beatys9

Neat idea! Baby bird quilts

burchquilts

My guidelines exactly. Trust me, no matter what size you end up saving, they multiply like bunnies!

oksewglad

Oh I'm LOL here. I've been working on some mini blocks again. The center crazy patch measure 1.5" finished in this little quilt. And yes they multiply like bunnies and now my quilting friends give me little ziplocs to broaden my quilt palette! [ATTACH=CONFIG]348339[/ATTACH]

QuiltnLady1

I also tie these little strips around our suitcase handles. I also use them on my scissors handles and on the handles of my rotary cutters. I make loops for the scissors and rotary cutters and use the loops to hang them on hooks -- and it helps mark them as mine when I am at a class.

roseOfsharon

Gladie how do you ever do such small blocks! They are so cute and the mini quilt is darling.

KellyPA

I keep them all. Those that I can sew with go into a pile, those that are too small to sew with go in a small pillow and then the pillow is full, I sew it shut and then it can be donated to a pet shelter, used in a room, or whatever.

MadamPolo

I toss the thin strips and really small pieces, but if it is 2 or 3 inches, it goes into my scraps. I use it when I paper piece. I did see a video once of a lady shredding fabric to make a picture. She piled them into colors, took a foundation piece of fabric, spread the shreds according to her picture she was making, covered it in black toile, and then stitched over the whole thing to hold it in place. It was a wall hanging. I don't think that technique would work for a quilt.

MadamPolo

Kelly, that's a great idea to make a pillow out of them. I wouldn't use it for a dog, however, unless you want to come in one day and find all of those bits all over your house. Cats would love them. Heck, so would hubby's, too.

oksewglad

Oh thanks Sharon. I just piece the block like it's a tiny crumb block making the block 1/2" larger than the finished size I want. When I'm in an "I don't know what I want to do" mood I pull out my little pieces and have a grand old time. Then when I want a quick little mini for a fund raiser I have the blocks ready to go and in no time I have a quilt made. This one is actually 7 1/2 x 13 not including the border. I just stuck it on the scanner rather than taking a picture :-) !

ligia

Keep tiny pieces of batiks , marbles, almost solids - for appliqué