How do you sort and store your scraps
05-08-2011, 03:05 AM
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05-08-2011, 04:41 AM
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I keep a grocery bag hanging on the closet doorknob and put all my scraps and trimmings in there...then take each full bag to the art teacher at school. She introduces the 8th graders to quilting and sewing and each makes a 12" or so square....it's fun to see my scraps used so creatively!
05-08-2011, 05:40 AM
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I have some rolling bins under my cutting table. They have four drawers and I have four of them. When I finish a quilt I cut small scraps into sizes of strips or squares and sort them into the bins for use later. My plans is to make scrappy quilts for the Children's Hospital and Nursing home. CAUTION: Make sure you have finished your quilt, shams and or pillows before you cut up your scraps. You never know what you will need.
05-08-2011, 07:09 AM
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My dh found these wonderful type filing cabinets. They are shallow and very deep. I sort by colors, all my smaller pieces, usually a yd. The larger amounts are in a closet. My fil old tv cabinet has been converted to storage and looks good in the lower level. I have an old side board down there and a tall mission looking cabinet. They all look good also. I also have a shelf with the pull down front - like the desks. It's amazing what you can find for such a simple project like storage.
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Originally Posted by thrums
Now that it's spring the guilt is gone for the tiny strips I usually throw away. Now I put them out for the birds to make nests.
I have been trying to think of a logical way to sort and store my leftover fabric pieces after cutting. I tried a craftbox, but it was too limiting.
With 2 inches being my smallest width, I find that I have various shapes and lengths of scraps. How do you store your scraps?
I have been trying to think of a logical way to sort and store my leftover fabric pieces after cutting. I tried a craftbox, but it was too limiting.
With 2 inches being my smallest width, I find that I have various shapes and lengths of scraps. How do you store your scraps?
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