What do you do with your scraps?
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I finally went thru all my stash and "trimmed" everything up. I save everything from 2' and up. I do have a box of the really tiny scraps, the corners from triangles, thread, batting pieces, selvage ends. I take that to the quilt store and they use it for stuffing for animal beds. The pieces that are too big for that box, but way to small for me, I put in a basket and when its full, I put it on her for giveaway.
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Originally Posted by charity-crafter
I've got a system down with my strips. I sew strips so I have ~13" wide. Then cut as many 12.5" squares I can from the strip set, then 4.5" x 10.5" as many as I can, then a 2.5" strip.
you sew strips 13" wide. Crosswise strips, just keep sewing long long long. Cut as many 12.5 sq as you can. When what is left is not 12.5, you cut a 10.5 x 4.5. 10.5 is crosswise & 4.5 is the long long long direction? and one final 2.5 cut?
Thanks for taking the time to explain your system.
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I have been cutting mine into strips and making into log cabin quilts. I find it's a lot easier for me just to think in terms of 1.5" strips, rather than various size blocks, and I love the variety you can get with log cabins.
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Originally Posted by quiltmouse
could you elaborate?
Now, depending on how long my strip set is, I cut
12.5" squares as many as I can get from that strip set,
4.5" strip sets and trim them down to 10.5" wide, saving the trims to make more strip sets later,.as many as I can get from.
Then 2.5" strip sets, the width of the strip set.
I'll take some pictures to show what I'm talking about.
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If you have the Go...the leaves and stems die is AWESOME to use on those very small pieces makes very thin stems and very small circles. I have been cutting all night....I will give out many to my friends and also lots for me...I would normally throw out scraps this small...and I can mail the pieces to my friends that live far away for what is it now 35 cents??
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I know a person who make a pillow and keeps it near her sewing machine. She fills it with the small scraps and when full she sew up the end and donates to the animal shelter.
Originally Posted by ksea
mine are in a bag under my sewing table but I want to throw them out, but just can't seem to!
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