tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post8358707188122047088..comments2024-03-28T09:47:58.492-07:00Comments on Quilting is more fun than Housework...: Oh Scrap! : Fabric PullCynthia Brunz Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493041529014071142noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-22083977431872389552016-10-19T17:52:30.207-07:002016-10-19T17:52:30.207-07:00I have scraps of all sizes, with the bigger chunks...I have scraps of all sizes, with the bigger chunks folded much like yours. I sort by color and store them in plastic shoebox bins. I try to keep the scraps contained to the bins, but am not successful! :)Beth @ Cooking Up Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786023962755107152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-19403441719400043642016-10-18T14:00:44.492-07:002016-10-18T14:00:44.492-07:00Hi there - my first linkup with you. Hope you don...Hi there - my first linkup with you. Hope you don't mind if I combine linkups and hops. <br />I keep my scraps or remnants in a similar manner as you, in a plastic tub organized by color. Tami Von Zalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11065017061040785838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-67506905790467017392016-10-17T20:13:15.402-07:002016-10-17T20:13:15.402-07:00What a fun pile of fabric. I joined the fun too. ...What a fun pile of fabric. I joined the fun too. Thank you for the link!Run 'n Stitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610510539361384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-48910485585172178772016-10-17T16:28:33.391-07:002016-10-17T16:28:33.391-07:00love your palette for this! a lovely choice for wi...love your palette for this! a lovely choice for winter work, eh?!SarahZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848104380274247158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-15306972923021777962016-10-17T10:29:29.878-07:002016-10-17T10:29:29.878-07:00Like your colors for the Plus Quilt! I also defin...Like your colors for the Plus Quilt! I also define a scrap as anything less than a fat quarter that's not already destined for a specific project. Great to see so much scrappy goodness gathered together!Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845920248231910491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-48048318047101399572016-10-17T09:29:03.899-07:002016-10-17T09:29:03.899-07:00How low will I go? If I can make a dime sized app...How low will I go? If I can make a dime sized applique circle I keep it. Any smaller than that is trash. There's one drawer in my stash for all these little bitty pieces. Podunk Prettieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703561153249594430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-14689655929479024512016-10-17T08:42:30.019-07:002016-10-17T08:42:30.019-07:00I'm with those who say smaller than a fat quar...I'm with those who say smaller than a fat quarter is scraps. But I try to be organized about things. Pieces that are WOF get cut into 2 inch and 2 1/2 inch strips and stored in bins. Anything not WOF gets cut into squares of 2, 3.5, 5 or 6.5 inches and stacked in bins/drawers. For a pattern that calls for those sizes if the plan is scrappy, I'm ready. I also cut light neutrals that are smaller than a half yard into 2 and 2 1/2 inch strips and box those up separately for sub-cutting as needed. <br /><br />I try to kit things up for myself, and my 'parts department' contains bags of four-patch and nine-patch blocks for 'seed' when you want a top in a hurry.<br /><br />There always seems to be a bin of things waiting to be cut. Does it multiply when you're not watching?? LOL!Sewing Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907568309756938880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-22831099161417861962016-10-17T06:25:52.209-07:002016-10-17T06:25:52.209-07:00Hi Cynthia! You have gorgeus colours there! There ...Hi Cynthia! You have gorgeus colours there! There is no scrap too small for me. I try not to finish any fabric to have as much as possible variety in my stash. x TejeTeje Karjalainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737386960364740858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-33717598251425776602016-10-16T12:00:53.104-07:002016-10-16T12:00:53.104-07:00Mmm that larger drawer looks fine to me :))Mmm that larger drawer looks fine to me :))Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409349556815617229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-17747506545272830312016-10-16T10:53:12.540-07:002016-10-16T10:53:12.540-07:00Great colors! I love that plus quilt. I have a rep...Great colors! I love that plus quilt. I have a repurposed tall lingerie type chest I keep fat quarters and odd pieces in, and have a drawer system for smaller strips and squares, these are all sorted by color (a few are by type, CW, BW) Then there are a couple of tubs with larger 1/2 yard and larger yardage under my cutting table. Love being surrounded by fabric in my sewing room. AnnieOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06619125197850685345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-62385816924828854242016-10-16T09:06:30.401-07:002016-10-16T09:06:30.401-07:00i love those colors you picked for your plus quilt...i love those colors you picked for your plus quilt. I'm still thinking about that one, but might use my Christmas fabric stash. I mostly buy in fat quarters anymore, so when I cut into them, them I definitely have scraps!LIttle Penguin Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05963436433585505550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-14992603603270509352016-10-16T08:38:49.710-07:002016-10-16T08:38:49.710-07:00Lovely fabrics you picked. It will be an interesti...Lovely fabrics you picked. It will be an interesting quilt. I used to think scraps were the leftovers of other quilts. Now, I consider FQ as scraps. When I am done with a larger piece and the edge is uneven, I square it up. I add that piece to the scrap bags. Enjoy the new QAL. ;^)Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772079099766225814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-54281448083758388932016-10-16T07:49:26.784-07:002016-10-16T07:49:26.784-07:00Oh wow, most of my print stash is probably smaller...Oh wow, most of my print stash is probably smaller than a Fat Quarter, so maybe most of my stash is scrap? LOL Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705160384198590025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-84121161067984143032016-10-16T07:13:10.318-07:002016-10-16T07:13:10.318-07:00I forgot to say that anything smaller than 1.5 inc...I forgot to say that anything smaller than 1.5 inch pieces go into my "mulch pile" because I have a lot of gardens! Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-63152156120049719972016-10-16T07:11:23.698-07:002016-10-16T07:11:23.698-07:00Anything less than a FQ is a scrap to me. I don...Anything less than a FQ is a scrap to me. I don't buy precuts but if I did I would not consider them scraps. I keep anything down to about 1.5 inch square which I use in postage stamp quilts. <br /><br />My scrap chunks aren't quite so neatly organized as yours and probably never will be. I just throw chunk scraps into a milk crate. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-47211570739672966852016-10-16T07:11:00.231-07:002016-10-16T07:11:00.231-07:00Scraps are probably less and a FQ when I can't...Scraps are probably less and a FQ when I can't fold it with the organized others - although I have a basket of "bits" which are anything including weird shapes as small as 2". Have fun with the QALCapitolaQuilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-42145144881767241532016-10-16T06:49:55.150-07:002016-10-16T06:49:55.150-07:00I guess once I cut into a fat quarter I would be c...I guess once I cut into a fat quarter I would be consider it a scrap.SandraChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16016700656180845566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-2869557511942613322016-10-16T06:49:00.654-07:002016-10-16T06:49:00.654-07:00Hmmm...I don't have a particular size I keep. ...Hmmm...I don't have a particular size I keep. If it's solids I keep nearly any size. Prints I'm likely to let go of small pieces easier. Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719432822327081144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-70170138108380202382016-10-16T06:23:07.020-07:002016-10-16T06:23:07.020-07:00Love the colors you've pulled for the quilt al...Love the colors you've pulled for the quilt along. It's a scrap if it's less than 10" across. At that point, I usually cut the left overs into strips and add them to that set of scraps. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876375845688651131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-60468140018275682882016-10-16T06:00:30.655-07:002016-10-16T06:00:30.655-07:00I'll keep anything down to 2-inches square, we...I'll keep anything down to 2-inches square, well sometimes smaller if I have a a crumb quilt going. I consider fat quarters part of yardage, and anything smaller is a scrap.Carole @ From My Carolina Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140514341597136944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-88970940243653218062016-10-16T05:52:23.435-07:002016-10-16T05:52:23.435-07:00I used to think of small pieces as scraps too - th...I used to think of small pieces as scraps too - the kind that is too small to fold - but I have heard that fat quarters are also scraps. With that meaning, pretty much all I have are scraps since I rarely buy bigger pieces. I have a few for backings, but that's it.Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-71638684611410199462016-10-16T05:41:33.414-07:002016-10-16T05:41:33.414-07:00Wish I had time to do the quilt-along. Maybe I can...Wish I had time to do the quilt-along. Maybe I can catch up later. In my world, anything less than a FQ qualifies as a scrap.Libby in TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709701255260085505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648491809254365804.post-47175046439938592472016-10-16T05:10:42.183-07:002016-10-16T05:10:42.183-07:00I guess I consider anything a fat quarter size or ...I guess I consider anything a fat quarter size or under scraps. I keep all pieces that are large enough to fold in boxes on their sides stacked in two rows so I can see them , they fq's and under in these boxes - when they get small enough that they can not be folded well anymore they get cut into squares or strings and put in boxes marked with the size - right now I have enough 2 inch squares I believe to make a whole quilt with.Karen - Quilts...etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07293429657903986492noreply@blogger.com