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#72
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern Michigan
Posts: 12,861
wow- if that bugs you -- you should see a peice of fabric that's been fussy-cut! it looks like swiss cheese.
i have plenty of fabrics with all kinds of odd shaped sides- and fussy cut pieces too-
it's not always practical to cut a whole piece-salvage to salvage- if you only need one small piece from a fabric.- i cut what i need- and fold up what is left...the fussy cut pieces do tend to land in the scrap baskets.
i have plenty of fabrics with all kinds of odd shaped sides- and fussy cut pieces too-
it's not always practical to cut a whole piece-salvage to salvage- if you only need one small piece from a fabric.- i cut what i need- and fold up what is left...the fussy cut pieces do tend to land in the scrap baskets.
#73
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,457
So many times I've need just that tiny little bit extra to give me the length I needed for a strip - I'd have had it if I had not trimmed; so mine never gets squared up - I hate to have an added on piece to my strip right near the end.
#74
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 781
When I have my quilting projects finished "completely", I then cut the scraps into 5", 4",3", 2-1/2"squares, or cut strips 2-1/2 inchs, nothing smaller. I have containers I put these all in and when I need any of these sizes, I just have to get them out. When there are enough scraps of 3, 4 or 5" squares, then I make a scrappy quilt. Same with the 2 -1/2" strips. Then you are left with different lengths of strings (less than 2-1/2"for a string quilt. I waste very little.
#76
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: NYS Finger Lakes Region
Posts: 1,178
I do lots of machine applique projects so leave the scraps as I have cut them. They are also very useful for paper piecing when I do that. I will place them inside a larger piece if I have it. If not, it goes in my applique scrap box so it's readily accessible when I need small pieces.
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