Astonishing things about my scraps...
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Astonishing things about my scraps...
Once again I'm sorting my 1000s of scraps but this time I wondered how much fabric may stuck in these tiny little bits and pieces???
So I weighed 1m: it's a little bit more than 1 yard, of fabric to have a reference and then this happened:
my stripes: 3cm wide will give 65 cms:
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My odd shaped scraps will give 2.80 m:
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And some wider stripes will give 65 cms:
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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....
And that are not all scraps I have gathered and stored......
So I weighed 1m: it's a little bit more than 1 yard, of fabric to have a reference and then this happened:
my stripes: 3cm wide will give 65 cms:
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My odd shaped scraps will give 2.80 m:
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And some wider stripes will give 65 cms:
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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....
And that are not all scraps I have gathered and stored......
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Looks like you have some great scraps to play with and I am sure you will come up with some fantastic quilts which will reveal the hidden treasure you have in those bits of fabric. I will have to remember to not complain about fabric prices here in the US. Compared to Europe we are bargain basement!
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I just realized not too long ago that I was throwing away stuff that other people would love. I used to give some of it to a friend and now I'm trying to think long term about what I can do with it. Waste not, Want not!
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I loooove scrappy and crazy quilts, so only the tiniest scraps end up in the trash in my house.
Actually that's not even true; scraps I would 'throw out' (fabric and batting) go into a bag and when the bag gets full it gets sewn up and used as a pet bed! Or my 8 yo niece comes over and raids the bag to fill little pillows she likes to make for her dolls.
Actually that's not even true; scraps I would 'throw out' (fabric and batting) go into a bag and when the bag gets full it gets sewn up and used as a pet bed! Or my 8 yo niece comes over and raids the bag to fill little pillows she likes to make for her dolls.
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My first quilts were scrap quilts.. the idea of purchasing fabric for quilts was just not a concept we considered. Sometimes I think my scraps are more precious than my yardage. It is amazing how much can be made from scraps.
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I hear you! Here in the US, when fabric is $9/yd that equates to 25¢ an inch. As fabric reaches $11/yd the per inch prices "inches" up to 30¢. The smallest scraps I save are 3/4" wide to us in mini quilts.
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