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Old 10-28-2010, 05:45 PM
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Our local garage likes to get them to soak up grease and oil.
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Old 10-28-2010, 06:21 PM
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I am wondering what to do with my bits and pieces of material that are not good to use for a scrapes. They are tiny little cuts that would be no good for anything. Any ideas? I hate to throw them away if they can be used in some way. Thanks.
I made a crumb quilt with my scraps.

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The blocks I'm making now have smaller pieces than the above quilt does. Quilting with no rules!
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Old 10-28-2010, 07:01 PM
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I take those itty-bitty bits & mix them in with stuffing to fill stuffed animals for community service(my quilt guild contributes stuffed animals to local police & firemen for children in distressful situations). It works well!
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Old 10-28-2010, 07:25 PM
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In our area we save the bits and pieces and thread cut offs for our local YMCA collects these pieces and sends them to the shredder to recycle them. It helps to keep it out of the landfills and makes us feel good for we are making new product. Once you get into the habit it is simple to just throw into a box and bag up when full.
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Old 10-28-2010, 07:35 PM
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I've read that you shouldn't give birds your scraps because the babies get tangled up in the threads, and the fabric holds moisture. (I don't know, everybody seems to have different ideas about this!)
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Old 10-28-2010, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by bgullett
I am wondering what to do with my bits and pieces of material that are not good to use for a scrapes. They are tiny little cuts that would be no good for anything. Any ideas? I hate to throw them away if they can be used in some way. Thanks.
Give them to Salvation Army. They bale them and sell them to some foreign country who recycles.
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Old 10-28-2010, 08:14 PM
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Wow, Ann Marie. That is something else. Please let us see it when your done.
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Old 10-28-2010, 10:04 PM
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There are people who make their own paper with some small scraps blended in. I have always wanted to do it,but....Too many other things to accomplish. I really don't need another interest to distract me :?
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Old 10-29-2010, 03:10 AM
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so either way, stuffing is the best, Thanks for the tip!
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Old 10-29-2010, 06:01 AM
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I save mine in a ziplock bag, and take them to the elementary school for the teachers to use in art classes. Great for Collages and whatever
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