Saving your scraps

[ilovetosew]

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.

[sadiedaisy1]

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.

[sewbug]

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.

[LadyRags]

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

[sadiedaisy1]

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

[quilterbee]

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 )

[churchmouse]

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.

[sunsup]

What great ways to use scraps. Thank you.

[khowardquilts]

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

Kathy

[swakins]

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


http://quiltville.com/leadersenders.shtml

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