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I save all scraps and never use them all but donate them to schools art dept. The teachers are thrilled to get them.
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Originally Posted by normasews
(Post 6281992)
Not mine, but hope to make something similar in the future.
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I save most of my scraps and cut offs if they are a decent size. Here are two quilts I used them for the borders. Both patterns came from Quiltville. Others are still in a tote waiting to be used in the future. Maybe a pillow????
This 1st one is her Pineapple Blossom. I used the corner cutoffs to add some pizzazz to the borders. The 2nd one is the Boxy Stars and I used the tiny little cutoffs to add an additional smaller border. Its on the frame now waiting to be quilted. |
Wow PattyPid, that's a real scrappy.. Very pretty.. Must have taken a long, long time to finish...
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Thanks, everyone for all the great ideas. I save them too, but haven't done anything with them yet.
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Originally Posted by w7sue
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I have a friend (I use that term loosely after this - lol) who gave me baggies of her 'trimmings'. I sat down one afternoon and made 450 HST's. I have spent the last few days working on trimming them down to 1.5" squares. I have bundled them into sets of four and am making pinwheels out of them. They end up being 2.5" and play nicely in a nine patch with plain blocks. I am not sure what I am going to do with the nine patches but they will be easier to deal with than the smaller blocks. I have been saving the trimmings in a baggie to give back to her - lol.
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Originally Posted by Dedemac
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Make mug rugs!!
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Isn't it amazing what quilters can do with some scrap material pieces?? Such beautiful quilts come out of a pile of material that would otherwise be thrown away. Great work my fellow quilters!!
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I think these small HSTs make great leaders and enders projects. Just keep a pile of them near the machine and sew them into 2s, then 4s, etc. next thing you know, you just might have you a quilt going on.
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I, also, use mine as leaders & enders & end up with stars in different sizes. That way I don't waste tossing the bits & thread away. You wouldn't believe how much thread gets cut off & tossed when you don't do this.
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I tried saving them, I really did, but then I never did anything with them, so I no longer bother. I have so many projects on my "Roundtoit List" that I wouldn't make anything with them in a very long time, and I don't know what I would do with them anyway. More power to those of you who do save the cut off triangles, I admire you for being so creative.
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I love the ideas for the mini quilts!
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I use the Eleanor Burns method, and I don't use a special ruler.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]435034[/ATTACH]When I designed this quilt, it did not have the little HST inner border. But after making all those stars with flying geese, I had a huge pile of little triangles. Started sewing them together to see how they would look, and decided to make that inner border out of them. Hubby took this picture Saturday at Billings Farm Museum in Woodstock VT where it is currently on display.
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When I make flying geese that way I usually take the little triangles and make a doll quilt. Our Salvation Army collects them to give as Christmas gifts to 7 year old girls. Each girl gets doll (like an American Girl doll) with 2 outfits and a quilt.
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Such creativity is inspiring! All these various options now to consider :) And they all turned out super.
Lynn - your quilt is wonderful! Are the dragonflies appliqued? Do you have more pics or is there another thread for it? |
Originally Posted by WTxRed
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Such creativity is inspiring! All these various options now to consider :) And they all turned out super.
Lynn - your quilt is wonderful! Are the dragonflies appliqued? Do you have more pics or is there another thread for it? http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...e-t224315.html |
I'm working on a project between projects that is giving me lots of little HST's. I like the idea of incorporating them into the border. I'm constantly amazed and impressed by the creativity of the quilters here!
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