HELP: micro mini scraps for quilts
08-18-2010, 01:21 PM
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If you do a search for miniature paper piecing patterns, you can find a lot of free 3" blocks that will use some pretty tiny scraps.
I save odd shaped snippets for that, and cut 1.5" squares out of larger bits. 1.5" is about the smallest I will really use for postage-stamp type things. I also cut 2" squares. Anything larger than that I don't precut, since I don't know what I might want it for, I just save in a box marked scraps. Strings have their own container.
I save odd shaped snippets for that, and cut 1.5" squares out of larger bits. 1.5" is about the smallest I will really use for postage-stamp type things. I also cut 2" squares. Anything larger than that I don't precut, since I don't know what I might want it for, I just save in a box marked scraps. Strings have their own container.
08-18-2010, 02:08 PM
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Not everyone that does the quilts with the teeny scraps uses muslin or paper...some people just sew them together and keep sewing the snippets together until they make a block and then sew all the blocks together...I had never heard of it until this board but if you search on the board for string quilts, crumb quilts, crumb blocks you will see alot of really neat and remarkable stuff that people have done :)
08-18-2010, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Sew 'N Sew
I love that crocheted doily on your site -- is the pattern current that I might order it? Pineapples are a favorite of mine to crochet.
I'll see if I can find it.
08-18-2010, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by May in Jersey
I know the idea of using every scrap is to use it all up and save buying more fabric, go green, etc. but when you use foundation sheets or muslin to create new fabric aren't you buying more fabric? Also when I made tons of crumb blocks I needed to buy some solid colors to sash the blocks, so I saved bits of fabric in one place and bought new fabric in another. Just my input on saving really mini scraps. I rather sew some ugly fabric into a simple pillowcase and throw mini fabrics, batting, threads, etc. into and when filled it is a doggie or cat bed for the local animal shelter. May in Jersey
08-18-2010, 04:24 PM
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