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Old 08-09-2011, 04:50 PM
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I am doing the very same thing :thumbup:
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I am saving for a PIF soon. Could be exactly what some else is searching for and only needs a small scrap.
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Old 08-09-2011, 04:51 PM
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I don't throw much away, but I do give a lot to church craft group, charity or other.
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Old 08-09-2011, 04:54 PM
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any scraps under an 1 1/2 wide/square I throw out. everything else has gone in a box which I just started cutting up for a jacob's ladder. orphan blocks I keep as I want to put them all in a quilt one day. Not sure how, but I do
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Old 08-09-2011, 04:55 PM
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I have a friend who belongs to a group that makes tons of stuff for charity. They find a use for everything - so they get it all. I can't stand clutter and detest things hanging around that could be put to use elsewhere.
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Old 08-09-2011, 04:59 PM
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I am trying to down size my stash because we might build a new house and i will not have the storage I have now. I started going thru stash and first of all if I could rip the fabric parallel to the selvage without much effort I am throwing them away because I figure it is starting to dry rot. It is hard to get rid of stuff but I have what my DH calls my own fabric shop.
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Old 08-09-2011, 05:04 PM
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what I throw away is too little to use.When I get tired of my usable scraps I do a PIF.I can not keep all leftovers-it feels good to purge sometimes.
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Old 08-09-2011, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Beachbound
Seriously, how good are you about throwing away those strips, orphan blocks, scraps, crumbs, etc? I usually carefully put everything in bins and about once a year decide to try to use some of it up. Right now I am making those mug rugs and I can't tell if my stash is getting smaller. About now I feel like the guy who tries to finish the internet...it just isn't going to happen! :lol: So...do you throw this stuff away, do you keep it until you use, do you close the door & don't worry about using it?
NOT...I just can't...I just sort them, and store them...OR send them away to others...just sent off crumbs, strips and selvages..YEAH for me...and for them...
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Old 08-09-2011, 05:37 PM
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I have 2 or 3 specific scrap quilts that I make. If the pieces are too small for that, I donate them to the school I work at. They have a quilting club and kids also use scraps for projects in class.
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Old 08-09-2011, 05:41 PM
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Im very choosy with my fabrics so I don't throw away unless the pieces are weeny teeny tiny. Even then its hard. I use the pieces I cant sew with on birthday cards. call me crazy! Therese
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Old 08-09-2011, 05:48 PM
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I have supreme difficulty throwing away--but do pretty well giving away.
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