Don't leave your 2 1/2 inch squares unchaperoned!
12-15-2013, 08:28 AM
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Happydaze, I am not cottage dee, but, OHIO is near Michigan and it was in the single digits last week and just about 30 f this week. so, at the freezing point. now, about those squares . . . I made blocks (12 of them) using 36 squares each to start a scrappy for my nephew, and had to put it aside until after Thanksgiving. I can't find them to save my soul! I am now hoping that they will have multiplied by the time I find them..
12-15-2013, 01:47 PM
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Even if you don't leave them unchaproned they mulitply. I spent all afternoon in my "cave" and ended up with more 2 1/2 in squares and 5 in squares than when I started. I put my 2 1/2 in squares into 9 patches and then put the patches together in a quilt. Last week I used a lot of my 2 1/2 in strips and made a jelly roll marathon type quilt. That did use a lot of my strips. I probably have more cut squares and strips than I will probably ever use but just can't get rid of them. When I cut my left over fabric into squares, I have a bin under my cutting table that I put the really small pieces in and then I give them to a friend that uses them for paper piecing.
12-15-2013, 11:21 PM
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my scraps keep making more! Potential to overwhelm the world must be in the sewing room
I set a goal to use all my left overs and now I have so many I am almost lost in them.. They do make wonderful useable items to hopefully bless other folks with!! I keep to much, but have you seen the wonderful pictures made with little pieces and bits of fabric!! ? Beautiful stuff!!!
Have fun cutting an sewing It's cold outside!
I set a goal to use all my left overs and now I have so many I am almost lost in them.. They do make wonderful useable items to hopefully bless other folks with!! I keep to much, but have you seen the wonderful pictures made with little pieces and bits of fabric!! ? Beautiful stuff!!!Have fun cutting an sewing
It's cold outside!
12-16-2013, 07:16 AM
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Just this morning, my husband handed me a 2 1/2" square that fell to the floor and says, "Why do you keep these?" Me: Saving for a scrap quilt. He: Just throw them away. I pointed to the drawers where I have my scrap squares and strips stored and he just shook his head. He will never understand!!!!
12-16-2013, 08:57 AM
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A few years ago, I cut up all my scraps into 2 1/2 inch squares for a quilt pattern I had. Fast forward a few years. I have made 2 full size quilts, several table runners, tote bags, and just this past week, I have sewed 1000 of those little buggers together. I have barely made a dent in my collection. I think they are reproducing when I'm not looking. So if you have a collection, keep an eye on them.
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