If you were "fabric needy" - what is the smallest size scrap that you could use?

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05-03-2010, 05:51 PM

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Carol W

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So many great ideas for scraps.

05-03-2010, 06:08 PM

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Lorraine babuick

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If anyone has scraps to give away my arms are open. I will trade you fq's for scraps.
Lorraine

05-03-2010, 08:18 PM

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RagdollRosey

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I keep all bits of scraps even down to the cuttings from squaring up, those I set outside for the birds to make nest. Most of the small scraps I keep and use as stuffing for firm pillows.

05-03-2010, 08:24 PM

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quiltinglisa

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Scraps are the greatest! I love to make string quilts out of the bigger pieces. And crumb blocks out of the tiny ones. Fun, fun!!

05-03-2010, 10:54 PM

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Gal

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Chele, may I ask what do you make from selvages, I am cuious or have I been missing something being a 'newbie' to quilting?
Thanks
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05-04-2010, 03:23 AM

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sheelah60

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if you'll mail me you'r address i have just the thing for you. 6 other laides and my self that peace togeather would be more than happy for you to have our stuff. got to my e-mail. sheelah60@hotmail. com and leave m you'r home address and you'll get the scraps.

05-04-2010, 03:55 AM

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mygirl66

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just cleaned up my scraps last night, now I have another plastic sweater box full of 'em. they are great for paper piecing. I have a 2'log cabin pattern, half inch works great for that!

05-04-2010, 04:42 AM

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jolo

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I know you didnt ask me but,,,, I cut the selveges and use to tie my tomatoe vines up,and crochet rugs Jolo

05-04-2010, 04:48 AM

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Zephyr

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I have a pillow that is made with selvages (not on the inside), a lap selvage edge quilt and a king size selvage edge quilt. I have pictures but I have trouble getting them out of my photo site onto this site.

05-05-2010, 06:32 AM

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omak

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ByThePiece

Quote:

Originally Posted by craftybear

thanks for starting this thread, you can use small pieces for the cool scarves with yarn

When I read this I thought "HUH?" Would love to see a picture of scarf like this. But if no one wanted tiny scraps, they could be pillow or doll stuffing or I use fabric (old socks, other rags) in bottom of pot that I'm planting or strips for "tying up" plants.

My daughter wanted a bean bag chair one time, so I took my good denim, cut the orange slices and started filling the chair up with my batting scraps, fabric scraps, poly fill ... as I went along working on projects.
It didn't work well for something that was six feet across ... it was too heavy and matted down too solidly ... come to think of it ... what did that girl do with the denim when she realized her bean bag was not functional :? I don't remember getting it back ... huh! I guess I didn't train her properly <g> ...
My friend however, has a manufactured pet bed that mats down, and she takes my batting and scraps and puts them in with the original chips that were in the bed, and it is a totally different story <wave>