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Old 07-03-2012, 10:08 AM
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Here is Bonnie's Crumb Tutorial

http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...bs-crumbs.html
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Old 07-03-2012, 12:30 PM
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Project Linus will accept "orphan" blocks. No matter how much YOU might dislike them yourself they can always be added to their quilts.
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Old 07-03-2012, 01:25 PM
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Pot holders, charity quilts, bags, placemats. I also let my 11 year old granddaughter makes pot holders with them or doll blankets.
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Old 07-03-2012, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by LadyElisabeth View Post
Project Linus will accept "orphan" blocks. No matter how much YOU might dislike them yourself they can always be added to their quilts.
Really? I make quilts for them but never thought about them for my orphans (where-ever those silly things are!).
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Old 07-03-2012, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter View Post
Awesome! Thank you so much! I love Bonnie's things & look at her site quite often. How I missed this is beyond me -- a senior moment perhaps? LOL! Thanks again!
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Old 07-03-2012, 03:13 PM
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I make pillow tops, pot holders or placemats with mine if I can't use them in another quilt.
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Old 07-03-2012, 06:12 PM
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I have several and they just take up space. I hate to throw them out but don't really have a use for them.
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Old 08-12-2012, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by KatFish View Post
I include them in my Mile-A-Minute quilts. Those quilts have everything but the kitchen sink in them, so nothing really clashes. I also add them on the backs of quilts when the backing fabric is too short. I just join them all in a row with some sashing.
I've never even heard of a "Mile-A-Minute quilt" before but I'm intrigued by the name. Info please?
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Old 08-12-2012, 07:05 AM
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If I had any I would make a sampler quilt...with attic windows done in dark gray and black.....or a table runner or table trivets....but they are only taking up space....All else fails I would not throw them but donate either to a local guild, local quilt store or Goodwill/Salvation Army....Somebody, somewhere will love them, why contribute to the land fill ????
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Mine are tucked in pizza boxes. Maybe once a year I get them out and fondle them, put them away and smile to think of some quilter at my estate sale going nuts. My junk someone else's treasure.
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