Do you save your selvages?

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09-30-2011, 10:15 AM

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baskets4moo

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I've started saving them to help out whoever needs them. My question is, how do you charge for them?

I wouldn't be able to charge anyone, but maybe swapping for a yard of batik or something may be fun. or 4 fat quarters of a fun fabric in your colors.

i might swap yardage for yardage, but i don't think i would swap for something i was going to throw out.

how many selvedges does it take to make a yard?

I don't save mine, but if someone wants to make items with them I don't see why they wouldn't swap for yardage. They would have to purchase a lot of fabric they probably don't need to get the number of selvedges for some projects.

I swap for for my selvage chicken pincushion when I have enough time to hatch a flock :-D

09-30-2011, 05:17 PM

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Sadiemae

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Your pincushions are adorable.

09-30-2011, 08:32 PM

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baskets4moo

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Your pincushions are adorable.

Thanks! Have your seen my tute?
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-143250-1.htm

10-01-2011, 09:33 AM

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betsy lou

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I would like to see more of your pinchusions...are there patterns or do you create them yourself?

10-01-2011, 05:35 PM

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Sadiemae

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I would like to see more of your pinchusions...are there patterns or do you create them yourself?

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-143250-1.htm

10-04-2011, 01:10 PM

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mayday

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I tie my trash bag up with them or anyting else that needs it.

10-04-2011, 03:41 PM

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ManiacQuilter2

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, I cut mine off after I cut the strip. There is worse than knowing who made the fabric if you need that information later !!! I make sure the label is cut of the fabric until it is all used up.

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06-23-2020, 07:48 PM

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retrogirl02

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I've got a few photos around and a Selvage square tutorial, too.

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Originally Posted by GJoyce

, Never thought of saving them. Is there a picture easy to see with things made of them?

GJoyce, yes! There's plenty on here somewhere. Here are a few...
The first is a pinkeep/needle book set, the second a pincushion, the third is a quilt block in the "strings" style.

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06-23-2020, 08:56 PM

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quiltsRfun

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Originally Posted by Lori S

I save enough quilting "byproducts " please do not encourage me to save more STUFF! Between the scraps, crumbs, magazines, batting morsels, bits of fusibles .... I just can't handle another bin of STUFF!

I’m with you on that one.

06-24-2020, 01:47 AM

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copycat

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Yes I do save my selvages. Sometimes I use them to help me choose fabrics for my projects.

Our guild had a program on making mug rugs with selvages.

Once I used the selvage in a quilt label.
Lazy Label made using the selvage and words taken from my Halloween panel

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