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Our United Methodist Women had a quilt display at a recent tea. I made pot holders from my orphan blocks and they were given as door prizes.
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I used them to decorate some of my reuseable grocery bags. Get quite a few questions like "where did you get that"?
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I love orphan blocks. I always create some to try out a new technique or to have teaching samples. They never go to waste, as most of them wind up as tote bags. Please send me your unwanted orphans!!
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You could always use them to have an 'orphan block swap' with your guild!
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Some one in my first learn to quilt class had a suggestion (I don't think it was the instructor) that I've used over the years. If you are trying a block for size or technique or anything but color, use colors you really like or CHRISTMAS colors - you can never have too many Christmas quilts! I've sashed for sizing and placement, done set in triangles etc. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of Christmas quilts -- but I've got a couple of tops in red, green, white, gold etc.
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mine go into scrappy quilts. Sometimes I chop them up first and put a segment into each of several blocks. some go into potholders. One of my favorite purses was from 2 very different orphan blocks.
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Originally Posted by sewmary
(Post 5592379)
I throw them away, along with small scraps of fabric, and empty spools and other sewing stuff.
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Originally Posted by justflyingin
(Post 5592516)
Yep. That's what I'm doing with my QAYG quilt. You will see half of a star block, many halves of bento boxes, various 9 patches, some paper piecing practicing (I couldn't throw them away--horrors!) and some various leftover blocks (like the patriotic baskets). I decided to just add fabric around them to make them about 16" square and then trim them wonky. It's not particularly pretty, but it will be just as warm and while not PRETTY, it's "INTERESTING". It would have been esp. interesting if I had done interesting quilting. But I'm just getting to that....in my skills set.
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I just save mine and then one day something comes to my pea brain and I make a quilt using some of the blocks ..
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Luthern World Relief is collecting quilting items and completed quilts for those in need. You can just call a Luthern church for more information.
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