Originally Posted by
joe'smom
I had never heard of ort jars before, and googled. What do you do with the contents when the project is done?
Fling it

I have two more, one by the bed, and one on the tray I carry around the house for hand sewing, they only have thread in them, no fabric. I think it is a German word
http://kalamaquilts.blogspot.com/200...e-ort-ort.html
This one is nearly 3/4 full now, and I started it in 2009
Any scrap I can cut down to 1-1/2" I save, so there are pretty tiny pieces here. I cut frugally!