If you can't use them as they are...cut them! I do!
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If you can't use them as they are...cut them! I do!
Retired teacher, loving it.
Love quilting also.
i cut some of mine for my leaders/enders project from Bonnie Hunter. but i'm like the OP in that i have attachments to my scraps, which seems crazy, but what if i need that particular blue, etc? LOL
Nancy in western NY
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T – is it True? H – is it Helpful? I – is it Inspiring? N – is it Necessary? K – is it Kind?
Usually when they are so small, I throw them into the doggie bed pile to use as bedding.
A Good Friend, like an old quilt, is both a Treasure and a Comfort
Every now and then I get a bug to do something with my scraps. I press them and layer on a Go die to cut squares of all sizes. I have several bins full of cut squares. I'm just saving the scraps in a different form. It never ends.
I love my life!
Yes I guard all my fabric very possessively just in case I may need it for something more important. I do not know what!!!!!.
Aloha Karen
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Originally Posted by Onebyone
Sounds like me.....and some scraps will be used in crumb squares or strips onto adding machine tape ( bought a bunch at a garage sale!) too! Actually that is my plan for next week......hopefully!
i'm like that, afraid the minute I cut them up. i'll need that fat 1/4 for something else.
how to do it??? afraid to cut into them, but I have friends that make such lovely
quilts from scraps. i'm just a chicken to do it. if there was a pill to take to cut your scraps,
I'd be the first one to take it. And I know I can buy more, but of those fabrics??
put off till tomorrow what you can do today, and if you procrastinate long enough, you may never have to do it.
This isn't exactly about scraps, but it reminded me of a lady that I once knew. She belonged to my guild, which is a rather large one. She used to box up her UFO's and anonymously mail the box to someone in the guild. This went on for years until someone finally caught on. What a hoot it was when she finally got busted. Either they were annoyed when they found out who it was or she was thanked for her generous donations. I would love it, if someone sent me their scraps or UFO.
I usually keep scraps whole until I have a specific use/size in mind, then cut them. But I don't do a lot of scrappy quilts. I always worried if I cut them I would find a pattern that called for larger pieces or strips.
That is EXACTLY why I keep my scraps in bins by color. Cut as I need.
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