Mariposa

I also use them for pet beds~~

Friday1961

So do I. One cannot keep EVERYTHING. That way lies madness.....and hoarding.

Mariah

I throw them away, but one of the girls showed a quilt she made from them. It was called "crumb quilt." Sorry, don't have the patience for that!! Mariah

MargeD

I have often put out tiny strips of fabric as well as thread in the spring and the birds seem to enjoy taking them for building their nests. I too have lots of tiny scraps of fabric and small strips of left over fabric that seem to be multiplying when I'm not looking. I read once where someone put all those small scraps and strips and made beds for the local animal shelter. I am going to check with my daughter's friend who is a Veterinarian to see if this is something they can use in her practice though; as well as the local animal shelters.

carolynjo

I have a plastic bag full of small pieces just waiting to be made into a pet bed.

mike'sgirl

Pet Beds! I even have a sweet lady from my guild bringing name her scraps.

retiredteacher09

I keep the tiny scraps in a plastic bag and put it into a USAgain bin. They repurpose them in our area for dog bed scraps, etc.

Connie

Jannie

I thought I would save them and make pet beds out of them, but when I really thought about it, I wasn't really interested in doing it. I would rather be creating another quilt. I found a lady who collects all those little snippets and anything thing else you want to give her so you can make the pet beds. We are both happy.

sailsablazin

I do save my selvages when I cut them off. I tie up Christmas/birthday gifts instead of using the store-bought bows that simply get squished every year. I hope that my grandkids notice it when they find the selvage from one of their receiving blankets tied around a gift.
My DH steals the selvages and uses them to tie up the sleeping bags that we have or tie blankets into bedrolls to keep them contained. We tie up the foam pads on top of mattresses when the kids bring them home from college...instead of having them all over the house...At least they remain in a roll.

madamekelly

[QUOTE=feline fanatic;7256664]Some people have had great success with putting the little snippits out for birds to make nests with. I have never had any luck with that, they don't seem to like my scraps or maybe it is my mode of offering.[QUOTE]

Please do no leave cotton out for birds. unlike the sticks they build their nests out of, cotton absorbs water and can kill baby birds because they can't stay warm in a wet nest. (Thank you to the member who educated me about this.)