WMUTeach

I cut mine in standard sizes and put them in plastic shoe boxes. But I really and most truly believe that my house is visited each night by fairies who sprinkle my scraps with pockets filled of fairy magic that make my scraps multiply. About 4 years ago I gathered two grocery bags, those big brown paper bags, filled with scraps. My goal was to use them all that summer vacation away from school. Well... I made 20+ scrappy quilts since then and still have just as many scraps as when I started. I consider it a blessing because now I can make more quilts to give away. One of these nights I will catch those fairies and ask them to clean up after their doings. They are such messy little things.

Shorebird

I have become a MAJOR fan of Bonnie Hunter...........I have all of her books, and try, as best one that is truly a disorganized person by nature can, to follow her lead with regard to scraps. I treated myself to an AccuQuilt Studio this year (when it was on a major sale)...and use that to cut my scraps up into usable pieces. I also follow her advise regarding leaders and enders - I no longer have that scrap that is full of thread and thrown away........I now start and end my piecing with pieces from my cut scraps, sewing 2 squares or 2 triangles together when I start and end..........it is truly amazing how quickly you can get enough 4 patches or 9 patches, or half square triangle units to make a quilt top! Time that would otherwise have been wasted............

MargeD

I'm afraid I have more scraps than ideas and time to make scrap quilts, but I read with interest those who use the scraps to make dog beds, great idea. My daughter has a friend who is a Vet and maybe I'll talk to her to see if they could use beds like that in their clinic.

purplefiend

This is what I make with my scraps.

Marti1943

I have many uses for scraps. My favorite type of quilting is appliqué . I love using a fabric cutter using various scraps to create a new quilt. There are many scrap quilting books. Right now my scrap pile needs replenishing !

rosiewell

I use scraps mostly for applique, I do some paper piecing babies quilting.

crafty pat

I save all mine and use them in fabric landscapes for wall hangings and applique work I love to do. Someday I hope to make a scrap quilt. I am just starting a table runner for DD from scraps I used making her a quilt she uses as a wall quilt several years ago.

running1

don't think so! There are some amazing quilts out there made of the teeniest scraps! Have fun!!!

debbieoh

I just sew them together once I have a bunch. I call it my recycled fabric yardage. Than I cut in 6 or 8 in squares. Than turnthem into quilts for my charity work.

charsuewilson

I keep mine. I just made a doll house quilt from the scraps from a table runner. I try not to keep anything under 2.5", but I've made some quilts from 2" strips, and I've cut some 1.5" squares, which I'd be willing to part with. Mostly I don't cut them unless the scraps are down near the size of a 2.5" square I started a strip quilt. Haven't gotten far with it, but I haven't felt well lately either. Time to get back into some quilting.