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Yooper32 02-21-2011 02:52 AM

That fabric that you showed is like way yummy. Lucky you.

Izy 02-21-2011 03:01 AM

Here's a link to a tute I posted on here, it would be great for your scraps, no preplanning, just get started and before you know it you will have made a quilt in no time at all :thumbup:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-6951-1.htm

Here's one of the quilts I made with these blocks:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-13771-1.htm

Lavada 02-21-2011 03:04 AM

try a postage stamp quilt a mini tumbler or send them to me

glowworm 02-21-2011 03:52 AM

I use small scraps for quilt as you go potholders. Use strips or crazy quilt. I sew fabric to batting - then sew fabric to insulbrite. Sandwich them and bind.

karenpatrick 02-21-2011 04:15 AM

I once saw an episode of Simply Quilts where the guest - don't remember who she was - made floral wall hangings by putting fusible web on the back and then "snipping" them into blossoms and then fusing them down and sort of stippling them on top and they were absolutely lovely. I'm not describing it very well. Maybe someone else who saw the episode could describe it better. But she saved every tiny piece of fabric and made these "paintings" with them.

quilt3311 02-21-2011 04:17 AM

Wow what a haul!!! I'd press them all flat and cut the largest squares possible out of each piece. Or if there are some plains or tone on tones save that for applique pieces.

edensgaite 02-21-2011 04:35 AM


Originally Posted by BellaBoo
Here is what I did with a bunch of small scraps. I layered them between two pieces of wash away stabalizer and sewed them all together. I washed away the stabalizer, trimmed and had a big piece of crazy fabric. It adds a lot of texture for tote/purse and other projects. The stabilizer was cheap on the bolt at Walmart. Probably at JoAnns too.

I would really like to see a picture of your "new' fabric. Any way you could post a picture?
Mikki

pollio 02-21-2011 04:40 AM

How about raw edged piecing ? Just sew the pieces to a base fabric block, I use old sheets for this. When it is washed and dried , it will be "fluffy". Kids would love it , pets too. It feels nice.

barney 02-21-2011 04:54 AM

I like to cut into strips, sew together, cut into 21\2 strips and use for quilt binding on appropriate quilts.

patriciaponder 02-21-2011 05:38 AM

would work great for paper piecing or for sewing on adding machine paper to make strips. wonderful colors


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