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I agree. I would use it for dog and cat beds and foundations for string quilts. This is how iI reuse my worn out sheets. If nothing else I tear into strips and use it for stuffing the beds
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Originally Posted by Silver Needle
(Post 5291984)
Our quilt guild did an ugly quilt challenge this year. Everyone brought a yard of ugly fabric. Then we played musical chairs with it. You kept passing the fabric to the next person until the music shut off. Then you ripped the piece you had in half. You keep half and when the music starts you begin passing the other half again. We got down to a fairly small piece. The challenge was then to make a wall hanging approximately 36" square using only one other fabric and all the pieces you received on the front of the wall hanging in a big enough piece to recognize what it was. Once You set your mind to it, it was a fun challenge.
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Those shoddy fabrics may make a great braided run or two, and don't look at the print on a fabric so much as the color if you are going to use it in a quilt. The color is far more important than the print on the fabric. So, if you have some good fabrics in the lot that are unappealing to you because of the print, just sort them by color, make your quilt and I think you will be pleasantly surprised. From the less than desirable fabric you can make things that don't get a lot of washing such as Christmas tree skirts, doll quilts, Christmas stockings, wall art and of course, you can make dog beds. The humane shelter will appreciate it a LOT. Good luck!
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I do the same. Rather then buy muslin, or other fabric for foundations, I use scraps of all rejected material and even old sheets cut to size. We need to recycle.
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Wow these are very creative. Thanks for sharing.
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I like the idea of animal beds or blankets. If the fabric seems really thin, use two layers to give it more stability. They will probably get a lot of washings.
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This is a cool thread. Lots of great ideas. I use my really uglies for string piecing
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Some U fabric makes fabulous one block wonders and also string quilts and spider webs. I think the list is endless. Look on QB pic archive and see what you can imagine your fabric can become.
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Originally Posted by Hulalulu
(Post 5289999)
Google Marilyn Pipe handbags.....they are cute and ugly won't matter....another project anyone?
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