Do you save your selvages?

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09-26-2011, 08:15 PM

#61

wanda lou

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I have a large zip lock bag full of salvages and small scraps I thought someone on the quilt board might need them for a project, or a postage stamp quilt.

09-26-2011, 08:21 PM

#62

muddlingabout

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If the selvage includes the color dots and the name, I save and take to the LQS. If not, just like the trimmings from sergering, I just put them in a zip lock til early spring, then scatter them about for the birds to use as nesting material. What a delight it is to spot a nest with a splotch of bright blue or raspberry pink and imagine that I might have contributed to their home.

09-26-2011, 08:24 PM

#63

Tippy

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I am saving them to make "spiderweb" blocks for a quilt.. I even saw a shirtwaist dress that had been made out of them.. it was beautiful!! had a gorgeous full skirt..

09-26-2011, 08:25 PM

#64

luvTooQuilt

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I save them.. I use them for crafts, blocks, ties..

09-26-2011, 08:51 PM

#65

Painiacs

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Location: Upper Michigan

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Save them for fellow QB member. She does cool things with them

09-27-2011, 01:43 AM

#66

Ann L

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Quote:

Originally Posted by baskets4moo

Please don't throw your selvages away! I will pay postage for them, just pm me anytime. Remember, one woman's trash is another's treasure!

Diane, after seeing your hens, I might want to save mine now! Probably not. PM'ing you.

09-27-2011, 02:39 AM

#67

jitkaau

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I have started to save the selvedges since seeing a number of interesting ideas of late.It will take a whileto have enough to make anything substantial.