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Old 02-20-2011, 07:53 PM
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i am curious in just how many people do save these, and make quilts out of them.....what got me thinking is i was just cutting selvage off 8 yards of material to be used for the back of a quilt i am making (yes i left the cutting table to come here and post!!!)...so how about it, do save these or not.......gina
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Old 02-20-2011, 07:54 PM
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I've seen people post on here that they make entire quilts with them. I say God Bless Them!
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Old 02-20-2011, 07:57 PM
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Members will be happy to take these off of your hands, and pay for the shipping too :D:D:D
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Old 02-20-2011, 07:59 PM
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I save them and would gladly reimburse shipping of them :-)
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Old 02-20-2011, 08:00 PM
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I use them sometimes, but mainly collect them for making pot holders are other small projects.
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I use them for mug rugs, coin purses, hot pads. and have a list of more things to try.
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Old 02-20-2011, 08:15 PM
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I'm starting a collection because I've seen some of the neatest creations made from them :D
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Old 02-20-2011, 08:20 PM
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I feel like a fool, I have never saved these and have cut so many off. Does anyone have a picture of what a quilt might look like made of these? I am intrigued.
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Old 02-20-2011, 08:27 PM
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I don't save them for myself. I have two boxes next to my cutting area....one for salvages and one for small scraps(for postage stamps). When a box is full, I post it on here for shipping cost. I would just throw them out and am glad to save them for others that can actually use them.
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Old 02-20-2011, 08:28 PM
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I am saving them to make purses. i will gladly pay for postage if anyone wants to get rid of theirs.
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