collecting selvage edges?

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02-22-2011, 06:34 AM

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ksules

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My mom uses them to tie up her tomatoe plants in the garden, to tie tops of bags.

02-22-2011, 07:12 AM

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Dae Kuczma

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Just one question: how do you "reuse" selvage edges????

02-22-2011, 07:34 AM

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I have a couple of patterns for selvages. I believe it says that they need to be at least 1 inch wide. Now to start saving may selvages to make it! I my just buy them from some one on here.

02-22-2011, 08:46 AM

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A year ago I started cutting them off of all new fabric as soon as they were washed. I'm in the process now of cutting ALL selvages off every piece of fabric I own and am refolding and reorganizing and of course, purging, as I clean out my sewing room!!! I plan on using them in string quilts that I will be making later on in the year.

02-22-2011, 09:20 AM

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NinaK

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Would these work for the latch hook rugs they make from fabric?

02-22-2011, 09:47 AM

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gpinet

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I belong to a quilt guild in NH and some of us save salvages. One girl made a bag. Very cute.

If anyone has ideas, please comment.

gail

02-22-2011, 09:56 AM

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I was taking a tag out of a skirt I bought to use for fabric and wondered if anyone ever saves the tags to use in a quilt---I know another subject but thought I would throw that in the mix.

02-22-2011, 10:50 AM

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Dae Kuczma

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Does anyone have a picture using selvage pieces of a completed project? I'm not visualizing what all of you are talking about.

02-22-2011, 10:54 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mommafank

I was taking a tag out of a skirt I bought to use for fabric and wondered if anyone ever saves the tags to use in a quilt---I know another subject but thought I would throw that in the mix.

Yep, I've seen some quilts made using labels. They're usually zigzagged or fused to a fabric block, and then assembled into a quilt. Very cool.

02-22-2011, 11:05 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MTS

Quote:

Originally Posted by mommafank

I was taking a tag out of a skirt I bought to use for fabric and wondered if anyone ever saves the tags to use in a quilt---I know another subject but thought I would throw that in the mix.

Yep, I've seen some quilts made using labels. They're usually zigzagged or fused to a fabric block, and then assembled into a quilt. Very cool.

Guess I will go retrieve it and add it to my now newly started selvage collection.