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    Old 09-19-2010, 07:36 PM
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    I love your quilt! I would use the extra in the border or just put it in your stash & use it later in another project.
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    Old 09-19-2010, 09:04 PM
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    Originally Posted by sarahbelle

    In my book, this much waste is unacceptable.
    Don't you like stash?
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    Old 09-20-2010, 02:17 AM
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    How about a Wall Hanging,pillows,a project that pulls all of it together.Pillowcase to go with the quilt.
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    Old 09-20-2010, 02:34 AM
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    any leftovers (not waste,IMHO) i use as a scrappy border or scrappy binding.

    save a piece for a pretty label too!

    i do tend to keep any "like" leftovers together..like baby/child prints to make a scrappy quilt down the road.

    your quilt is beautiful though!

    i think i am reading your "waste" as the cost of the jelly rolls, meaning you could of paid less,buying less fabric from the company.
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    Old 09-20-2010, 02:53 AM
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    Pretty quilt. I would use the leftovers in a scrappy quilt, adding what is necessary to make the right size. Scrappy quilts are my personal favorites.
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    Old 09-20-2010, 04:06 AM
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    I think she should make the boxes out a contracting color/colors and use up the strip she had left over. Is it possible the package she bought was for a larger quilt? I also had that experience with a pack, but mine was to be expected, but I didn't let the left-overs go to waste. I'm making Pot-pinchers, 35 of them, for gifts. After cutting out the heart, I had a 5 inch square at the fold of the piece (15 pieces, 15 squares). I just squared it up and will use with a joining square to make a shopping bag, or something. My mother always said "Waste not, want not." She would have been 124 years old this month.
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    Old 09-20-2010, 04:48 AM
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    I won't repeat what's already been said. Just think it's way better to have too much than not enough. More stash for other projects to create from!
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    Old 09-20-2010, 04:56 AM
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    I put my left overs in a bag. When I have enough, I make a baby quilt or a scrappy quilt.
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    Old 09-20-2010, 05:01 AM
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    Sounds like you nay have enough for a complete back for this quilt, even though it would be slightly different from the top.
    Whatever you decide, this is beautiful.
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    Old 09-20-2010, 05:07 AM
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    You did a great job on the quilt. I use every little srcap I can. I make crumb blocks and I sort scraps as I make them....As you are finishing what you are doing with one fabric put the left overs a side in bins labeled for differant size scraps. That way it is not so overwhelming. Your scraps will be organized and when you find a pattern for the size you will have what you need with out hours of sorting left overs.
    I look at scraps as free fabric for the need project.
    Happy scrapping,
    Christina,(Chrissy)
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