Last Friday, Tisha at QuiltyTherapy released the first part of her Charming Plus Quilt Along. Because I am playing along, I thought I would share the fabrics I pulled for my quilt.
My backgrounds are going to be black and white prints with turquoise, yellow and lime green for the plus symbol. I want to only use two fabrics in each block so I needed to pull some of my larger scrappy chunks.
Many of you may not consider these scraps, but I keep any large chunk smaller than a fat quarter that can be folded on end in large drawers. I sort by type and then color. I always try to use my smaller scraps first but if I need a certain color, I can always pull from here.
At what point do you consider a piece of fabric a scrap?
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23 comments:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I guess once I cut into a fat quarter I would be consider it a scrap.
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 QAL
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.
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.
I forgot to say that anything smaller than 1.5 inch pieces go into my "mulch pile" because I have a lot of gardens!
Oh wow, most of my print stash is probably smaller than a Fat Quarter, so maybe most of my stash is scrap? LOL
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. ;^)
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!
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.
Mmm that larger drawer looks fine to me :))
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 Teje
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.
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.
There always seems to be a bin of things waiting to be cut. Does it multiply when you're not watching?? LOL!
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.
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!
love your palette for this! a lovely choice for winter work, eh?!
What a fun pile of fabric. I joined the fun too. Thank you for the link!
Hi there - my first linkup with you. Hope you don't mind if I combine linkups and hops.
I keep my scraps or remnants in a similar manner as you, in a plastic tub organized by color.
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! :)
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