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Old 11-16-2015, 05:20 PM
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I cut the selvage off and toss. I have enough scraps to feel guilty about.
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Old 11-16-2015, 07:20 PM
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For 20+ years I cut the selvage off and added the fabric to my stash. About 2 years ago I purchased some Christmas fabric from Walmart and used all but one small piece. I have 2 sisters who would love to have table runners made from that fabric and I have no idea what the line was called or who the manufacturer is so I can search the web for more. I now make sure I leave the selvage with information on the fabric until I use the last little bit.
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Old 11-16-2015, 07:56 PM
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Life's too short to worry about that stuff. If I want to keep the selvages, I cut them off and keep them. I have way too much fabric to worry about going and trying to find more of an old one. On to the next!
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Old 11-16-2015, 07:57 PM
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I do cut the selvage off but only save a small strip so I will be able to identify the fabric should I need more to finish a project later on. Call me wasteful but I do not like sewing such small pieces of fabric together.
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Old 11-16-2015, 07:59 PM
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The small cottage business that turns out one or two quilts with those fabrics is not who they consider "commercial". You are not a factory, manufacturing quantities of quilts to sell wholesale to a retailer. Believe me, they are not going to hunt you down. It isn't cost effective. Use the fabrics as you wish and don't worry about it.

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The only time I keep selvages attached are when they say "non commercial use only" because it's not worth the headache for me to put those in a customer's quilt. I try to check fabrics before I purchase them now so I don't end up with such nonsense, but I have a few of them in my stash that I only use for family quilts.
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Old 11-17-2015, 04:32 AM
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I always cut the salvage and staple onto the pattern that I am making so I remember which fabric I used
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Old 11-17-2015, 05:30 AM
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I cut all selvage off and save them for my friend.
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Old 11-17-2015, 06:24 AM
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I cut all my selvages 1" from the edge and save them. I don't need the info. I had a full garbage bag full, sorted by color and started making 10" squares on paper foundation squares from MSQC to use as a picnic quilt. Here are a couple to show you what I mean.
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Old 11-17-2015, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by EmiliasNana View Post
I cut all my selvages 1" from the edge and save them. I don't need the info. I had a full garbage bag full, sorted by color and started making 10" squares on paper foundation squares from MSQC to use as a picnic quilt. Here are a couple to show you what I mean.
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I love these but never think to save them until it is too late LOL, I guess I will keep loving from afar!! (In case you don't know what to do with them, I have a lovely home if you need relocating some LOL)
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Old 11-17-2015, 11:14 AM
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I do not use selvages. I have so much fabrics that I will not live long enough to sew. For me sewing selvages just isn't doable. I really don't like the looks of them.
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