what are 'scraps' to you
#14
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This is me as well. I only buy for projects - no 'stash' buying. I have lots of scraps that could be odd pieces up to a couple of yards. I use the odd bits to make test blocks; home dec projects; gifts; etc. I'm not a 'scrappy' quilter. If I hear of someone who needs something I may have in my 'scraps' they are certainly free to a good home.
#18
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I don't have a hard and fast rule, but if I can't wrap it around my comic boards, then it goes into the bin with usable scraps. It probably has to be 2 1/2" - 3" for me to keep as a "usable scrap", but if it's a long 2" scrap, I would keep that, too, since that makes it more likely I would use it for something.
Anything smaller I put into a separate pail which theoretically I can use for stuffing - I just starting doing that maybe six months ago and haven't made anything needing stuffing since then, but I have occasionally pulled something out of the pail when I want a really small piece for something.
I'm still trying to achieve a balance. I don't like to feel like I'm wasting things, but if I save too much, the organization becomes overwhelming.
Anything smaller I put into a separate pail which theoretically I can use for stuffing - I just starting doing that maybe six months ago and haven't made anything needing stuffing since then, but I have occasionally pulled something out of the pail when I want a really small piece for something.
I'm still trying to achieve a balance. I don't like to feel like I'm wasting things, but if I save too much, the organization becomes overwhelming.
#20
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a scrap is a piece of fabric I can't use for a current project! ANY scrap never is wasted--it either goes in a "stuffing" pile or a pile with selvedges or a "crumb box" and gets RECYCLED to someone who CAN use it!
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