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Old 05-22-2011, 03:53 PM
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Anything over about an inch, gets thrown into my scrap bucket, that is under my cutting table. When I go scrap digging, it gets cleaned out a bit.

I don't have any hard fast scrap rules. Sometimes small pieces get saved, if I think I can use them later.

My biggest problem is batting. I hate throwing it away but I have about 500 scrap pieces, that I don't know what to do with.
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Old 05-22-2011, 04:10 PM
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Great idea to keep them next to the sewing machine for test-run sewing. I sew for craft fairs and have a trash bag or two of scraps that I don't know what to do with, but some creative idea might blossom in my brain one day.
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Old 05-22-2011, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jmabby
I put my small scraps in a plastic yogart container by my machine and use them for starter pieces. My machine does not always start well on small corners, this helps getting it started. Does this make sense to anyone??
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Old 05-22-2011, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 749janet
Originally Posted by lynnsim
I don't keep anything smaller than 2" for me. However, I'm planning on doing a PIF with the smaller pieces.
I'm sorry I don't know what PIF stands for. Please explain.
PIF = Pay It Forward
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