Orphan Blocks
05-18-2015, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by madamekelly
This ought to bring a smile (or grimace) from all of you. I made my DD 10 grocery bags out of cotton so she could use them as she likes. First, I must say this is a brilliant student who got straight A's in school. A little over a year later, I asked how they were working out. She replied, "They were great, can you make me more?". What?? She explained "I used all of them the first month." ?! I just had to ask her how. She told me " They held everything I needed, but after using each one, I threw them away" (because she heard that they were not very sanitary). It never occurred to her to wash them! We had a good laugh, and I made her 10 more, and put washing instructions on each of them!
What?? indeed. lol I thought you were going to write :"she sold them for pocket money"
the next thing she ought to learn is how to make some... lol
05-19-2015, 05:42 AM
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Just read this thread cause I have a box of them and the same ? Love all your ideas- I think the shopping bags and FMQ practice is what I'm headed for. Thanks for the heads up about labels for washing them- so many of us have that "throwaway" mentality these days.
05-19-2015, 05:46 AM
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This thread is a wonderful example on what can be done with rejected blocks, sample blocks, orphan blocks.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...e-t237347.html
So many uses for those orphans.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...e-t237347.html
So many uses for those orphans.
05-24-2015, 04:19 PM
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This is what my guild did with our orphan blocks - http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...rs-t22705.html
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