Scraps...
07-28-2016, 05:20 AM
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I think I have far more yardage in scraps than I do in pieces of a yard and more, even though that is considerable. The scraps take up more space in my quilting room, and in my mind. At my old guild there was a "free" table, and the wiser ladies brought in the leftovers from each project and left them for us dummies to pick up. At the time I didn't understand why they wanted no scraps around, but now I get it. Of course I'm still accumulating scraps.
07-28-2016, 05:48 AM
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Answer to scrap problem
I think I have far more yardage in scraps than I do in pieces of a yard and more, even though that is considerable. The scraps take up more space in my quilting room, and in my mind. At my old guild there was a "free" table, and the wiser ladies brought in the leftovers from each project and left them for us dummies to pick up. At the time I didn't understand why they wanted no scraps around, but now I get it. Of course I'm still accumulating scraps.
07-28-2016, 06:12 AM
#14
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I cut my scraps into 5, 6 and 6 1/2 squares to make disappearing nine patch tops. A lot of 2 1/2 inch strips for scrappy jelly roll tops and the rest into strings for string blocks. I make pet pillows out of pieces I can't use. But everyone is right, the scraps just multiply.
07-28-2016, 08:33 AM
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07-28-2016, 11:42 AM
#19
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I donate most of them to my guild -- or make flannel board clothes for my niece to play with. I bought a pinking blade for my rotary cutter & she just thinks it's the best thing ever that each time she comes to visit Auntie, she leaves with a couple new outfits for her imaginary dollies (for real, maybe I should make her flannel people one of these days -- but that would involve going to fabric store & we all know will happen if I end up there! 
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07-28-2016, 11:51 AM
#20
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At least you were smart about it and have scraps left from other quilts. When I started to quilt I loved scrappy's so I went out and BOUGHT scraps. Which now, looking back, was stupid. I should have started with a quilt or two and made scrappies AFTER. Oh well.....I am trying to get into the challenge of finding fun patterns for the same materials so they all look different. That is the biggest or hardest part for me. After a while I just want to start on something new and not look at "oh....THAT fabric" again. Live and learn for me!
If I really, REALLY hate it, it becomes the backing for kennel quilts. Just to get rid of it.
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