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I have 2 sisters that meet with me once a week and I gathered all my scraps and put them in a large laundry basket to share for scrappy quilts. We have been sewing from them for a month and we still have plenty more to go. They just reach in and grab some and put them in a bag and take them home to press and cut, then use them as they want in a pattern. We are having so much fun!!!
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beware of giving threads to birds for nesting!!!!! Read somewhere the "little ones" can choke on the threads...
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Originally Posted by nygal
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I have to confess I didn't use to save "scraps" from quilts I made. But now if it's a few inches and worth saving I do keep them in a drawer. Right now I am making this quilt. I am using scraps but they were still big pieces of fabric before I began. They were mostly left over from a civil war quilt and I threw in other fabrics as well.
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I never throw away any of my scraps. I have always loved fabrics with a Roses, or small flower pattern.
I have been collecting these and saving all the scraps throughout 20 years! Many of my oldest florals look like antique style fabrics, and I find them ideal to use in my Antique Reproduction style quilts! My advice is: save all your gorgeous floral prints! You can use them in many projects. |
What amazing quilts and the hearts are lovely. I love scrappy, although it is amazing to me that a bed size quilt top can be made with no noticeable difference in the scrap pile. Thanks everyone for posting your work, really enjoy lloking.
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Originally Posted by Emma S
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What amazing quilts and the hearts are lovely. I love scrappy, although it is amazing to me that a bed size quilt top can be made with no noticeable difference in the scrap pile. Thanks everyone for posting your work, really enjoy lloking.
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Use them to make memory patchwork balls. This is Jinny Beyer pattern but then have a memory of each quilt we've made by using leftovers fabric.
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I used to save my scraps and sort by color... now I just throw in a box. :D Lots easier and I find myself more organized.
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Nothing fancy but heres what i do with my scraps..
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I know you are getting some tremendous ideas on this board. There are some wonderful scrappy quilts. Here is one of mine.
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