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Be sure to have 2 bins close by when you cut out and sew your blocks. In one, toss the triangles that are left over from making flying geese with a rectangle and 2 corner squares, or the strips from log cabins and other useable pieces. They are big enough to use for something else - check out the baby quilt on the quilt show & tell page where I used triangles for pinwheels. In the other bin, toss scraps to use for fusing and making pictures on cards. Really unusable pieces go in the garbage.

Great idea! I saw your baby quilt & it's cute! I've been saving scraps & leftover triangles, but I don't really know what to do with them so thanks for helping me out.

I save all my scraps too. I keep scraps in a big basket. When the basket gets full I take it to guild and everyone picks out what they like. I love seeing my scrap fabric in the quilts others have made. Much better then having the scraps sitting in my sewing room waiting on me to use them.

I make MILE A MINUTE and Tennessee Strings quilt blocks out of my scraps. ( These are frequently I then throw the blocks into a box. When I have enough blocks I make a quilt with them. These are great when you want to do just mindless sewing and just get in the groove



Here are links for instructions:

http://www.angelfire.com/art3/elainesqu ... 5to06.html Tennessee String Blocks and Crazy Stars


http://www.angelfire.com/art3/elainesqu ... jects.html Mile a Minute Blocks

http://www.angelfire.com/art3/elaines ... wcase.html

LadyRags, thanks for the links. I loved looking at all the pictures. There are some great ideas in there.

Hey Rags, thankyou for the links! I make lots of scrappy quilts and been using all of Bonnie's patterns at Quiltville. I love that site but always looking for more, thankyou! Amie )

I also save my scraps. when I am cutting pieces for other blocks I cut my scraps into squares and rectangles in the size that the scrap is the right size for then I put them in plastic zip bags and label them as to size.The 1" ones I save for a postage stamp quilt, others are 2,3, and 4"ers.Then when I need squares for something they are already to go. Projects I'll probably never get to in my old age.Ha.

What great ways to use scraps. Thank you.

Thanks for the links. I need to work on scrap quilts some more.

Kathy

Check out what Bonnie Hunt does at Quiltville with her scraps.


http://quiltville.com/leadersenders.shtml

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