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    Old 05-01-2012, 05:40 PM
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    There are people out here (not me) who are great designers who could take your different sized blocks and make a beautiful scrappy quilt. Maybe you could do an exchange with someone for fabric?
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    Old 05-01-2012, 05:43 PM
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    YIKES........ tsk tsk tsk... throwing fabric away... thats almost a cardinal SIN here......

    40 lashes with a wet sewing thread!!!!

    hehehehehe
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    Old 05-01-2012, 05:44 PM
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    They could also be used for the bib part of an apron.

    A friend who take alot of classes always uses Christmas fabric for them. Then the blocks have the same theme. When she made a quilt with them, she called it, "A Touch of Classes".
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    Old 05-01-2012, 05:47 PM
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    I use mine to practice free motion quilting... I like the idea of the American Veteran Project too... our son is full-time National Guard (he is a Master Gunner and is the training officer for the local armory) and a veteran who has served two tours in Iraq. So any project that benefits the active duty military, the reserves or National Guard, or our veterans is near and dear to my heart!
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    Old 05-01-2012, 05:59 PM
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    Originally Posted by susie-susie-susie
    I've seen people using them to make pot holders, tote bags, purses, and any other small item. You could make table runners, and a scrap quilt is a good idea. Show us what you do with them.
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    Yep, I made all of these,,, scrap quilts are good, I have made several for our lake house..... they are perfect, pot holders to match a quilt I have given as a gift
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    Old 05-01-2012, 06:03 PM
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    I have been collecting them and hope to put them all together for a scrappy quilt. If one doesn't fit due to color I can always tea dye it to fit in a little better.
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    Old 05-02-2012, 04:03 AM
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    When I have some extra blocks of a quilt I've been working on I make matching pillows to go with the quilts or in the case of my first finished quilt another whole quilt. (I got carried away having so much fun!) Everyone loves the matching pillows though.
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    Old 06-26-2012, 01:14 PM
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    Originally Posted by everbtrue
    They could also be used for the bib part of an apron.

    A friend who take alot of classes always uses Christmas fabric for them. Then the blocks have the same theme. When she made a quilt with them, she called it, "A Touch of Classes".
    What a great idea! See? People on this board are so clever & creative (unlike me... LOL!)!
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    Old 06-26-2012, 01:38 PM
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    I would get hold of a copy of Sharyn Craig's 'Setting Solutions" either at your library or from amazon (they have used ones)
    http://www.amazon.com/Setting-Soluti...ting+Solutions
    The book has great ideas about setting blocks that are different sizes, colors etc. Great book with lots of creative ideas.
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    Old 06-26-2012, 02:23 PM
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    I have used them in the quilt backing. They add interest to the back of the quilt, and coordinate with the quilt top.
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