Astonishing things about my scraps...
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So, if you consider how much fabric costs: over here you'll pay 15 to 20 € per meter, there is a little treasure hidden in all the little scraps... And so I must think what to do with them....
I was present for a trunk show by Bonnie Hunter, and she made this exact point - just because the piece of fabric is less than 1/4 yard doesn't mean it's worthless...and she has many **FREE** quilt patterns on her website, with great instructions...just read through them a couple of times and look at the photos before starting any pattern so you don't spend hours unsewing....ask me how I know this!
I was present for a trunk show by Bonnie Hunter, and she made this exact point - just because the piece of fabric is less than 1/4 yard doesn't mean it's worthless...and she has many **FREE** quilt patterns on her website, with great instructions...just read through them a couple of times and look at the photos before starting any pattern so you don't spend hours unsewing....ask me how I know this!
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The only downside is that the smaller the scrap, the larger percentage you lose to seams. I would figure that you are only going to wind up with about 60 to 75% of what you think. I'm not saying this as a negative, I love scrap quilts, just mentioning this for planning purposes.
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The only downside is that the smaller the scrap, the larger percentage you lose to seams. I would figure that you are only going to wind up with about 60 to 75% of what you think. I'm not saying this as a negative, I love scrap quilts, just mentioning this for planning purposes.
You are right: I once measured the Log Cabin Blocks before and after sewing and found out that for the whole quilt minimum one meter or more then one yard vanishes in the seams!!!
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I converted 6 oz to kilogramms and it nearly came out the weight I got for 1 meter of my fabric!!!! My fabric has a little bit more!
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The only downside is that the smaller the scrap, the larger percentage you lose to seams. I would figure that you are only going to wind up with about 60 to 75% of what you think. I'm not saying this as a negative, I love scrap quilts, just mentioning this for planning purposes.
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