What is your favorite pattern to use up leftover strips of fabrics?
Most of my strip scraps are from binding projects and are about 2.5 inches wide.
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What is your favorite pattern to use up leftover strips of fabrics?
Most of my strip scraps are from binding projects and are about 2.5 inches wide.
Mary Jane Flikke
I save all my leftover binding and sew it all together to use as binding on scrappy quilts. Looks great and it saves a lot of time too!
I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed!
I have done this as well, keeping them rolled on paper towel tubes, at the ready for a fun binding on wall hangings or scrappy quilts. It's a little surprise at the end of the quilt...I love something a little unpredictable/unexpected in my projects. Keeps them "fresh" looking!Originally Posted by Diannia
What a terrific idea! I love strip quilts; the center strip is always the same fabric, but everything else is scrappy and a scrappy binding would be wonderful. Thanks for the idea. froggyintexas
I saw something from Jenny Doan about placing the strips diagonally on a 10" square of her thin paper. I have been doing that with my left over binding strips. I use a Kona snow strip for my central strip. I had lots of those 2 1/2" left over binding strips. I'll soon have enough squares made from left overs to make a lovely quilt.
I save all my batting scraps, then fuse them with batting tape to use again in another project. I've made lots of placemats using leftover fabric and batting. This week I am working on a QAYG quilt, using leftover batting cut into 5" squares.
I bought 10 yards of batting about 6 months ago and am just now using the last of it. Only thing left are "schnibbles" as my Oma used to say (tiny slivers and pieces).����
There are 'tons' of strip patterns available! Cozy Quilts strip patterns are some of my fav's -- https://www.cozyquilt.com/Aspx/Produ....aspx?CatID=15 Give it a look when you have time, you might see something to inspire you!
http://quiltville.blogspot.co.uk/200...oxy-stars.html Just sort out the colours and you will have a beautiful quilt.
I have used them for binding scrappy quilts or used them as 2-1/2" strips in quilts.
Another Phyllis
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I like the jelly roll race and string quilts for these spare strips.
Have fun quilting! If it isn't fun, you will miss a lot.
ali
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