Originally Posted by
Chester the bunny
There isn't a piece of fabric that cannot be used as a binding.
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That is where I use my uglies. You are only looking at 3/8" of it.
I have discovered that too!
To the OP:
If money is no object--just give away or sell what you really don't want to have/keep. It's really that simple.
If money is a concern to you and you really love quilting, decide now to use even that stuff that isn't that pretty. Using ugly fabric to make something pretty is how I started quilting. Someone gave me some stuff I couldn't figure out how to use in home decorating/napkins, etc. that I was making for other people (for ladies here and farther east in Lithuania, or Belarus, etc.). I found websites showing scrappy quilts and thus began my quilting journey.
It really does work--you can use fabrics that don't appeal to you if they are cut up small enough--and used for color placement/color value. But it does take some work and not a little creativity. If that is more work than you want to put into using it, just find a willing recipient and make her/him delighted by passing it along.