I just love coming here, so many really great idea you all have...I wish I could see a picture of the paper piecing strip, and how it all goes together...great project for my grand daughter...whoooooooooooooeeeeeeee

I have some tutorials in my blog thriftyideastoday.com for strip quilts or table runners - example the 9 patch or 12 patch - this is such a great idea using the small scraps on the old register paper.

I found 2- 3" rolls in a bag for $1.00 at Goodwill on Friday, then had to stop at Gordon Food Service, and found a box of 12 marked down for $4.90! I am stocked up & ready to go! Thank you Sue!

wow now I will wait to see waht you make!!!

I finally tracked down some 3in rolls over here. I could only persuade the shop to sell me two - otherwise they wanted me to buy a whole box (I might go back for them later). Anyway, here is my effort so far.

I addapted a box that originally held a block of note paper to hold my roll. Two holes drilled in it, and an old plastic knitting needle did the trick (I cut it to length).

Really kewl! Lesley. I need to try that. I am working on a crumb quilt.

I love it. Now I am going to have to go back to thrift store to find one of those boxes.
Thanks.

Sue had a nice holder for her roll, and I had a small cardboard box I could have used, but I like this better as there wasn't anyway I was going to be able to find one like hers.

I also found it easier to cut up scraps in front of the TV so that I had a good box of them to choose from, rather than doing it in front of the machine, which seems to hold up production. I think I could get addicted to these strips.

Very creative, don't think I would have thought of that. I don't watch much TV, I spend most evenings on this quilt board. Looks like a great way to use up small bits.

Great idea Lesley for the little box. I had a plastic box like that....its disappeared somewhere..I think your Christmas strips will be fun to work with, they look great!

have you ever tried sewing strips of fabric into a long straight piece? if you havent I tell you your straight piece of finished fabric goes really wonky, but by using the paper(consider it a guide) you will find you have a perfectly straight and beautiful 3in. jumping off place for a large variety of creations. Happy stripping!

that really is super...looks wonderful

Great tutorials, thank you for sharing your ideas and creativity. I like your finished projects and your style.

I have been collecting scraps but have not found the adding paper. :-(

Thanks Sue! I have seemed to accumulate an inordinate amount of scraps with my latest project. Now I have a way to use them up!

Thanks Sue, great idea for my granddaughters to tackle, they like to see things happening quickly!! A friend just gave me a shoe box full of strips she had finished with so they can start on them. Good job I never throw anything away. Now to find the paper rolls!

I hope you try it and enjoy it

Excellent idea Sue.. I love it.. going to try it soon.

This is such a good idea. A long stip of just the pieces without the paper behind would not be very stable. I have purchased some adding maching tapes in different widths and ready to start attaching my scraps , for later use. Thanks so much for sharing this idea

Iglad you liked the idea...i hope to see pictures of quilts or projects many of y ou do with this method..it is fun and frugal

I was in to Staples last week.
A young lady in line before me purchased two packages of adding machine paper.
I wasn't brave enough to ask her if she was Board member, but when I saw the rolls, I was sure thinking it! LOL <wave>

Oh, I would have asked. It would be nice to know someone close to where you live and have the same love of quilting.

i actually read about this somewhere a few yeaers ago...and now i am gonna go find those receipt rolls i have stashed somewhere. this is a great idea for using up all of those scraps i cant bear to throw out!

I think it was in 2000 that I came up with this

I LOVE THIS I also booked marked it and will try it very soon. I have strips from a dress factory I bought years ago and this will be perfect. i am also going to try to find some larger rolls of paper that i could try to make a larger one

If you find them please let me know. I would love to make larger strings.
I guess I could cut my own but way to much work.

Thank you for sharing this idea, especially the roll holder. So nice to sew a bit and come back to do more later. I'll be watching for rolls of paper at the flea markets.

All I can say is WOW !!
Where can I find the pic of the curtains mentioned a few pages back, sounds like something cute to hang in a sewing room.

I just asked hubby if he had tape at his office and I also need a old CD to use to trace for another project, he wanted to know what in the he** was I making now !! LOL

I think I will look into getting some shelf paper at the dollar store.Or having my husband cut a roll in half with a saw I will let you know if I try it. You know I just had another thought as I was writing this. I have made string quilts sewing onto old sheets. Now I have to buy new cheap one riped into blocks why couldn't I ripe them into strips? I'll see. When you use cloth though you have to do a lot of pressing.

Fax paper is @ 8" wide and you often can find it cheap at yard sales or thrift shops

GREAT idea now I just have to find it. :lol:

Thanks iw ill be looking
Cathy

Be careful with thermal paper, it has chemicals in it and can break down fibers.

Thanks, that is a great idea!!!

If you can't find the 3" paper rolls I think you could use lightweight interfacting cut to that width and just leave it on. No ripping off of paper!

VERY interesting! Thanx for the original links of your projects. I had missed them.

That's a great idea. I picked up 5 yards of light weight interfacing for 2.00 I may use that.

Cathy

easy to use the non thermo side and you take it off right away...for everyday quilts you ue a lot there is definitely no problem..I have done some about 9 yrs ago and they look like new...not use it maybe for heirloom quilts

I cant seem to find 3" I will have to make a trip to staples next time I am that way....

Do you pick and choose your colors as you stip them together , or just zip them up no willie nillie??

wow sue what a great idea ,oh i love your scrappy quilts all of them, do they sell loner adding paper bolts ,when i get tired of quilting and i just what to sew i,ll make these thank you for showing your idea