What size scraps do you save?
05-17-2013, 04:06 PM
#61
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Originally Posted by bluteddi
rarely does ANY fabric get tossed into the trash here.. scraps get cut into strips and squares,,,, then into the " scrap bin" snipets and trimmings go into anoth bin for pillows, toys stuffings etc..... but then I've been called miserly before.... :-)
I do the same as bluteddi does, I throw nothing in the garbage. First I sort them by color, cut into the shapes I will use down to about 2 inches then those go into a pile for most anything, then I use the tiny bits and threads in stuffing for dog or cat beds. I want to make confetti type wall hangings so am saving the same colors for that in the oh so tiny bits and pieces.
05-17-2013, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by DebraK
if I can get a 2" square out of a piece of fabric, I do it. i have a small box I throw crumbs into. Sometimes I use them to make fabric, sometimes I give them away.
05-18-2013, 06:46 AM
#63
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Made fabric
Originally Posted by SavedByGrace
Two questions........how big is a "crumb".....and what do you mean when you say you make fabric?
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Close up of one piece showing a mini block made from small triangles
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Strips sewn to strips waiting to be cut and re-sewn
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05-18-2013, 07:25 AM
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My smallest strip bin is 1.25". Small-ish pieces go into my scrap basket to make 3" crumb blocks with, and an occasional applique piece. Snippets go into a bag for making dog bed stuffing for a local shelter. 
05-19-2013, 04:58 AM
#65
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Originally Posted by Caroline S
Here are some pics of made fabric. When I get bored with a precise quilt block I go crazy creating crazy fabric. I crumb to me is any piece that can be sewn with a seam into a larger piece. Snippets go into bags for stuffing
05-19-2013, 08:55 AM
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I keep almost all my scraps. I belong to a quilting group and if I don't use them, someone else will use them! lol One of the women makes the most gorgeous quilts out of 1 x 1 squares (I don't have the patience for that). Another woman makes quilts out of the edges of the fabric with the writing on them, I cut the edges off in one piece width and she makes fun quilts out of all those pieces. I say "thank heavens for my quilting buddies". lol
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