Originally Posted by Ramona Byrd
AWW, honey, you haven't got much at all, considering what some of us have in boxes, bags, baskets, bales and hidden here and there so no one can actually tell what we have. And even we don't remember where we put most of it some of the time!!
Me too. 2 years ago, I had 6 large plastic moving boxes filled with scraps. In a week's TV listening, I went through 3 of the boxes. I cut them into categories of Squares: 2.5", 3.5", 4", 4.5", 5", 5.5 and 6", with another category for long and skinny, and one for 2.5x5.5. By getting rid of the truly useless bits, I cut the volume in about half. I have now used almost all of those precuts. I don't know, or want to know where I am on scraps right now. I put each batch in its own grocery bag for sorting. Most of the piles were transferred into labeled gallon plastic bags, with the air squished out for smaller storage. The 3.5", 4", 4.5", of which there were less, went into small plastic bins. I often go to them for applique pieces, as well as many other uses.
I have a separate box for "critters". I know I will use those in kid quilts.
One of my guild sisters takes the time to cut off any useless bits as she goes along, then stores the remaining scraps by size and color. She came to a guild session with a plastic shoebox each of red, blue and green, all 2x5. She whipped out a Chinese coins quilt in very little time. I don't even want to be as organized as she is, but I do admire her work.
Sarasewing, I like your blocks. Good work.