I'm jumping in..starting my journey into developing a scrap system
#61
Hi Purple Petal.
I am near St. Louis (St. Charles) MO, also and what a coincidence - I am working on organizing my scraps, too. I have not been to the GW outlet, but drive by it all the time. I agree with you and others that playing with the scraps is part of the fun. I feel totally satisfied just going into the sewing room and cutting and organizing.
I wish someone would come up with a way to do a scrap swap. That is how addicted I am.
Thanks for the additional inspiration. I think I will go downstairs to cut some strips.
I am near St. Louis (St. Charles) MO, also and what a coincidence - I am working on organizing my scraps, too. I have not been to the GW outlet, but drive by it all the time. I agree with you and others that playing with the scraps is part of the fun. I feel totally satisfied just going into the sewing room and cutting and organizing.
I wish someone would come up with a way to do a scrap swap. That is how addicted I am.
Thanks for the additional inspiration. I think I will go downstairs to cut some strips.
#62
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Join Date: May 2012
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sew4nin--if you like to dig, GW is a blast--got some good quality clothing--exactly what I needed--all of the rejects from
other GW goes there b/f going into land fills, so I don't feel I am taking from others who need clothing.
skjak--thanks, haven't heard of Mary Ann Kenney
par4theday--I think I'll get the Leader/Ender book
Omabi--Oh I wish now I had kept my son's clothes to make quilts--welcome to the board, I feel honored mine was your first post!
jungle--you must have made lots of quilts
jeanneb52--"mating" in the dark-- too funny
georgiamarbles--would love to see your grandmas quilt, hope you post pic--i'm a newcomer to QB as well, love this place--very welcoming
GeriB--YoYos & buttons--yet another project!!
Wonder why dryer sheets work? this suggestion has come up a lot. I tried it and it works..
Here's my lessons:
I'm still cutting.
I wake up thinking about my fabric, and it's the first thing I do when I get my chores done and my other work finished. I look at every piece of fabric I see (and I mean every piece--do you know what I mean) & my mind tries to figure out how I'll cut it up. Oh the madness!
I still have several men's shirts to deconstruct & then I'll be able to start sewing
After cutting strips (mainly 1 1/2, 2, & 2 1/2"), I'm going to change my cutting strategy & go for cutting bigger rectangle pieces, I want to start sewing & playing. I told my self I can't start till I finish cutting.
My biggest piece is a 3xL men's shirt back, it came out to a 28" x 28" square
yokes cut into 2" and 1 1/2" strips
sleeves come out to be 20" X 10" depending on size
Pockets, cuffs, are good for smaller squares that I cut while I watch TV
My hands are always busy with cutting something
I like cutting the smaller pieces, not so much the strips,
I like the feeling I get when I see the piles stacked neatly waiting for me.
I feel like I am "stocking" my sewing pantry
I feel very productive & peaceful.
My husband is happy that I'm happy.
other GW goes there b/f going into land fills, so I don't feel I am taking from others who need clothing.
skjak--thanks, haven't heard of Mary Ann Kenney
par4theday--I think I'll get the Leader/Ender book
Omabi--Oh I wish now I had kept my son's clothes to make quilts--welcome to the board, I feel honored mine was your first post!
jungle--you must have made lots of quilts
jeanneb52--"mating" in the dark-- too funny
georgiamarbles--would love to see your grandmas quilt, hope you post pic--i'm a newcomer to QB as well, love this place--very welcoming
GeriB--YoYos & buttons--yet another project!!
Wonder why dryer sheets work? this suggestion has come up a lot. I tried it and it works..
Here's my lessons:
I'm still cutting.
I wake up thinking about my fabric, and it's the first thing I do when I get my chores done and my other work finished. I look at every piece of fabric I see (and I mean every piece--do you know what I mean) & my mind tries to figure out how I'll cut it up. Oh the madness!
I still have several men's shirts to deconstruct & then I'll be able to start sewing
After cutting strips (mainly 1 1/2, 2, & 2 1/2"), I'm going to change my cutting strategy & go for cutting bigger rectangle pieces, I want to start sewing & playing. I told my self I can't start till I finish cutting.
My biggest piece is a 3xL men's shirt back, it came out to a 28" x 28" square
yokes cut into 2" and 1 1/2" strips
sleeves come out to be 20" X 10" depending on size
Pockets, cuffs, are good for smaller squares that I cut while I watch TV
My hands are always busy with cutting something
I like cutting the smaller pieces, not so much the strips,
I like the feeling I get when I see the piles stacked neatly waiting for me.
I feel like I am "stocking" my sewing pantry
I feel very productive & peaceful.
My husband is happy that I'm happy.
#63
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Holmen, WI
Posts: 6,459
Same here... woo hoo! I really admire your dedication! I wish some of it would rub off on me & my scraps! I used to be so good about cutting my scraps into a variety of shapes the minute they became scraps & now I just throw them into a giant Rubbermaid tote. And the weird thing is, I don't mind cutting fabric (I know some people hate to do it). Oh well... someday...
#65
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Join Date: May 2012
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here's a graph (I obsessed about) to come up with the scrap sizes to cut:
Beginning Unfinished Blocks
HST 4Patch 9Patch 16 Patch
1.5" 2.5" 3.5" 4.5"
2.0" 1" 3.5" 5.0" 6. 5"
2.5" 1.5" 4.5" 6.5" 8.5"
3.5" 2.5" 6.5" 9.5" 14.5"
since most quilt patterns can be graphed into geo shapes of HST, blocks, & combos thereof
my thinking was, I can just pull my precut strips, combine them to my heart's content & be confident they'll all go together. I don't even need to have a pre conceived pattern. I can just play till I decide how I want to put them together. this idea appeals to me immensely.
Beginning Unfinished Blocks
HST 4Patch 9Patch 16 Patch
1.5" 2.5" 3.5" 4.5"
2.0" 1" 3.5" 5.0" 6. 5"
2.5" 1.5" 4.5" 6.5" 8.5"
3.5" 2.5" 6.5" 9.5" 14.5"
since most quilt patterns can be graphed into geo shapes of HST, blocks, & combos thereof
my thinking was, I can just pull my precut strips, combine them to my heart's content & be confident they'll all go together. I don't even need to have a pre conceived pattern. I can just play till I decide how I want to put them together. this idea appeals to me immensely.
Last edited by PurplePetal; 06-06-2012 at 09:46 AM. Reason: graph didn't come out right.
#67
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: MO (the Show Me state)
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here you go sue. i think this is what you are talking about.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t183515-5.html
here are a few others:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...168930-13.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t153884-7.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...-t42426-5.html
there are plenty others on this board. i searched on 'men's shirts quilts'.
oh and here's a tute on how to cut men's shirts up for quilting.
http://thethriftyquilter.blogspot.co...e-thrifty.html
Last edited by Havplenty; 06-06-2012 at 09:53 AM.
#69
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: MO (the Show Me state)
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ok one last one and this one is made from hawaiian shirt prints. i really like this quilt and this one will cause me to start scouring thrift stores for hawaiian print shirts.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...-t92847-6.html
p.s. you all are enablers. i wasn't looking for any additional projects to start as i got my hands full now with projects and two additional ones floating around in my mind to design. now i am thinking about these shirts and my mind is spinning. oh the possibilities. i will certainly consider shirts for male oriented donation quilts.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...-t92847-6.html
p.s. you all are enablers. i wasn't looking for any additional projects to start as i got my hands full now with projects and two additional ones floating around in my mind to design. now i am thinking about these shirts and my mind is spinning. oh the possibilities. i will certainly consider shirts for male oriented donation quilts.
here you go sue. i think this is what you are talking about.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t183515-5.html
here are a few others:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...168930-13.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t153884-7.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...-t42426-5.html
there are plenty others on this board. i searched on 'men's shirts quilts'.
oh and here's a tute on how to cut men's shirts up for quilting.
http://thethriftyquilter.blogspot.co...e-thrifty.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t183515-5.html
here are a few others:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...168930-13.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t153884-7.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...-t42426-5.html
there are plenty others on this board. i searched on 'men's shirts quilts'.
oh and here's a tute on how to cut men's shirts up for quilting.
http://thethriftyquilter.blogspot.co...e-thrifty.html
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