Thread: Using Up the UGLIES

Originally Posted by madamekelly

A wise person once said " If your fabric is ugly, you just haven't cut the pieces small enough yet!". I am a believer.

I plan to remember this...thank you

Judy in Phx, AZ

If it's colors I like but just a "bad" pattern I chop it up for scraps.

If it's something I look at and there's nothing about it I appreciate, I set it aside to donate to the guild's annual fabric sale. It's a good thing that people's taste varies so widely!

I put mine in bindings, you're only seeing 3/8" wide

I just don't buy ugly fabric?

Really, the solution is crazy quilts. If it is truly that awful, cover it with another piece of fabric and some fancy stitchin'.

tim in san jose

I recently used one of mine for a backing on a lap quilt and the binding was from another ugly. Turned out cute.

They're just little ugly duckling getting ready to turn into swans! I have some real uglies that I'm working into cat quilt for my DGD. One actually looks almost like her "Nala" who passed a few years ago. You ca turn them into appliques also.

I like bear paw quilts, so I cut the uglies into bear claws. If it's the right color, it blends in and looks great

I cut mine up into 5" squares and use them in Pat Speth's Nickel Quilts. She has patterns and books on her website. You would be amazed how great your "uglies" turn out in one of her scrappy quilts. Her patterns are so fun and easy.