Scraps
01-11-2011, 12:34 PM
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I've just recently bought Sterlite containers and have sorted by colors. I haven't cut them into any sizes like Bonnie Hunter's idea on Quiltville and am still deciding if I want to do that, however, in the few weeks since I have done that much sorting I've cut down on my looking for a certain color time way down. I just grap the container with the color I want and see what I got. I try to use up the smallest pieces first, that way if I do decide to cut into sizes, I will have bigger pieces and be more efficient.
01-11-2011, 12:52 PM
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ramona quote
AWW, honey, you haven't got much at all, considering what some of us have in boxes, bags, baskets, bales and hidden here and there so no one can actually tell what we have. And even we don't remember where we put most of it some of the time!!
and i concur! i sort even the little bitty ones ...folded and sorted by color in boxes or drawers or whatever. i have even answered a challenge yrs ago by group i was with ...collected all thier little snippings and made a pretty little pin cushion for dear friend...they continued to add to the tin that i brought in...and i didn't make any scrap converts there...but it is so good to see that progress is being made in the current quilt community
AWW, honey, you haven't got much at all, considering what some of us have in boxes, bags, baskets, bales and hidden here and there so no one can actually tell what we have. And even we don't remember where we put most of it some of the time!!
and i concur! i sort even the little bitty ones ...folded and sorted by color in boxes or drawers or whatever. i have even answered a challenge yrs ago by group i was with ...collected all thier little snippings and made a pretty little pin cushion for dear friend...they continued to add to the tin that i brought in...and i didn't make any scrap converts there...but it is so good to see that progress is being made in the current quilt community
victorian 'hanging heart' pincushion w/collected 'stuff' embellishment
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01-11-2011, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by SaraSewing
Originally Posted by pamkasperi
Originally Posted by SaraSewing
Scraps? You mean those tiny little smigins that are too little to fold? Little squiggly corner pieces. I can't stand keeping them around. I keep them cut up into squares, triangles, or make crumb blocks. I can decide what to do with the cut pieces later, but at least they are ready to be productive. I don't have room to store a bag of left overs that look like "junk" to the unbeliever.
01-12-2011, 04:21 AM
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I try to keep my scrap under control. When I finish a project, I cut the remainder into strips (for longer pieces) usually 1 1/2" and 2 1/2". Then cut squares from remainder. Beginning with the largest square I can get from the piece -down to 2" squares. Keep them in shoe boxes. When a box gets full, put them together for a charity quilt. Its amazing how fast those boxes fill.
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