Monday, August 8, 2011

Cutting scraps

Ever since I finished the recovery quilt, I have been cutting squares from my scraps and in some cases, my stash.  mostly 2.5 inch squares, but some 5 inch squares when the size warranted it.  I love seeing my fabric up close and personal...not sure if I am going somewhere with all this cutting, although my new Amish books have got me thinking about Sunshine and Shadows...for now, I'm just enjoying the cutting.

This is a small section of what is left over...scraps from my scraps.  I'm having a hard time with the thought of putting them in the trash.  any good ideas for what to do with them?

11 comments:

  1. Quite a few years ago I was with one of my quilt friends, my sister and hubby up in Shipshewana. They had a Sunshine and Shadows raffle quilt haning in Yoder's and hubby loved it. The four of us spent a few hours carrying bolts of fabric from the fabric section up to the quilt to match the squares -- it had to be those same colors 'cause they created an optical illusion. It was really fun and he loves the quilt. That was before cell phone cameras too -- it would be such an easy thing to do now LOL! You could just put all your pretty scraps in a big clear glass jar and drool over them! ;-)

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  2. that is so smart; then theyll be ready to use!

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  3. why not sew them together and "make" some interesting fabric from them!
    I just spent an hour cutting up my black an white scraps using my Acuquilt Go.
    now i have triangles and squares of various sizes ready for another project

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  4. Buttons...button magnets... Crumb blocks?

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  5. You should make a ticker tape quilt. One of my favorites is here:
    http://howaboutpinkplease.blogspot.com/2011/02/you-can-call-me-owl.html

    It's perfect for little scraps!

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  6. With my scrap scraps I like to stitch them to note cards or cardstock for sending!

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  7. I love seeing post from you, you must try and get on here more often!! ♥ I think the button and cards ideas are great or you could make coasters (I think people call them mug rugs now..!).

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  8. I would get some muslin or something and stitch them together to "make" fabric...then you can use it for applique or square up blocks and use them. I love doing that with scraps!

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  9. I don't throw out any fabric. When my fabric scraps are too small to do anything with, I put them in a bag to use as stuffing for a pet bed. Other small scraps are divided into categories: strings, ticker tape, charmlets. All fabric is good for something!

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  10. THROW THEM AWAY and get on with your life. :)
    I'm such a killjoy.

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  11. Jenny
    check my blog and see what I did with my little scraps.

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