I've been lucky in finding ways to use up my scraps. For one quilt I used up the blues and neutral strips I used for another quilt. Was searching thru my scraps a couple months ago and found some I'd forgotten about that I made a baby quilt with. Decided to use what I had leftover plus a few orphan blocks from the same quilt to make the little guy a pillow and a bag as he likes to fill it with small objects and tote it around the house. I'd used some of the scraps during the quilt making period to make him a stuffed elephant. Now he's getting some new twin brothers due in July and mother wants the same quilt pattern but in different colors so I'll make some elephants to go with the quilts to use up the scraps.

Otherwise from time to time I'll have a friend come over and jump into my scrap piles to pull from them to make herself a quilt. She's in the process of learning so doesn't have much in the way of fabrics. This helps both of us.

I offer them up on this board to anyone who will pay for shipping. Some people are as thrilled to get them as I am to get rid of them, which is win-win in my book.

All my scraps go to one of the ladies in my quilt group. She collects all sizes and makes great quilts. Makes her happy and keeps my sewing room tidy. (sort of).

What about sewing the leftovers into a long panel of strips and putting it on the back of the quilt. Less backing required and fewer scraps... another win-win.

I also like to when I am finished with making my quilt I get rid of the leftovers donating them to charity I really like scrappy look quilts but I have quite a large selection I want to use up before I quilt sewing.

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stop buying without pattern , choose a pattern and make your own kit. I do this every time I find a fabric I like so I do not end up with tons of fabric that is either not enough or too much. That way you can just grab a kit and go no need to go look for coordinating fabric

Even when you "make your own kit", many patterns call for as much as twice the fabric you really need. The best solution there is to put leftovers into the quilt back.

My mother in law used a bunch of her scraps last year to make fabric balls. Good for decoration, ornaments and gifts :)

if you know of any churches in your area where women sew or makequilts

donate also at out guild we have a free table just put on table and you can take it.