Scraps
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Originally Posted by SaraSewing
Scraps? You mean those tiny little smigins that are too little to fold? Little squiggly corner pieces. I can't stand keeping them around. I keep them cut up into squares, triangles, or make crumb blocks. I can decide what to do with the cut pieces later, but at least they are ready to be productive. I don't have room to store a bag of left overs that look like "junk" to the unbeliever.
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Originally Posted by pamkasperi
Originally Posted by SaraSewing
Scraps? You mean those tiny little smigins that are too little to fold? Little squiggly corner pieces. I can't stand keeping them around. I keep them cut up into squares, triangles, or make crumb blocks. I can decide what to do with the cut pieces later, but at least they are ready to be productive. I don't have room to store a bag of left overs that look like "junk" to the unbeliever.
here's one example
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Originally Posted by SaraSewing
Originally Posted by pamkasperi
Originally Posted by SaraSewing
Scraps? You mean those tiny little smigins that are too little to fold? Little squiggly corner pieces. I can't stand keeping them around. I keep them cut up into squares, triangles, or make crumb blocks. I can decide what to do with the cut pieces later, but at least they are ready to be productive. I don't have room to store a bag of left overs that look like "junk" to the unbeliever.
I have to charge my camera battery (must have left it on last night) and I'll take a pic.
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I use Bonnie Hunters method..
http://quiltville.com/scrapusersystem.shtml
I have mine in sterilite drawers like she does, labeled by size, some by color, I even have drawers for each individual shapes cut out from my Accuquilt Go cutter. Anywhere I can fit the drawers I did.. I cant seem to toss anything away..
I currently have a Crumb UFO goin on.. .
http://quiltville.com/scrapusersystem.shtml
I have mine in sterilite drawers like she does, labeled by size, some by color, I even have drawers for each individual shapes cut out from my Accuquilt Go cutter. Anywhere I can fit the drawers I did.. I cant seem to toss anything away..
I currently have a Crumb UFO goin on.. .
WIP/UFO
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Originally Posted by Ramona Byrd
AWW, honey, you haven't got much at all, considering what some of us have in boxes, bags, baskets, bales and hidden here and there so no one can actually tell what we have. And even we don't remember where we put most of it some of the time!!
I have a separate box for "critters". I know I will use those in kid quilts.
One of my guild sisters takes the time to cut off any useless bits as she goes along, then stores the remaining scraps by size and color. She came to a guild session with a plastic shoebox each of red, blue and green, all 2x5. She whipped out a Chinese coins quilt in very little time. I don't even want to be as organized as she is, but I do admire her work.
Sarasewing, I like your blocks. Good work.
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mine are in plastic bins. I have one that all scraps go into, then as I cut those down into certain sizes and shapes they move to other bins. Keeps me organized and helps me know when it's time ot make a quilt with a certain size piece (postage stamp, jelly roll, etc...)
#29
Originally Posted by pamkasperi
How do you store your scraps? I started with a plastic bag and then last week moved to this really cute basket I have and now I"m using a grocery sack; the gallon size baggie and the basket.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-80431-1.htm
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My LQS gives its remnants to about 4 of us in rotation. We all use them for charity quilts. The LQS then takes in scraps from its customers and adds them to what it gives us.
No down side there! Some are big enough to go into non-scrappy quilts for me. The rest are used scrappily.
No down side there! Some are big enough to go into non-scrappy quilts for me. The rest are used scrappily.
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