Scraps
 

I have been trying to use up scraps but the little rascals keep multiplying. Solution- get a bigger scrap bin!:D[ATTACH=CONFIG]573381[/ATTACH]

Atta girl! I have the same solution, but sadly, more than one container. LOL But it is a challenge, isn't it, to try and make use of all these little bitties you can't bear to throw away!

Good one! I try sometimes to use up mine, and end up making more.

Great idea for a scrap bin. I use a large plastic clothes basket, I like your's it's taller.

At least it's a cute bin.

cute one too. You will have more choice once it's filled up. Great idea!

That's the way to handle that problem. I have been trying to use up some of my scraps.
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but they just keep making more.

you found the solution

As fast as I try to use them up, I still have a bureau of them.

I cut lots of 1.5" strips from my scraps and have been making scrappy log cabin blocks whenever I want to sew but don't want to get involved in a "project." It's a brainless activity, but I've finished one quilt that I just mailed off yesterday, and I'm half-way through another. I love the way they look, and each quilt is a trip down the memory lane of quilts that I have made.
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i know the feeling cute bin

How small does a scrap have to be before you toss it out?

Love your solution! We think along the same lines.

I have made about 50 -75 lap size to cover one person out of scraps. I still couldn't use them all, as I seems to make lots of controlled scrappies. I gave my Daughter many and just gifted her with much more. She likes to mess with them and I am sick of dealing with them for the past 2 or 3 months.

Yes, they do multiply...your new bin will be a great catch all for your ongoing scrap addiction.

After each project, I take care of my scraps by cutting them in sizes I use the most. 10 inch squares, 5 inch squares, 2.5 inch squares. that makes it faster when I need to make a quick scrappy quilt.

After each project, I take care of my scraps by cutting them in sizes I use the most. 10 inch squares, 5 inch squares, 2.5 inch squares. I have tubs marked for each size, when I "work" my scraps, I toss them in their tub, that makes it faster when I need to make a quick scrappy quilt.

I don't keep anything under 2.5 inches, I put them in a bag to donate to the ladies at the church who make postage stamp quilts

That's a good one! I have an extra collapsible laundry bin from the Dollar Tree...thanks for giving me an idea of what to do with it! :-)
Your scraps are beautiful, BTW!

Loisf I love your quilt and will start making 11/2 inch strips with your log cabin in mind! Tartan you make such lovely things that your new bin will just give you more options for your creativity!

LOL! Great solution Tartan!

Love your idea! LOL.

Great idea. I just remembered an extra three section rolling laundry cart that would be perfect. I can also separate colors into light medium and dark.

wonderful idea to store the scraps in!

That is a beautiful solution to the scrap problem!

Lol I hear ya! I have 3 tall kitchen trash cans full of scraps.

.....if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! Dollar Tree here I come!

You got my curiosity....I thought you were going to show us another one of your gorgeous creations!!!!

Next time.

Yeah and now I have three of the large tubs with lids that won't close. Am going to have to get a better handle on them that is all there is to it! Too many ufo's to finish before utilizing those scraps and no time to get at any of it right now. They do seem to multiply like rabbits LOL Even if I am not down in my sewing room it seems.

LOL You are so funny Tartan! I bought one of those 3 bag laundry sorters on a little cart. It takes up quite a bit of floor space but it works good.

I can hardly see a difference in scraps after two quilts were pieced...those little scraps are like rabbits...just keep multiplying. I love scraps and scrap quilts. My tiny pieces and threads go to a bag for a lady who makes donation dog beds. Anything over 1" goes to my scrap boxes. Several times a year when I need to do mindless sewing, I sew a scrap quilt.

I like your new one, but I'd need a 30 gallon bag for all my scraps! LOL!! I do use them quite frequently, but I hate to throw them out as they've saved me a lot of problems since I started quilting in 2010!! One day I hope to make a special quilt with them.

Lie your idea for scraps, as they never go down.