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    Old 04-07-2022, 04:47 AM
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    Darlene Michaud has a video on YouTube on what to do with selvages
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    Old 04-07-2022, 04:49 AM
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    I don't have photos, I have given them away as quilter's prizes. But I made rope clothesline baskets with them.
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    Old 04-07-2022, 05:08 AM
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    Some really neat ideas as to what to do with the selvages. I do save mine and use them for ties when I need to secure a box or bag but that doesn't use many. Also use them in my garden to tie tomato plants to a stake. Now you've given me more ideas.
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    Old 04-07-2022, 05:35 AM
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    I've been saving them to make a library quilt but then Sweet Pea Embroidery came out with one of their own patterns so now I don't really need them. I don't have a whole lot of them anyway.
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    Old 04-07-2022, 09:09 AM
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    I have used them to crochet mug rugs/ coasters/dollhouse rugs and hot mats. Also the string quilt in my avatar uses selvage-size strips. I don't do any of that any more.
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    Old 04-07-2022, 09:28 AM
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    I wish I had saved mine after seeing what you can do with them.
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    Old 04-07-2022, 06:29 PM
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    I made some purses out of the salvages. There is no paper clip or I would show a picture. How do you do the picture when no paper clip?
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    Old 04-07-2022, 07:38 PM
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    After seeing my first selvage quilt in a show I became addicted to saving them. I now have several large bags waiting to be used. I've already made a lap quilt and a few table toppers. Unfortunately I don't know how to post pictures Here are two articles I have bookmarked, one just a picture and the other a delightful thread right here on the Quilting Board, posted by Lynnie25. Her imagination in what she's put togethr awes me (maybe she's reading this? If so, I LOVE your work). Warning - once you've started collecting them it becomes addictive/,

    https://pumpkinpatchbc.com/2021/05/07/selvage-spools/
    https://www.quiltingboard.com/member...65-535170.html
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    Old 04-08-2022, 05:11 AM
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    Originally Posted by sewingsuz
    I made some purses out of the salvages. There is no paper clip or I would show a picture. How do you do the picture when no paper clip?
    Hit the “go advanced” below your reply to get the paper clip and/or the “manage attachments” option.

    Love to see what you did with the selvages.
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    Old 04-08-2022, 05:15 AM
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    I have made a sewing machine cover and other sewing accessories from ( pin cushions needle holders, etc.) as a fund raiser basket.
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