Every time I work on a quilt top I have strings all over the place :cry: I came across the tip and thought I would past it on. Using small pieces of fabric that you can keep at the sewing machine. :lol:When you have finished sewing palace the scrap fabric under the pressure foot and sew, then clip your block or strips from the back of the scrap leaving the scrap under the pressure foot. You are ready to sew again. And no strings. :thumbup:

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You're still wasting all that thread. Try leader enders.

http://quiltville.com/ has several patterns and how to use leader enders.

Thank you for the tip. :thumbup:

Well -- I LIKE your idea...I don't care if I waste thread....I see this as a way to save my vacuum cleaner!!! To not have threads all over the place.........!!!! thanks!

Thank you!! I can not affort to buy the book right now.But I do like the ideal of doing two quilts at one time however have chemo brain I am not sure I am ready for that. But Like I said it is a great ideal. I have great days and then so---so days. Praise God I am still here. :lol:

It's a great idea. I hate all those little threads.

That little piece of fabric is called a "frog". Don't ask me why, that is just what I was told. What I do is have 5" squares, that I use for scrap quilts, in a bag by my machine. I sew two of them together instead of useing the frog. It is amazing how quickly I have enough to put together a whole top. When I read this, they had figured out how many large spools of thread you could save each year. I don't remember the exact number, but it was more than 50 if you do a lot of sewing. With the cost of good thread, that quite a bit! When you figure it out, it's enough for a LOT more fabric!

There are a whole bunch of free scrap patterns on that web site too. No need to buy a book!

My mother taught me to sew off onto a scrap. I used ths idea and my machine a quick thread cutter. I don't think you waste thread, but if you feel as if your are wasting thread think of the time spent cutting tread ends.