How much selvage do you cut?
#23
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It's one of the biggest ironies in quilt-land. People take those pieces that others say are unuable for your quilts and guess what they do with them? They make quilts and other gorgeous stuff! I've seen an amazing skirt, purses, coin purses, etc.
#24
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Location: Pennsylvania
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I leave approx 1/2 inch of the fabric showing & have made some great quilts, tote bags, mug rugs, etc, etc. Anything you can make with a piece of fabric you can make with the selvages & the finished articles are striking. I get many requests for them. I've seen garments that are cute but haven't done that myself.
There are a couple of books about using the selvages & much information on the Internet if you google Sewing with selvages.
It is light hearted & fun, getting enough selvages is very fast if you do a lot of sewing, sometimes friends give me their selvages.
There are a couple of books about using the selvages & much information on the Internet if you google Sewing with selvages.
It is light hearted & fun, getting enough selvages is very fast if you do a lot of sewing, sometimes friends give me their selvages.
#25
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Location: Sonoma County, CA
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For me they just sort of end up whatever size they end up.
I take the really narrow ones (like in the picture) and braid them, then braid the braids, then braid THOSE braids, then tie knots into it and give it to my dogs to fight over. It's so cute, they know when they see me braiding and knotting I'm making them a toy and they get all excited about it (even though they have a half-dozen at a time, at least, the NEW one is the exciting one). I also use them as string to play with the cats, and I have a jar of them set aside that I use as "ribbon" when I'm wrapping hand-made gifts. I like the garden ties idea too but we can't seem to get a garden going at this house!
The wider ones that have a little fabric left on them, in the past have often ended up in crazy quilts, but I've started saving them to the side lately; I have in mind trying those out for those fabric-wrapped rope bowls I've seen people making.
I take the really narrow ones (like in the picture) and braid them, then braid the braids, then braid THOSE braids, then tie knots into it and give it to my dogs to fight over. It's so cute, they know when they see me braiding and knotting I'm making them a toy and they get all excited about it (even though they have a half-dozen at a time, at least, the NEW one is the exciting one). I also use them as string to play with the cats, and I have a jar of them set aside that I use as "ribbon" when I'm wrapping hand-made gifts. I like the garden ties idea too but we can't seem to get a garden going at this house!
The wider ones that have a little fabric left on them, in the past have often ended up in crazy quilts, but I've started saving them to the side lately; I have in mind trying those out for those fabric-wrapped rope bowls I've seen people making.
#28
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Location: No. California
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I should have added that I cut the minimum of the unprinted side and use as ties.......I usually give all my selvages away. The recipient can do what they want with them. I, personally, have made a purse/tote, potholders, pincushions, and more that I can't remember. They are fun to work with and quilter's love the things made as gifts!
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