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03-25-2011, 08:58 PM

#161

Love2sew

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Great Idea! Nothing get wasted.

03-26-2011, 07:28 AM

#162

SNAIL

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great idea..i ironed them flat and used them as stablizer when i was appliqueing sunflower quilt blocks..worked great and very cheap. :D

03-26-2011, 08:48 AM

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Meadow Vista

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Thanks for sharing! Clever way to use up miscellaneous scraps to create something truly unique.

03-26-2011, 09:32 AM

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oksewglad

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fontmomma

That's neat! Brings back memories when we were growing up and made doll dresses from milk strainer filters. They now have a crocheted version--same principile. Bought the pattern from Annie's Attic.

Ok I grew up on a dairy farm too :-D . But I never learned about doll dresses from milk filter pads as we called them. (I have a couple of the milk strainers as "decorative" items.

03-26-2011, 11:54 AM

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Kellie G

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Great idea!!! Just make sure you remove the filter when done, I have heard that they are VERY flammable. You would not want to leave it in your project.

03-26-2011, 12:45 PM

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booklady

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I wonder if a flat filter would go through the printer or a copier so you could do some paper piecing designs? HHHhhhmmmm, I may have to try this. May have to buy the extra large restaurant sized ones or the square ones to try this.

03-26-2011, 12:54 PM

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raedar63

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Originally Posted by misseva

I found a place on the web that shows how to make a quilt using circles sewn together it's http://www.equilters.com/library/jea...gallbaros.html

I think this would be a great way to use up some circles - it would make it resemble a cathederal window quilt.

Thanks for the link!

03-26-2011, 12:56 PM

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polly13

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fontmomma

That's neat! Brings back memories when we were growing up and made doll dresses from milk strainer filters.

Oh, I used to have one in the center of my bed that my grandma made. I thought she was sooooo beautiful!

03-26-2011, 01:23 PM

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lesmize

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JUNEC

I just found this while surfing the internet -

http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2009...uesday_21.html

I have a whole stack of filters for my old coffee pot -

Here is what you could do! Make a quilt like this one!

These are shortening lid size circles and pattern taken from Quilt Lover's Favorites.

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Circles appliqued on 8.5 inch squares.

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