Help please!: What Size Should I Cut My Scraps?
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
Bonnie Hunter's system
http://quiltville.com/scrapusersystem.shtml
http://quiltville.com/scrapusersystem.shtml
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Originally Posted by Grandma Mary
Hi, I am a newbie quilter so I need your voices of experience. I have finally begun to organize my stash and now have a large pile of small fabric pieces ranging from a few inches to about 12" wide. I can't bear to throw them out, and would like to cut them into strips or squares and organize them by color. I heard on Fons & Porter that they like to cut their scraps into 6" and 2-1/2" strips. Does this sound like a good plan? Or...are there better or easier options? I appreciate any suggestions. Thanks ahead of time for your help!
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I am sitting here picking my jaw up after looking at this link... http://quiltville.com/scrapusersystem.shtml
Amazing... I am amazed that some of these are done with 1.5" squares! OMG
Beautiful.. makes me want to attempt that .... dare I?
Amazing... I am amazed that some of these are done with 1.5" squares! OMG
Beautiful.. makes me want to attempt that .... dare I?
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Originally Posted by Zhillslady
I cut a lot of 2.5 x 6 for scrap braid quilts and you can cut 2.5 x 4.5 and make split decision blocks.
When I have a large bunch of 2.5" squares, I often put together 4 patches or 3D bowties to add to quilts later. I also make scrappy squares to put together later.
I found that I used those precut scraps up pretty quickly.
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Originally Posted by Rhaorth
I am sitting here picking my jaw up after looking at this link... http://quiltville.com/scrapusersystem.shtml
Amazing... I am amazed that some of these are done with 1.5" squares! OMG
Beautiful.. makes me want to attempt that .... dare I?
Amazing... I am amazed that some of these are done with 1.5" squares! OMG
Beautiful.. makes me want to attempt that .... dare I?
Now that I have it organized, every time I cut fabric, I throw those small pieces into a basket and every once in a while I go through and cut them into the squares and strips.
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