This method focuses on creating large blocks using strips of leftover fabric (scraps), perfect for clearing out your scrap bin quickly.

I. Preparation: Gathering and Cutting Scraps

1. Collect Your Scraps: Gather all your fabric scraps. Aim for a good mix of colors and prints, or stick to a specific color palette (e.g., all blues and greens).
2. Standardize Your Strips: The easiest way to make a quick scrap quilt is to cut all your scraps into a uniform width.
   • Recommended Width: Cut all scraps into $2.5$ inch wide strips. (This is the standard size for Jelly Roll strips, making them interchangeable).
3. Trim Lengths: You don’t need to cut them all to the same length. Keep the strips varying in length—this adds to the scrappy look.

II. Piecing the Scrap Blocks (Creating Rows)

The goal is to sew the strips randomly together to create new, wider pieces of fabric.

1. Sew Pairs: Take two strips, place them right sides together, and sew them along the long edge using a $1/4$ inch seam allowance.
2. Add More Strips: Press the seam open or to one side. Take a third strip and sew it, right sides together, to the edge of the previous two strips.
3. Build Panels: Continue adding strips randomly until you have a large strip panel that measures at least $10$ inches wide (or whatever size you want your final block to be). Repeat this process until you have enough panels for your quilt size.

III. Squaring Up and Cutting Blocks

1. Square the Panels: Use your rotary cutter and ruler to trim the two long edges of your new scrap panels so they are straight and the width is uniform (e.g., $10$ inches wide).
2. Cut Blocks: Now, cut the long panels into square blocks (e.g., cut the $10$ inch wide panel into $10$ inch squares). This creates the main quilt block.
3. Arrange and Trim: Arrange all your freshly cut scrap blocks on the floor or a design wall. At this stage, you can trim any odd pieces or adjust the layout until you are happy with the visual balance.

IV. Assembling and Finishing the Quilt

1. Sew the Rows: Sew the individual blocks together into long rows.
2. Sew the Rows Together: Sew the completed rows together to form the final quilt top.
3. Quilt Sandwich: Layer the finished quilt top, the batting (wadding), and the backing fabric. Pin or baste the three layers together securely.
4. Quilt: Stitch through all three layers (this is the quilting step). Straight-line quilting or simple meandering patterns work great with scrappy designs.
5. Binding: Trim the edges square and sew the binding fabric around the perimeter to finish the raw edges.