Do quilters save all scraps!
05-22-2011, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by dotcomdtcm
I think they call those smaller pieces crumbs. I save mine & give them away. Several board members use them. I also read someone sets them outsides for bird nests. That inspired me to make this little quilt.
05-22-2011, 07:34 AM
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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??
05-22-2011, 10:36 AM
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I use them to make small crumb blocks...they look like a miniature crazy patch block...I use pieces as small as inchies and even smaller at times...I have a difficult time throwing scraps away!
05-22-2011, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by QuiltE
Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
Originally Posted by ptquilts
what DH does not use qualifies as lint . Here is a closeup of the tiny piece quilts he makes.
I have a bag of 100% cotton snippets. I read that you can add them to compost piles, so I'm going to use them to mulch around a couple of my perennials, because it FINALLY STOPPED RAINING!!!!! I'll let you know how that goes.
05-22-2011, 01:52 PM
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Once I'm done with a project, I'm done with that fabric, regardless of the size of the pieces. My sewing guild has a garage sale every year, I bag up my scraps in big paper grocery bags, filled to the brim, they weigh a ton, and I sell them for $5 each. Based on what I probably spent, I don't recoup hardly any of my cost but I do get a little something and the people who buy them are getting a screamin' deal!
05-22-2011, 03:52 PM
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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.
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