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    Old 09-02-2014, 10:31 AM
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    Default So, What can you do with those stray blocks?

    Some ideas. http://www.patchworkposse.com/50-eas...o-quilt-blocks
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    Old 09-02-2014, 10:34 AM
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    Super bunch of ideas!
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    Old 09-02-2014, 04:33 PM
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    Bookmarked it. Thank you!
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    Old 09-03-2014, 03:13 AM
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    I us to save all my 'stray' blocks till they threatened to take over -not only the house but they would invade my night mares. Now I have a 1 tote rule-once the tote is full they get sorted and the majority become picnic or car quilts. The rest become shopping bags. I donate them to our local Free Store. I will also hand sew the extra blocks to the corners of the batting before sandwiching. Just in case they ever need fixing. This has saved me a lot of tote space : )
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    Old 09-03-2014, 04:41 AM
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    Thanks so much for this link! It's very timely. When looking for some scraps I just found a bunch of squares I had forgotten about. Lots of great ideas.
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    Old 09-04-2014, 08:26 AM
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    Thank you for sharing. What a great site.
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    Old 09-04-2014, 09:41 AM
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    Originally Posted by Stitchit123
    I us to save all my 'stray' blocks till they threatened to take over -not only the house but they would invade my night mares. Now I have a 1 tote rule-once the tote is full they get sorted and the majority become picnic or car quilts. The rest become shopping bags. I donate them to our local Free Store. I will also hand sew the extra blocks to the corners of the batting before sandwiching. Just in case they ever need fixing. This has saved me a lot of tote space : )
    Excellent process.
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    Old 09-04-2014, 01:01 PM
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    Thanks for sharing..
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    Old 09-04-2014, 04:17 PM
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    My sarcasm wins out against common sense.... Sew them together into a quilt and tell people it is an Underground Railroad quilt. (Yes, I'm bad some days)
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    Thanks for link. I am on to what i call "Country Leftovers #6."
    i try to keep three colors to four and throw in some embroidery or cross stitch.
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