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03-28-2010, 04:35 PM
#491
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Originally Posted by yourstrulyquilts
Originally Posted by KatFish
As a new quilter, I have only managed to produce a large shoe box of scraps, after making 19 quilts. I'm SOOOO disapointed in myself. So far my way of dealing with any left over fabric is to make a matching pillow case or pillow to match my quilt. Any strips i have are joined to my growing chinese coin quilt and any blocks are added to my growing Grandmas flower garden quilt. How do I make sure I produce more scrap fabric in the future?
And at 19 quilts, I wouldn't consider you to be a new quilter. I'll bet you know your way around more than one block! Have you posted any of your quilts? I'd like to see them.
At any rate, I wouldn't worry about not making enough scraps. It's a headache to figure out what to do with them and I don't want to just toss them. So I usually cut them into the largest square they will make, and then the 2nd largest, and 3rd largest, and so on. Then stack them with the other squares of the same size. I have also rectangles and triangles, and strips that are wof. I have made a couple of quilts from this and really enjoy the challenge of putting it all together!.It's supposed to be fun, so don't fret if you don't have scraps!
I think that will be my new motto! LOL
YTQ
03-28-2010, 07:22 PM
#493
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Originally Posted by raptureready
We are no more codependent than any other support group we're just more encouraging. LOL We're always here to say "Go for it. You can do it." Run into problems? We'll help you out. Storage problems? We'll come up the solution.
Need a fabric, or a pattern, we'll help you find it. Need help with a quilt? We're here to give opinions and advice.
Just need to vent about something? We'll listen, we're here to listen and send comfort and prayers. All in all you just can't find a better support group than this. Codependent? Enablers? You betcha and proud of it. After all, there's far worse things to be. LOVE THIS GROUP!!!
Need a fabric, or a pattern, we'll help you find it. Need help with a quilt? We're here to give opinions and advice.
Just need to vent about something? We'll listen, we're here to listen and send comfort and prayers. All in all you just can't find a better support group than this. Codependent? Enablers? You betcha and proud of it. After all, there's far worse things to be. LOVE THIS GROUP!!!
03-28-2010, 07:58 PM
#494
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Hit the garage sales and thrift stores. And maybe your husbands closet. Rummage sales are good too. You be surprised how much material you can get from a large shirt. Then----- you will have all kinds of scraps to work with. A lot of quilt show sell bags of scraps for very little money. So go get them scraps girlie!
03-29-2010, 03:12 AM
#495
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Originally Posted by POosterman
Hit the garage sales and thrift stores. And maybe your husbands closet. Rummage sales are good too. You be surprised how much material you can get from a large shirt. Then----- you will have all kinds of scraps to work with. A lot of quilt show sell bags of scraps for very little money. So go get them scraps girlie!
03-29-2010, 04:02 AM
#496
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Originally Posted by KatFish
Originally Posted by POosterman
Hit the garage sales and thrift stores. And maybe your husbands closet. Rummage sales are good too. You be surprised how much material you can get from a large shirt. Then----- you will have all kinds of scraps to work with. A lot of quilt show sell bags of scraps for very little money. So go get them scraps girlie!
03-29-2010, 07:16 AM
#497
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In a similar manner I used well worn dresses - a friend's grandmother passed away and she brought me two suitcases full of dresses and asked if I could make 7 quilts for family members. I, of course, ended up sending most of the dresses to Good Will because I didn't need them, but the family loved the ones I made - I included on the labels a photo of Grandmother and information from her obituary which my friend suggested.
04-01-2010, 07:46 AM
#498
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Hi, I'm in also. I have been quilting for 5 years and have a LARGE supply of scraps. I have made a lot of scrap quilts and find that the more you make, the more scraps you have! Also, I usually use scraps on the back of my quilts. I start with a large piece for the middle and then piece large squares to make it the right size. I think it works great and I don't have to go out and buy several yards of fabric.
Happy quilting everyone.
Happy quilting everyone.
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