Old 02-28-2011, 07:08 PM
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Sadiemae
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Originally Posted by nanna-up-north
I use an old drying rack when I'm working on a quilt that has a lot of strips to cut and stitch. I'll stack the same color and size strips on one spot and another color and/or size strips on another spot. It's so easy to grab just the right color and/or size. I used to pile them in a box and it would get all messy..... this is so much better
I also do this when I make a quilt like a Bargello or Trip Around the World. I also put a clothespin on one strip that tells the width of the strip pile when I have several different sizes.
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