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Old 03-06-2014, 11:12 AM
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1000scraps
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess View Post
The only downside is that the smaller the scrap, the larger percentage you lose to seams. I would figure that you are only going to wind up with about 60 to 75% of what you think. I'm not saying this as a negative, I love scrap quilts, just mentioning this for planning purposes.

You are right: I once measured the Log Cabin Blocks before and after sewing and found out that for the whole quilt minimum one meter or more then one yard vanishes in the seams!!!
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