I throw anything away that is smaller than an inch wide.
Not everyone likes scrap quilts, and some people are better at combining their scraps than others, but I like scrap quilts, while admiring those who make complete quilts in complete colorways.
I'm thinking that some day I will just pick one block and make it until I pass on ... like a signature, but that hasn't happened for me yet ...
and I do make scrap quilts, probably because the first quilt I remember was the one on my babysitter's upstairs bed where I had to take a nap. I could spend hours up there tracing the quilting with my finger. I will show pictures later ... but, yes, I use my scraps! <g>
Originally Posted by ghostrider
Originally Posted by LucyInTheSky
Do you actually USE your scraps??
Truthfully, no, never. :oops: I don't like scrap quilts (please don't hate me, they're just not my style). I honestly have no idea why I keep the "shavings" from my quilts. Probably some deep seated motherly teaching about "waste". :roll: So, if you define 'scrap' as smaller than an index card, the answer is no.
How do you all wind up with scraps that are big enough to make quilts out of anyway? I can understand bookmarks, coasters, and small items like that, but full sized quilt blocks? How big are the scraps you use?