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    Old 08-24-2011, 01:33 PM
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    anything that I can make either a strip of at least 1" wide, or a 2" block is a keeper....smaller than that is tossed.
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    Old 08-24-2011, 01:40 PM
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    I consider a scrap anything leftover from a project. The scraps I would consider useable would be anything 1" sq. or larger.
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    Old 08-24-2011, 01:42 PM
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    I save scraps that are 1 1/2 inches and what ever is left I save it in a bag and use it for cat beds or suffing pillows.
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    Old 08-25-2011, 03:30 AM
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    I toss anything under 1 1/2" square.
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    Old 08-25-2011, 03:42 AM
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    Those I can cut at least 1 1/2" squares and 1" strips
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    Old 08-25-2011, 04:07 AM
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    Anything over an inch square. BUT let me explain here, I have a friend who does mini piecing, so she will use things as small as 3/4" cut (finishing 1/4") so all my scraps (anything under about 5" square) goes into a bag and she gets them several times a year. Its really neat to see what she uses the small pieces to create.
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    Old 08-25-2011, 04:20 AM
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    Please go to quiltville.com. She is the Scrap Queen! Read her ideas for saving different size scraps.
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    Old 08-25-2011, 04:26 AM
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    anything bigger than lint.
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    Old 08-25-2011, 04:45 AM
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    I think I'm with ptquilts. I save everything. I recently made an applique quilt with kittens and puppies and hated buying a FQ to make the inner ears of 3-4 blocks. I needed maybe a 3 x 3 inch square of fabric. The rest is in my stash--a win win I guess.
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    Old 08-25-2011, 04:47 AM
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    It all depends on what the person wants to accomplish with them. I save everything that is big enough get applique from and larger for blocks and strips
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