Originally Posted by
Sandrea
I have a question. I am pretty new at some of these techniques. My question: Is there any reason why you would sew your scraps onto a roll of adding machine tape, rather than just plain sew the scraps to each other and keep sewing new scraps to the group as you go. Not sure I understand why sew them to the paper.
As huntannette said it keeps them straight. I would ever be able to make a straight strip without a background. Most of the time, I use trash fabric that I can cut as wide as I like; very light weight, and/or something I don't really like. Makes your quilt a little heavier, but then you can use a thinner batt.