"Scrap Therapy"
#11
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Maple Grove, MN (by way of GA, NC, PA, NC, AL!)
Posts: 1,548
Originally Posted by Cathe
I just cut my leftovers into 2" strips and toss them in a Rubbermaid tote. I also have a tote for 1 1/2" strips (for the pieces that aren't wide enough to cut into 2").
I use those strips ALL THE TIME. For Christmas sales, I made 7 tablerunners and 2 babyquilts just from those totes. The totes don't look noticeably emptier, either. :oops:
I don't mean leftover yardage - just the odd pieces.
I use those strips ALL THE TIME. For Christmas sales, I made 7 tablerunners and 2 babyquilts just from those totes. The totes don't look noticeably emptier, either. :oops:
I don't mean leftover yardage - just the odd pieces.
#12
That's a GREAT idea! It's sort of like a memory quilt of quilts.
I like the idea of 2 1/2" strips - especially with all the jelly roll patterns out there. Then there is still an option of cutting further to squares. Any other recommended sizes to cut to? (It's not that I don't want to go the the class, it's just that there aren't any nearby that I am able to get to.)
I like the idea of 2 1/2" strips - especially with all the jelly roll patterns out there. Then there is still an option of cutting further to squares. Any other recommended sizes to cut to? (It's not that I don't want to go the the class, it's just that there aren't any nearby that I am able to get to.)
#13
www.quiltville.com has all the information you could want on making your own scrap system and Bonnie offers lots and lots of free patterns for using the scraps.
If you don't want to pay for a class, I would recommend going to Bonnie's site instead.
If you don't want to pay for a class, I would recommend going to Bonnie's site instead.
#15
Nancy - totally off your subject, but what part of Rochester did you grow up in? I grew up in Irondequoit.
I too don't understand why you would need to take a cutting class if you have been doing it forever. The scrap class does sound fun though.
I too don't understand why you would need to take a cutting class if you have been doing it forever. The scrap class does sound fun though.
#16
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Hiding in Maine
Posts: 206
I have my own scrap therapy as I sew and fabric gets cut to a size I don't know what to do with it I place in a box next to the machine. Some scraps I will cut for strip quilts or cut the remander of fabric into square sizes I often use . This way I am no longer tossing the little bits or saving the for who knows what? You can make crumbel blocks wiith the real scrappy stuff. My friend decribed it to me as sewing all the pieces together no what color and then choising a block size you want and using you rotarty cutter and template ruler cut .
I find this way I always have something to work on and You really don't have to pay for scraps,swap and trade with others.
Have fun with it. I talked about this in the what are you recycline
christinaBennett
I find this way I always have something to work on and You really don't have to pay for scraps,swap and trade with others.
Have fun with it. I talked about this in the what are you recycline
christinaBennett
#18
Have you ever gone to www.quiltville.com? She has a great section about how to cut and store scraps and has lots of free patterns. She is a phenomenol quilter and has pictures of her scrap quilts - 1 is more beautiful than the other. You might find it helpful.
Redquilter
Redquilter
#19
Here is another view point.
I work in a patchwork shop and the number of customers who do not use rotary cutters safely or correctly is amazing.
Maybe rather than have a extra class the tutor could spend a small amount of time at the beginning of the lesson to check that customers are doing the right thing. So that their pieces turn out the right size.
Unfortunately just because they have made a few quilts doesn't always mean they know what they are doing.
I work in a patchwork shop and the number of customers who do not use rotary cutters safely or correctly is amazing.
Maybe rather than have a extra class the tutor could spend a small amount of time at the beginning of the lesson to check that customers are doing the right thing. So that their pieces turn out the right size.
Unfortunately just because they have made a few quilts doesn't always mean they know what they are doing.
#20
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Hiding in Maine
Posts: 206
Y :) ou are correct,We all think we know about cutting. I have been cutting nicley ,I use the blade until I have to add pressure to cut one layer. This I thought was a good thing,Wrong, By having to lean into a cut to add pressure we sometimes put our fingers in the wrong place. I learned the hard way, sliced off the top of a finger. That quilt cost a lot of money at the emergency room.
By Taking the cutting class I learned about a saftey guide for the long rulers that keep your fingers out of he way . I also learned when to and how to change the rotary blade with out any bloody fingers.A refresher is good to remind our selves saftey first.
Christinab
By Taking the cutting class I learned about a saftey guide for the long rulers that keep your fingers out of he way . I also learned when to and how to change the rotary blade with out any bloody fingers.A refresher is good to remind our selves saftey first.
Christinab
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post