Originally Posted by
Rhonda K
Edit to add Question:
How much fabric do you leave on the selvage? Do you trim it down to the writing?
I was gifted some that were 'just' selvages, and they were pretty useless, you still need your 1/4 seam on one side.
I vary mine from 1/2"-ish color to 1-1/2". I've seen many projects using just the words, you'd need 1/4" color on left on those.
Karen Griska has a great book and some fun individual patterns for using selvages. I've also used them to make scissors lanyards, and gifted many of them to members here on the board.