Scrap Happy
#31
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When my quit project is finished, this is when I cut whats left into scrappy different size squares or strips 2 1/2 inches wide and smaller strips kept in plastics boxes for when I get enough to make a scrappy or string quilt. Each size has it's own box or bag, so if I need something for a small project, it is ready to go.
#32
Here is a quilt that was just posted on scraps. I bet she sewed them in strips first and then cut the stratas the width she needed and then put in the solid fabric. Looks cool though. http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t174385.html
#35
Bless all you crumb quilters - - it would send me to the insame asylum. I love scrap quilts but make mine in strips. I throw out what you use; maybe I'll start saving them and give the scraps to someone for postage, huh?
#38
I love doing scrappies, too. My method, if you can call it one, is to put all scraps from a current project into a basket at the end of the cutting table as I am working on it. After the project is completed I go through the basket and cut everything into sizes and shapes I commonly use in scrappies, such as 2 1/2" squares, 2 1/2" strips, 1 1/2" strips, triangles, etc., depending on the size and shape of the scrap. I keep separate plastic tubs for each shape. This way prep is pretty much done already, and I can just pick and sort when ready to use them!
#40
Why don't you try crumb quilting? It is so much fun, here is just one web site:
http://www.quiltville.com/crumbs.shtml
http://www.quiltville.com/crumbs.shtml
The picture is just one of many that I have made for Project Linus
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