for my new &only grandchild!So..where can I sew?I set up a card table which I quickly covered with part of my button collection and have been putting together various projects I would like to do in the future then bagged and boxed them ,but have had them sorted and out for over a month. Now. ( not so sorted anymore because my 20 mo.old gr.son has 3 fav. places he runs to when he first gets here, my button collection to run his fingers through them and try to eat his favorites, then to my couch bed to rub his face on my very soft and fuzzy snowflake blanket, then to his one nic nac free shelf to play with a small vintage truck I bought him, and my 2 vintage VW Bugs that match my first car!) I use to own an alterations business for about 7 years until my seperation, then divorce 3 years later and have tons of supplies and collections. I would love to open a school for poor people trying to get off welfare.Anyway, I think finding your video was some sort of sign, because a few days ago I got those bagged scraps out, shoved the buttons aside to one half,a chair and half of another loveseat and started playing with the scraps from before my divorce in about 1995 when my son was only 4 years old, and he will be 26 in December 3 days after Christmas!

Love how this design ends up the right size for however much fabric you have. No need to measure or buy extra.

This was so much fun. I am now addicted to making these have made my friends some and they love them. I can do a whole quilt with backing and binding in one day. Has been a life saver for those last minute gifts for a few baby showers and BD parties I forgot about. Also, a great way to use up all those scraps laying around. Thank you so much. Even my G-babies love helping with these this was the first type of quilt my four-year-old granddaughter helped me make. She loves sitting with Mimi and sewing these.

I would take that and make it into a roman shade for a small window. Just beautiful!!💖💖💖💖

I love it! You have such a sweet voice and are so easy to follow! Im going to try this for sure!!!

Love the music in this tutorial Very nice! Like the quilt as well. Great idea.

That's a beautiful quilt...and right up my alley! My mother and youngest sister were the quilters in the family...I preferred straight sewing as I didn't have the patience for all the geometric designs. This is an easy and gorgeous project! Thank you!

I'll need to watch it again. That is so great! I'm like the little engine that could! I think I can...I know I can.

How brilliant are you?!? Love this! Definitely going to try this. 👍👍👍

This is fabulous. I'm starting to learn more about what to do with my scraps. I love the way you stitched the strips together with varying fabric strips. It certainly made an interesting quilt. Thank you so much. You've gained a fan.

Very impressive ! I've been wanting to dabble in quilt making for a while , I think I'll start with this one !

It’s gorgeous! Love the colors

this is awesome! My Grammie has a ton of unused scraps from her quilts, I can finally give it a go!

Oh, my goodness! What an awesome video. The music is just right, the quilt is magnificent. I love the fact you can accomplish a beautiful quilt in one day practically. Some people, like me, lose focus very easily, still working on that and I do not finish the quilt I begin. But, this method will help me so much. Thank you for sharing!

Beautiful! Definitely going to give this a try. Thank you for sharing!

Brilliant, loved watching you and loved the quilt top, I'm on a two week crafting holiday with my friends and we all quilt, we definitely are going to try this, thank you so much x x

Very cool method and overall look. I image this would work equally as well for a quilt back. I am going to give this a try. Thanks

This is great. What a super technique. Of course now you have to place the batting, sew that down, add the back, bind it and you are through. Thanks!

This is the first jelly roll quilt tutorial that's made sense to me. Thank you for a great explanation. XX

Inspirational. Thank you for sharing your sewing skills. I sewed years ago and now taking it up again. I won't be as fast as you but l will give it a go.

Thanks for sharing this tutorial. I am trying it now. By the way, it won't matter if you do twist it when you sew the strips together as you can cut the 'loop' when you reach the end. :)

Haven’t quilted in years- may have to go back and try this- what a smart idea!

It's absolutely gorgeous. In time too. Love the colour scheme.

You make it look so easy! Wish you were my teacher!

OMG! I LOVE it! Thank you!

I can see my 9-year--old great granddaughter doing this. Now that she has to be home, it will be a satisfying project for her and some peace for her mom. I like that the quilter sped up the time as she was doing long strips. And music was good.

What a clever idea! Thank you for sharing. I just might make a quilt now. It’s never been a desire of mine before, but with my scrapes and this video I’m inspired 😃

Wow….I am so glad that I happened upon your channel. What an awesome idea! Thanks for sharing!

I second CeeTee's comment. I can also see borrowing and cutting off 21/2 in to 5 inch strips to use with various triangular or 45/60 degree rulers for another complex quilt look. I can see two separate quilts out of this pieced strip quilt top that was just made. I have lots of left over binding strips stashed that I would just join and use as the binding on smaller quilts. Now I can just make the longest jelly roll there ever was and go for the strip pieced top. Thanks for the idea.

Wonderful Valerie, I love it and am definitely going to give it a go, it will probably reduce my scrap stash by half!!

Woww we, that is BEAUTIFUL. The only time consuming is putting the strips together and that's not really a problem. THANKS, I LOVE it

Beautiful! I love the idea. I might just follow suit since I have a ton of scraps. I love the colors you choose they compliment each other.

i just got a sewing machine with no idea how to sew, my kids and i watched this video and they want me to try make one like this,....................ill try

Wow all those scarps are beautifull!! love the colors!!

You are delightful. I feel very at home watching you. Thank you for your tutorials and beautiful smile.

This is like a jelly roll race. They are such fun to make.

Oh WOW❣️😛👍🏼🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Merci pour le partage🙏

oh wow ive never seen anything like this.. that looks amazing I would love to try this. wowwww. thank you so much for sharing

What a brilliant idea and it turned out beautifully, So pretty. I love it.

I love this idea. I would never have thought about doing this.

Wow as a beginner that looks absolutely incredible...

U are like a magician! Great idea, great job!!!!!!!! Thanks for your master class!!!!!!

Well, that is perfect. A beautiful quilt made so very easy. Now I know exactly what to do with all of my recyclable clothing. I know it still needs padding and edges binded, but it's always the main part of the quilt I dread sewing. Thank you for your perfect idea.