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    Old 06-16-2011, 07:53 AM
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    I save all the cut-off triangles in a zip bag.
    They make a great old-fashioned looking doll quilt.

    They can also be passed along to someone who makes miniatures. One person's scrap is another person's treasure.
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    Old 06-16-2011, 07:58 AM
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    I do this all the time. :thumbup: Easier to sew them while they are together
    than trying to sew them afterwards. I mark both lines before going
    to the machine.
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    Old 06-16-2011, 08:02 AM
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    Originally Posted by BellaBoo
    This method is Bonnie Hunter's way! She's been teaching this for years. She's the queen of scraps.

    She calls them Bonus Triangles.

    http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2011/...triangles.html
    I knew it seemed like such a simple idea that I could not have been the original one to think this up...but glad to share anyway...maybe someone out there had not tried this before and will benefit!
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    Old 06-16-2011, 08:11 AM
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    Great tip. I will use this while doing my dear jane....if the tips are big enough
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    Old 06-16-2011, 08:51 AM
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    Originally Posted by june6995
    I save all the cut-off triangles in a zip bag.
    They make a great old-fashioned looking doll quilt.

    They can also be passed along to someone who makes miniatures. One person's scrap is another person's treasure.
    June in Cincinnati
    I've got a 1 gal. bag filled and 1/2 of another so far. Don't have any idea when I'm going to have enough to do a decent size quilt though. :-D Since its not a WIP, I'm not sure how to classify them, maybe SFQ (Saving for Future Quilt)? ;)
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    Old 06-16-2011, 09:12 AM
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    Check out Bonnie's website, she has great ideas how to manage scraps and lot of free pattern with how to pictures. It's like a big quilt book. She is very generous with her patterns. Great minds thinks alike so you are great! LOL


    http://quiltville.com/
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    Old 06-16-2011, 09:22 AM
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    I do that a lot too! Just hate wasting all that fabric!
    Of course now I have hundreds of different sized half-square triangles just waiting for me to use them.
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    Old 06-16-2011, 03:44 PM
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    Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
    I do that a lot too! Just hate wasting all that fabric!
    I do this too, and often incorporate the bonus HST in one of the borders. They already match the quilt!!!
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    Old 06-17-2011, 03:05 AM
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    Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
    Originally Posted by amma
    I love to do this too... it is like making two blocks at once :D:D:D
    ditto
    Same here! :o)
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    Old 06-17-2011, 06:13 AM
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    That's the way I do it also.
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