Throwing away a project
#51
I have never thrown UFOs away, I set them aside, hoping for a good fairy to come and turned them into masterpieces. Of course it never happens but I have gone back to them after time and repurposed them or taken them apart to incorporate the blocks into other quilts.
#52
Since I make donation quilts and live on a very strict budget, it saddens me to think of anyone throwing away fabric because they don't like the project. I would be happy to have whatever it is to repurpose, as I'm sure many others on this board would be.
I certainly understand not finishing something you don't like, but donating it makes so much more sense than trashing it. You can donate to any thrift store, pass it on to a friend, or even offer it up here on the board. I'm sure someone would be happy to get it.
Please rethink next time any of you feel like trashing a project. Remember that there are lots of us out here who are doing good things making donation quilts of different sorts, and your trash could be our treasure!!
I certainly understand not finishing something you don't like, but donating it makes so much more sense than trashing it. You can donate to any thrift store, pass it on to a friend, or even offer it up here on the board. I'm sure someone would be happy to get it.
Please rethink next time any of you feel like trashing a project. Remember that there are lots of us out here who are doing good things making donation quilts of different sorts, and your trash could be our treasure!!
#54
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
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Me too. I started a minuscule paper pieced quiltlet that had some pieces less than 1/4”x1/4”. I got the first section done and was so happy that it looked good, but when I tried to press it all those little bitty areas started to fray away from the seams! Arrrggg! I threw it away, and put it in my “find a miniature maker to gift it too” pile. For got I had it until now. The pattern made three copies, and I still have two full patterns and instructions if someone wants it, PM me and I will invest a stamp to get it to you. Lol. I think the finished quilt is 12”x15”?
#55
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Houston, TX
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I once heard a woman speaker at a sewing event say that not every project has to be finished. Some just aren't worth it because of the frustration, not liking it, whatever. She gave us all permission to just toss things. I liked that.
#57
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: California, USA
Posts: 1,318
I am always amazed what some quilters will put in the trash can after attending a class. Perfectly good fabric or batting that is very useable (as long as someone doesn't throw their lunch or coffee on it, that is). My favorite pastime is making scrap quilts and I just say thank you for the extra fabric.
#58
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Dallas area, Texas, USA
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One of my old uglies is a cat bed, too. Miss Lizzie is very particular about her bed. She will shun it if it goes more than a few days without washing, but she really doesn't mind that the blocks aren't lined up perfectly and the fabric choices are questionable and the beginner fmq it terribly erratic.
#59
i give all my scraps to a friend who loves them.
scrippy-scraps (anything smaller than 2") used to go into the dog-bed bag.
then we found out that stuffed dog beds were actually harmful to many shelter dogs.
they chew through the top, eat the stuffing, and then get all sorts of ailments - too often fatal.
the only thing i throw out is something i know can't be scrappified or that will not survive a trip through the laundry. the one nearly finished quilt i tossed fell into that category for me.
i once spent hours and hours resizing a pile of ill-made half-square triangles and squares others had miscut.
now they mock me from the project bag. but they will get used. someday. lol
scrippy-scraps (anything smaller than 2") used to go into the dog-bed bag.
then we found out that stuffed dog beds were actually harmful to many shelter dogs.
they chew through the top, eat the stuffing, and then get all sorts of ailments - too often fatal.
the only thing i throw out is something i know can't be scrappified or that will not survive a trip through the laundry. the one nearly finished quilt i tossed fell into that category for me.
i once spent hours and hours resizing a pile of ill-made half-square triangles and squares others had miscut.
now they mock me from the project bag. but they will get used. someday. lol
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