Bags of scraps - what to do with them?

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02-21-2011, 03:25 PM

#61

quilting grammy

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it looks like you have big enough pieces to cut strips from them. they would make nice strip quilts .

02-21-2011, 04:10 PM

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leamelon

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How about sending them to some iof us -ie me

02-21-2011, 04:17 PM

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MerryQuilter

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?yo yos

02-21-2011, 04:18 PM

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libbiebean

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Crumb quilts??? OK, I think they are what I would called "crazy" quilt blocks.

02-21-2011, 04:24 PM

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QuiltNama

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They are perfect for string quilt blocks...

02-21-2011, 04:40 PM

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gigiri5

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I gave a huge Rubbermaid container full of scraps to a new quilter to use in a sampler quilt she was making in a quilt class. She would call me and ask if I wanted them back because they were soooo pretty. I also received the gift of seeing her progress in her quilting. Great trade-off.

02-21-2011, 05:19 PM

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JUNEC

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Treadler

Thanks for the link. Figured I'd show you exactly what we're talkin' about here. Do you think I should sort everything by color?? Should I trim to a size or just leave them as they are?

Beautiful - You might be able to use them for mini quilts

02-21-2011, 05:35 PM

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jitkaau

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Susan Carlson does fantastic fabric collages with glue and then quilts them. She uses crumb scraps as you describe. Some of her pieces are very well known - the rhino,the turtle etc. Perhaps you could give it a go. She was on the Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims and the episode inspired me. You can see some of her stuff at this link:

http://www.susancarlson.com/Welcome.html

02-21-2011, 07:06 PM

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biscuitqueen

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I would leave the size (you never know what you might need) but sort by light and dark and medium.

02-21-2011, 07:32 PM

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diamond99lv1

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wow..i'll take a bag if you want to give me one...lol i do paper peicing and that would be great to work with...and that an idea for you to use up some of them....