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03-24-2011, 10:58 AM

#11

Patchwork Pam

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No Quilt police on this board. Some of us are scrappers and some of us are not. I love scrap quilts, but have a hard time using my scraps. It seems that I am a color co-ordinated scrapper. :lol: If I decide I cant use my scraps, I will forward them to someone else. I hate waste.

03-24-2011, 10:59 AM

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CarrieAnne

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Love those patterns!

03-24-2011, 11:03 AM

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thequiltmama

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I use to keep my scraps BUT I have found I hold them forever and can't seem to ever use them. So I have found I never use them so now I donate them to my Aunts church group. :)

03-24-2011, 03:43 PM

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QuiltnNan

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i would say that a strip quilt is a good use of fabric you may not want for other projects. not a snob at all.

03-24-2011, 03:45 PM

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Sing

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I give away all fabric I don't like to my kids' schools. They can use them for arts and crafts.

03-24-2011, 03:48 PM

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SherriB

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I don't think it makes you a fabric snob. I love scrappy quilts but really dislike the ones I make for some reason. I still keep my scraps, but I know the odds are against me ever using them. But the grandbabies love to play with them, so maybe that is why.

03-24-2011, 03:54 PM

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beckyw

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Snob no way. I like the hunt also.

03-24-2011, 03:57 PM

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Lv2sew2011

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You mean you still have Ben Franklin Stores, we don't have them in Oklahoma I dont think, at least I've never come across any....

03-25-2011, 05:42 AM

#19

ohiobuckeye

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lv2sew2011

You mean you still have Ben Franklin Stores, we don't have them in Oklahoma I dont think, at least I've never come across any....

This one is OLD! It's like an old 5 & 10 cent store...Wood floors, stuff stacked high....just about everything and anything you'd ever want. I took my MIL, SIL, and nieces there......they LOVED it! I do too! I don't feel so bad about using all the scraps for this project now.....I'll probably finish the quilt and find a loving home for it.

07-20-2011, 03:45 AM

#20

pineneedles4

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I LOVE Ben Franklin stores! When I visit my little sister in Carson City, Nevada I go to the Ben F. store there! We don't have one here in Oklahoma.

I LOVE the banner wallhangings! Have you had a chance to make one yet? If so, did it turn out like you thought? Was it very large?

Vanessa in Oklahoma