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jitkaau 08-25-2011 05:06 AM
I keep it all.

pollyjvan9 08-25-2011 05:13 AM
I'm a real "scrapper". I love scrap quilts, I love applique quilts. I save everything. Just started a spiderweb strip quilt. You can use pieces as small as 1" x 1 1/2" if you wish. (I don't usually save pieces 'that' small!

clsurz 08-25-2011 05:33 AM
I save it all. I love crazy quilting, applique, patchwork, scrappy, dimentionational art so there isn't much I can't use.

GramaJ 08-25-2011 05:35 AM
I keep scraps about 4x 4... they make great I Spy quilts for the children in the hospital....especially if I can find children fabric....if anyone has extra children fabric send it my way....this could be a great resource...

drw1mjw2 08-25-2011 05:37 AM
I am fortunate enough to have a friend who does minitures. What I call a scrap, she calls yardage!

mar32428 08-25-2011 05:43 AM
Originally Posted by ckp11271
It's different for everybody, but for me, I need a piece big enough to cut a 2" square from, or if it is a strip, I will save it down to 1" wide - to use for string blocks.

I have a sister that does applique though, and she saves very very small pieces.
Same here for paper piecing.

Patti Mahoney 08-25-2011 05:48 AM
Originally Posted by Mariposa
3/4"--the small ones are great for crumb blocks!
What are crumb blocks?

just_the_scraps_m'am 08-25-2011 05:59 AM
Originally Posted by karenpatrick
I'm having a hard time deciding what scraps to keep and what to toss. I can't keep all of them. How big does a scrap have to be for you to keep it?
your question implies a scrap heap..OR a heap o' scraps...
a "scrap" is a leftover & i NEVER need a decision to KEEP it or not!!!! they're ALL keepers!

BUT, if YOU "can't KEEP all of them", there are plenty of takers on the board who would be grateful to get them!

Grace MooreLinker 08-25-2011 06:26 AM
Originally Posted by luvTooQuilt
A scrap to me IMHO is anything less than a FQ and larger than 2x2

a 2x2 i consider a postage stamp ....

and 1x1 is a crumb..

anything smaller is stuffing..
I like your answer, had not heard the crumb size used before but it's a great discription, I keep anything crumb size and above. log cabin quilts use up a lot of crumb sizes for center blocks, or what I call string quilt patterns do also.

Cynthia Mosquera 08-25-2011 06:41 AM
I just started to use iron on applique, so if a scrap has left over applique paper on it, I keep it in my scrap bag. I started doing a mini quilt after many yrs. not quilting. Slowly I'am getting the hang of things again.


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