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Old 04-30-2011, 05:35 PM
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I have been sewing for years and all left over fabrics I cut into 3 and 4 and 5 and 6inch squares, depending how big the pieces are. I stack the in soda boxes marked of course , and make patch blankets for new babies in church or lap blankets for the elderly in the hospitals. Aloha ! They love them and they last for years too
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Old 04-30-2011, 06:24 PM
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I want to see a photo of the ones you KEPT!
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Old 04-30-2011, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by bakermom
Originally Posted by TonnieLoree
Pencil lines? I haven't thought about that forever! That is the way my Mom and I used to cut fabric (early 70's) before rotary cutters became available. I think I just dated myself! lol
that's how i learned,too.
:-) And look how far we've come!
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Old 04-30-2011, 06:40 PM
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One of my all time favorite advances was when someone brought out the rotary cutters and rulers, then machine quilting, made making quilts so much faster. I too cut out each square and marked with pencil. I have two rotary cutters and would quit quilting if you couldn't buy them anymore.
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Originally Posted by Enchanted Quilter
You mean pencil lines are Out. Someone need to send out a Memo.
Made me laugh!
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Originally Posted by Molokai Grandma
I have been sewing for years and all left over fabrics I cut into 3 and 4 and 5 and 6inch squares, depending how big the pieces are. I stack the in soda boxes marked of course , and make patch blankets for new babies in church or lap blankets for the elderly in the hospitals. Aloha ! They love them and they last for years too
This is what I do also , plus I also cut me some FQ. if there's enough out of the left over yardage, it all gets saved and used later on.
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Old 05-01-2011, 04:03 AM
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Wow, those squares would make some great charity quilts!
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If you'd like to part with any of the reds and yellows, please let me know.
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Old 05-01-2011, 11:29 AM
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Have fun with them and we'll see some posts when you have completed some projects.
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I'm going for a class to learn the 10 minute block.
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