Spring cleaning.
#1
Spring cleaning.
I lost my mind and decided to organize all my batting pieces....then went further down the rabbit hole and organized all the fabric scraps.
While organizing the fabric I found some wedges I had cut in the wrong angle a couple of years ago, but didn't have the heart to toss.
So I set them aside - where I could see them - awaiting inspiration. After a couple of days I decided what to do.
In retrospect I would have been happier if I'd tossed the wedges! Lots wrong with this. The most obvious is that it is not round...and just totally wonky. I will use it to remind myself that it is okay to toss some fabric pieces.
Actually, while organizing my stash I decided to toss more of the small pieces before they take over!
While organizing the fabric I found some wedges I had cut in the wrong angle a couple of years ago, but didn't have the heart to toss.
So I set them aside - where I could see them - awaiting inspiration. After a couple of days I decided what to do.
In retrospect I would have been happier if I'd tossed the wedges! Lots wrong with this. The most obvious is that it is not round...and just totally wonky. I will use it to remind myself that it is okay to toss some fabric pieces.
Actually, while organizing my stash I decided to toss more of the small pieces before they take over!
#3
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Southern California
Posts: 19,127
We have all made mistakes and hopefully we learn from them. I would get a plate or saucer and try cutting a circle and make a mug rug for someone. I finish up little projects and donate them to my charity I support. They are NOT sold for what I have put into them but someone is going to love it !!!
#4
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Saginaw Michigan
Posts: 2,305
Have you seen the method of making circles by making a multi-level freezer paper circle or using a cardboard, then basting around the edges of your fabric and pulling it around the paper circle? Makes perfect circles - I would try that to save all your work.
#9
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Carolina
Posts: 877
Don't throw them away. Many people here give small scraps for the price of postage. I am looking at beginning a scrappy quilt, a first for me, and will be looking for small pieces. Someone doing this could cut them up and use them. Better than throwing away. Do you belong to a guild? Take them to the donation pile and see what someone can do with them.
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