Originally Posted by betsymjeff
This is the second time I have done this. I make lots of scrappy quilts. I did all my cutting and when i was sewing, figured out that I had cut enough for 2, yes 2, or 3 quilts. Guess I got alot of cutting out of the way. Anyone else done this????? lol
I, too, make a lot of scrappy quilts. I have a lot of fairly small pieces of material. To try to clean up my sewing room, I will frequently spend several days just cutting. I cut those small pieces of fabric into the sizes I use most frequently, 4 1/2, 3 1/2, and 2 1/2 inch squares and 2 1/2 by 6 1/2 inch strips. Any strips less than 2 1/2 inches wide are saved for string blocks and the odd size scraps for crumb blocks. With tubs of those size pieces already cut, I can whip up a quilt in jig time when the need arises. Some times, I will sew 9 patch or 4 patch blocks without a p-articular quilt in mind, but I'll have a head start when I need a quilt in a hurry, like for a baby shower.