Whew! My scrap-cutting is finished - for now at least!
08-20-2015, 04:50 AM
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Congrats! A while back I got thru about 1/3 of my scraps doing a similar purge. It is such a lovely feeling and I love looking at those clear plastic containers full of squares and strips. Sure would have liked to have a Go tho. I am sure it made the job much easier.
08-20-2015, 05:51 AM
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Oh I would love to allow myself to do this, but I make miniatures from my scraps and often times find just the right fabric to use as borders or bindings in my scrap boxes..kudos to you for getting this done...
08-20-2015, 06:16 AM
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I did another batch of scraps last week. I had all my scraps cut into squares- (4.5 thru 2.5). But I had all the wongy scraps left to do. So I cut them into strips from 2.5 inch to 9 inch. Found containers to hold all of the strips in their sizes. Plus all the squares too. A job I save for unproductive quilting days...
08-20-2015, 06:17 AM
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I had started this at the beginning of the year with one box, but I kept the little scraps, and sewed anything bigger than 3/4 inch wide onto strips of calculator paper. I think I enjoyed that more than making a quilt top, cause there was no rhyme or reason, just random sewing. But, it's still waiting to be sandwiched, oh well, one day.
08-20-2015, 07:21 AM
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Oh, I forgot to mention that I also have a big plastic container full of "crumbs" - little weird strips and shapes that couldn't be cut into squares. I'd like to use those for a string quilt someday. It's on the list!
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