Originally Posted by retired2pa
I have 3 (!) LARGE plastic drawers full to the brim with stash material (I've been collecting for a while...LOL) and would like to cut down (so to speak) on the "volume" that's in these drawers. It's in no particular order right now and it's driving me crazy. I'd like to organize it and cut it into pieces so I can see what I actually have that's usable...know what I mean? So, my question is...as you're accumulating scraps do you cut them in "pieces" as you get them so they're already for you to use in a scrappy quilt or something else? What size do you cut your pieces (as a general rule) or do you just cut them according to the scrap size and work with them from there?
I don't know if I'm explaining myself clearly but I hope you can give me some information that you ladies use to keep your scraps under control.
I use the stuff I am not as fond of anymore for my backing. Cut it in large squares and sew them together to make a beautiful backing. I get comments all the time on how it looks reversible when its all done.