what is scrap and what is trash?
06-22-2011, 01:13 PM
#61
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
I've taken the very small pieces and the 1/8 - 1/4" spagetti strips and put them in a box. I took my extra heavy duty chenille scissors and snipped them up even smaller (while watching tv). Just stuck the scissors in the box & snipped. I took the confetti & used it as mulch around my perennials. 100% cotton is biodegradeable. I know that the colors will fade in the sun, but it looks like it's doing a good job as mulch and looks so pretty.
06-22-2011, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
I've taken the very small pieces and the 1/8 - 1/4" spagetti strips and put them in a box. I took my extra heavy duty chenille scissors and snipped them up even smaller (while watching tv). Just stuck the scissors in the box & snipped. I took the confetti & used it as mulch around my perennials. 100% cotton is biodegradeable. I know that the colors will fade in the sun, but it looks like it's doing a good job as mulch and looks so pretty.
06-22-2011, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by gaigai
I am not a scrap quilter, so I don't keep anything smaller than a half yard (and probably shouldn't keep those). I tend to buy a minimum of three yards of anything, and if I like the fabric a lot, I'll buy the whole bolt.
Anything smaller than an 1/2 yard goes into a big tub of scraps that I seldom look at.
I also have a lot of FQ's, but I've stopped buying them because I don't think I've ever used any. (And please, no pm's asking to me to sell/donate etc)
My rationale now is that they are BAIT!! A certain friend of mine here on the board, loves scrappy quilts. When she was here recently, I let her go through and take what she wanted. We shipped a 23 lb. box home to her. So the rest are BAIT to entice her to come back and play! LOL
Anything smaller than an 1/2 yard goes into a big tub of scraps that I seldom look at.
I also have a lot of FQ's, but I've stopped buying them because I don't think I've ever used any. (And please, no pm's asking to me to sell/donate etc)
My rationale now is that they are BAIT!! A certain friend of mine here on the board, loves scrappy quilts. When she was here recently, I let her go through and take what she wanted. We shipped a 23 lb. box home to her. So the rest are BAIT to entice her to come back and play! LOL
06-22-2011, 06:48 PM
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When I stitch a square to the corners of a larger square..I stitch where needed and then 1/2" away from that...I then cut off, leaving the 1/4" seam allowance...and that leaves me a little half-square triangle to use elsewhere. I don't save anything under 4" square, other than these triangles.
06-23-2011, 07:50 AM
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I used to throw away scraps smaller than a few inches. But now after using strips that were 1/2" wide and cutting them into tiny triangles to fuse into a star, I save strips as small as 1/2" wide. My fabric is stored in plastic boxes with covers, so even the tiny strips get put in their respective color box. It works for me and I guess that's the important part.
06-23-2011, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by hlponyfarm
how small a piece of fabric do you keep? do you keep the little triangles that you cut off? do you keep little pieces for possible applique? or do you throw this stuff away? JoAnn
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06-23-2011, 07:35 PM
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I've seen quilts (esp. ones from Japanese quilters) where the pieces were really "snipped ends" itsy, bitsy things.
They would put it between netting and fuse it. These were intricate picture quilts...beautiful. Me? I save them and give it to the birds or squirrels. :lol: :lol:
They would put it between netting and fuse it. These were intricate picture quilts...beautiful. Me? I save them and give it to the birds or squirrels. :lol: :lol:
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