Originally Posted by
grann of 6
Well, I must confess I have more than that one clothes basket of scraps also. I even have some in plastic bins in the garage that were moved out there when I had a water problem on the furnace side of the basement and had to move everything out to clean up the water. That makes it out of sight out of mind and very easy to ignore. those scraps are actually in the basket because they got wet and had to be washed and dried, and out of the dryer they came. Some got folded neatly, but that got old fast and the rest just got dumped in the basket. Some day when I have nothing better to do I will sort through it.
This sounds like my house! The best intentions! And the sorting is so time consuming, but worth it when we get the chance to sew. In addition, I love doing little tiny things and have so many baskets and bins of 3/4", 1", 1 1/4" as well as the "standard" sizes. But I was able to pull out a few yellow 1" strips to use for a specific project the other day. And I find it very satisfying to make a full quilt from pieces most throw away. My favorite tag line is..."and no yardage was harmed in the making of this quilt!"
I'm not as dedicated a charity sewer as you and RetiredT are, but hopefully I will be able to get more of it done in the near future.