I'm still not clear on this.....
#11
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Location: Utah
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you might laugh but I use the zipper plastic bags that sheets come in to store my scraps. I organize them by colors. I put fall colors in one, Christmas in another, Pastels in another ect. I like the king size ones the best they are sort of square and hold their shape and stay open.
#14
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I save all of my scraps and those that others give me. If I
don't want to use them, I send them to a pick up site for
Medina Children's Home in Texas. The Home either uses them, sells them, or sends them to El Paso to be made into rags. If
the pieces are too small or not suitable content for rags, they are sent to Africa to be ground up and made into thread.
This thread thing sounds unbelievable to me, but they have
told me three times that they really do ship it to Africa. I
give batting scraps to a guild that uses them as stuffing for
bears that they make for children in trauma. All fabric must be recycled for worthwhile projects.
don't want to use them, I send them to a pick up site for
Medina Children's Home in Texas. The Home either uses them, sells them, or sends them to El Paso to be made into rags. If
the pieces are too small or not suitable content for rags, they are sent to Africa to be ground up and made into thread.
This thread thing sounds unbelievable to me, but they have
told me three times that they really do ship it to Africa. I
give batting scraps to a guild that uses them as stuffing for
bears that they make for children in trauma. All fabric must be recycled for worthwhile projects.
#17
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 375
I sort all my scrpas out into clear plastic shoebox sized tubs. I have the following sizes saved - 2" squares, 1"/2"/3" strips, 4.5" square and 6.5" squares. Only the 2" strips are sorted further into lights and darks. Once the tub appears to be full, I stop making other items and challenge myself to making a scrappy quilt.
#18
Originally Posted by np3
Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
Here's the Bonnie Hunter method
http://quiltville.com/scrapusersystem.shtml
She sorts by size, then light/dark. Works for me.
http://quiltville.com/scrapusersystem.shtml
She sorts by size, then light/dark. Works for me.
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