IT_Nana

That reminds me of daughter, who always used to make fun of me when we'd go into a fabric store because I had to touch all the fabrics. She's 34 now and does the same thing. :-)

Maybe1day

I am not sure what possessed you to wash your scraps in the first place? Hadn't the original material already been washed?

I'm with whom ever said they would go eat some chocolate and get over it real quick :lol:

Maybe1day

Bev

When I get an idea like this, I go outside, garden a little or walk the dog, come in, have a cup of tea and a chocolate chip cookie. Then I go back to my quilting room and rethink it. I usually end up working on something else. In fact, I have to be honest, I ALWAYS end up working on something else. :mrgreen:

Rann

I do stuff like this all the time and I end up more disorganized than before.

rainbowquilt

lol good decision! lol

MaryStoaks

I have a worse mess! I'm part way through organizing my huge stash. So far I have about 2/3 of it seperated into big plastic bins by color. This is going to take a while but I'm sure it will be worth the trouble. I hope to use my stash now that I will be able to find what I need.

Delbra

Nope. Sounds like work to me.

coachmatthewsvhs

best reply ever!!!!

craftymatt2

I do, but I didn't think about eating chocolate, maybe that is the problem, but i have diabetes and the Dr. would have a fit.

rahaube

I understand what you mean. I did this last spring. Anything smaller than half a yard that was the full width of the fabric was set aside to become strips. Any smaller pieces were cut into 5 inch charm blocks. As a result I have a lot less scraps and about 4000 5 inch squares sorted by color and stored in clear plastic. They often come in handy. My daughter-in-law, a teacher, wanted me to make her 50 little quilts for her 5th graders to quilt their initials in. That 100 squares didn't make a dent in my supply and pleased my daughter-in-law. My sewing is much neater these days but as I sew more scraps are created.