RobertaMarie

Thanks for the Bonnie Hunter link. I took a quick look and bookmarked it for later. Looks like I could use those suggestions for all my many "scraps" that I want to use up before I leave this earth! No more stash building for me. That seems like having children you can't take care of and raise to be useful human beings. I don't want my fabrics in a yard sale or tossed, I want to USE them and leave quilts behind for my loved ones to share. :-)

belmer

Ditto!

marcialb

There is a woman in my quilt guild who just sews them together and then cuts those pieces into strips and then sews them together and makes quilts-- she has quilts with THOUSANDS of pieces of fabric in them ranging from a 1/2" wide to a 1/4" square! They are amazing!

incoming2me

I don't cut my scraps either. ;)

CloverPatch

I don't cut my scraps. I like to do applique, so no point in precutting, never know what I will need.
That and there is no way i could commit to cutting everything into a certain length and width, unless I KNEW i was going to be making a string quilt. Then, Yes, I would be cutting it all in to strips.

mucky

I too love Bonnie Hunter's system

mucky

I only cut up scraps less than 1/2 yd.

charlotte37830

I never cut my scraps because I never know what I might need and my luck as soon as I cut it, I would need it the way it was.

charlotte37830

I like that idea. Sounds like it would make an interesting quilt.

tmjennings

My husband built me a ceiling high bookcase type shelf, shelfs 6 inches deep attached to a small wall. I fold scraps that are big enough to fold and sort by color. This shelf takes up very little space and allows me to see what I have without having to dig through everything.