I can't do it anymore
04-04-2010, 07:14 AM
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I toss all scraps. I used to keep them but never used them because I don't like scrappy quilts. I only keep things big enough to cut a strip from, so I guess FQ are my minimum.
I'm a neat freak and love to throw things away. :-D
I'm a neat freak and love to throw things away. :-D
04-04-2010, 10:06 AM
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There are a lot of people on the QB who would love to take your scraps.
I'm in scrap hell myself right now. Thanks to the Boomerang Swap, I have a stack of bits and pieces waiting to be sorted. All my foldable pieces go back in the color bin. The little pieces go into the tall scrap bin.
In my eager-beaver mode, I decided to keep all the trimmings from my HSTs and sew them into even smaller HSTs. (trimmed they are only 1 3/4") So the madness continues.
...in the end - they are your scraps and you need to do what makes you happy.
I'm in scrap hell myself right now. Thanks to the Boomerang Swap, I have a stack of bits and pieces waiting to be sorted. All my foldable pieces go back in the color bin. The little pieces go into the tall scrap bin.
In my eager-beaver mode, I decided to keep all the trimmings from my HSTs and sew them into even smaller HSTs. (trimmed they are only 1 3/4") So the madness continues.
...in the end - they are your scraps and you need to do what makes you happy.
04-04-2010, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by TenaHF
This is one of the best ideas for scrap fabric - thread tanglings - batting pieces, etc., etc., etc... Throw all into a catch all bag - then sew a doggy bed or cat bed and fill it with all the scraps. Donate the finished doggy or cat bed to your local animal shelter. The animal shelter will love you and your donations....
Use two pieces of material - sew wrong sides together - leave a 6" space to turn the fabric right side out - stuff with scrap stuff - sew 6" space together 'use your sewing machine' doggies won't care if their bed is perfectly made.This is like making a throw pillow....
Have FUN making these beds .... HAPPY EASTER....
:-D
Use two pieces of material - sew wrong sides together - leave a 6" space to turn the fabric right side out - stuff with scrap stuff - sew 6" space together 'use your sewing machine' doggies won't care if their bed is perfectly made.This is like making a throw pillow....
Have FUN making these beds .... HAPPY EASTER....
:-D
04-04-2010, 04:48 PM
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Oh please don't throw your scraps away. There are so many quilters on this board that would love to have them. I just gave some away and there are more wanting them but I am all out for now.
04-04-2010, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by raptureready
If it's cuts off triangles I sew them together to make HSTs. I save most small scraps of fabric until I'm done working on that particular quilt then they're gone. I used to give them to a "friend" because she'd asked if I would give her my scrappy pieces, some were as big as fat eighths, until I overheard her tell someone that I was gave her all my garbage. Now, I keep the bigger pieces and the small ones go in the garbage.
04-04-2010, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
In my eager-beaver mode, I decided to keep all the trimmings from my HSTs and sew them into even smaller HSTs. (trimmed they are only 1 3/4") So the madness continues.
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