LogCabin82

Not only do I feel guilty, but I don't just have quilt scraps, I also have garment scraps! I've been trying to find some easy patterns to use up my garment pieces because I don't want to waste them!

ckcowl

I purge my scraps fairly regularly but not by sending them to the trash- I keep a large flat rate postal box under the cutting table- when I have scraps I don’t want to keep I drop them in the box, when the box is crammed full I tape it shut and send out an offer for anyone who wants to pay the postage . I never have a problem finding someone who wants and will use my scraps

SandyinZ4

I am so glad you do this. I have finally convinced my Guild members that nothing gets into the trash except paper. Our tiniest strings, batting scraps and trimmings go into pet beds for our local shelter.

Rebecca_S

I make a lot of scrappy quilts, so mine mostly get used. I have switched to only sewing with cotton thread and fabric, so the little bits can go into my compost bin. A couple of seasons later they go on the garden without problems, and it keeps the waste out of landfills.

abdconsultant

I donate my scraps, can't throw out anything I think someone may need.

sewingpup

I do save scraps, I tried cutting them up into specific sizes as I worked on my quilts. Found out I have a lot of specific size scraps I am not using. anyway, I did find strips are much more user friendly to me than squares or triangles. But now I simply sort scraps into color families. When I find a scrap project I want to do, I just go to the color bag I want and start cutting with the smallest scraps first. If what is left over is big enough, I toss it back into the color bag, if it is too small or all on the bias or just plain ugly, I toss it without guilt. Now if I do cut too many pieces of a particular size that don't get used, I just may stick it in shoebox for that sized scrap, so I have a shoe box of 2 inch strips, 5 inch squares, etc. Bottom line, once I use a scrap, I can freely toss the left over from that scrap unless I really do think I might use it again.

Macybaby

I've never felt guilty, but I've also not thrown away "scarps" unless they are unusable. I save everything that I can get at least a 1.5" square out of.

I've been on a scrappy quilt binge while waiting for the house to sell. current one is made up of over 1,000 HST in assorted sizes. I still have a tote full of strings so need to find another scrappy string quilt pattern.

SueZQ from MN

Your photo reminded me of the quilts that I was familiar with growing up. They were all scrappy with no fancy designs, patterns, or coordinated colors, just bits and pieces of fabric from any available source lovingly turned into squares.

Quiltah Mama

How ingenious. I never would have thought of this. Absolutely love this idea. I use my compost dirt for my annual flower pots. My plants love it. I will be doing this going forward. Thank you so much for sharing this.

texastopaz

My son-in-law commented that cotton scraps, sewn with cotton thread, decompose in his compost bin. So yeah, he gets a nice bag of those tiny pieces and threads when I visit.