Help Me Let Them Go

 I have been saving selvages for quite a while.  

I recently got them out and made this quilt using them.  Upon finishing it, I decided making things with selvages really isn't for me.  But do you think I can dump all the ones I have saved to date away?

I still have a fairly large stash of them that I just can't seem to toss in the trash.  So I am hoping someone can use them and save me from myself :)

Some of them are long and some have been trimmed down to about 5-6" long.

These are sitting on a 24" x 36" mat so you can see approximately how many there are.  

They weigh 11 ounces bagged.

If you would like to adopt these, please let me know in the comments that you are interested.  

(Note, your comment should be made directly on my blog and not through Bloglovin' - it does not allow me access to your contact information so I have no way of getting ahold of you if you win.)

I will ship anywhere in the US for free.  Please note that I will be cramming these into the smallest envelope I can so expect to make some time to press them when you receive them!

I will be selecting a winner from those that are interested Sunday the 20th so be sure to comment before then.  If there is more than one candidate, I will select a winner using a random number generator.  Please make sure I can get ahold of you!  If you are not positive if your email is available, please leave it in your comment.  Thanks!

The winner has been selected.

There are other items being adopted out by quilters so be sure and check them all out.  Also, if you have items you would like to put up for adoption, you have until the 14th to link up.  Time to clean out those UFOs!

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A Once is Enough Finish

 For years, I have been tucking away in a bag any pieces of fabric selvages I came across.  Most of them have been cut off backing pieces.  I am not sure why I started saving them - I guess they were just a "scrap" that I thought I could use one day.

Recently, I finally decided to do something with them.  I sorted them by color and made two 18" strips of each color.  I think I cut the selvages to a width of 5.5".

I finally finished the last two purple strips and finished up the quilt this week.  I even used one of my hoarded favorite prints for the background.  

It is an old Ty Pennington but I just love the color and they way it looks.

I was a little worried the green colored strips would disappear into the background but I think it turned out okay...

When I sewed together the color strips. I simply overlapped the selvages and top-stitched them.  So I don't have a lot of confidence in this quilt.  So I decided to stich the heck out of it with vertical lines.  I don't think anything is going to fall apart now!

I admit the back is a bit of a trainwreck...I pulled a bunch of leftover rainbow chunks and sewed them together.  So the direction of the prints is going different ways.

But I do like the rainbow striped binding I used!

This quilt will probably end up traveling with me and become part of my Scrap Presentation.  It is a good example of using selvages in a colorful but simple way.  I also love that it has a print background fabric - why use a solid when a print will work!

Now that I have worked with selvages, I am pretty sure I will no longer be saving them.  The only ones I will be tucking away are a few of the really long ones for use in the garden.

So enjoy this quilt - it is the last one made with selvages by me :)

Happy Friday Everyone!

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Oh Scrap! : Selvage Progess

I found another scrappy project that needed some blue blocks made July.

I am still working on sewing up all of my saved selvages.  This last week, I worked on completing the teal/turquoise and blue strips.

I decided to put them all up on the wall.  I still have to trim them to length, finish the two purple strips and then add the background fabric.  I am so close to a finish on this one.

...and done with saving selvages in the future!

What scrappy goodness have you been working on!

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It is now your turn to share what you are making with scraps.  Here are the details for linking up: 

• This linky party is for any scrappy project - It can be in-process or a finished piece.
• You can link up your blog post (not your homepage please) or Instagram photo from the past week that features your use of scraps.
• If you are linking to a blog post, I ask that you link back to my blog somewhere in your post. So if you are writing about scraps, just get into the habit of including a link as there will be a linky party available every week!
• If you are using Instagram, please use the hashtag #ohscrap.
• This is a party so remember to socialize and comment on the posts of others.
• Following my blog is not necessary but it sure would be great if you do! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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Linking Up:

Love Laugh Quilt (Monday Making)

So Scrappy for RSC19 

Oh Scrap! : Green is the Color for May

Looks like I will be getting out my green scraps this month.  Dark green is the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color for May.

But before I get out my green scraps, I thought I would finish up sewing my green selvages.  I already had the lime green started but I spent this week finishing all the other greens.

To date I have 6 colors finished.  I haven't decided if I am going to just add blues and purples or if I am going to add some neutrals like black, gray and brown to the mix.  I certainly have enough selvages!

I have also sewn all of my homespun scraps into blocks.  Now I just have to cut the sashing and finish up the top.  I have it scheduled to get quilted next week so I had better get moving!

Time for you to share your scrap quilting....what are you working on?!

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It is now your turn to share what you are making with scraps.  Here are the details for linking up: 

• This linky party is for any scrappy project - It can be in-process or a finished piece.
• You can link up your blog post (not your homepage please) or Instagram photo from the past week that features your use of scraps.
• If you are linking to a blog post, I ask that you link back to my blog somewhere in your post. So if you are writing about scraps, just get into the habit of including a link as there will be a linky party available every week!
• If you are using Instagram, please use the hashtag #ohscrap.
• This is a party so remember to socialize and comment on the posts of others.
• Following my blog is not necessary but it sure would be great if you do! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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Linking Up:

Love Laugh Quilt (Monday Making)

So Scrappy for RSC19 

Oh Scrap! : Insanity

First, sorry if I didn't respond to some of your comments.  For some reason comment notifications quit coming to my inbox.
I think I have fixed the problem and it looks like everything is back to normal!

A couple years ago, I decided to start saving fabric selvages.  I have been tossing them in a big laundry basket and not really giving them any thought. Now I am not one to store things I never use - so while I am stuck at home, I decided to get them out and see what I could make with them.  

I decided to chop them up and sort them by color.

Now I have been sewing them into these long strips.  They measure 5.5" x 18.5".  I have worked through all the red, pink and most of the orange now.  

I am committed to finishing this project but I can promise already, that I will no longer be saving my selvages.  I might keep a few with appropriate sayings for more crafty items but in general, they will be going in the bin from now on!

Are you a selvage keeper?

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It is now your turn to share what you are making with scraps.  Here are the details for linking up: 

• This linky party is for any scrappy project - It can be in-process or a finished piece.
• You can link up your blog post (not your homepage please) or Instagram photo from the past week that features your use of scraps.
• If you are linking to a blog post, I ask that you link back to my blog somewhere in your post. So if you are writing about scraps, just get into the habit of including a link as there will be a linky party available every week!
• If you are using Instagram, please use the hashtag #ohscrap.
• This is a party so remember to socialize and comment on the posts of others.
• Following my blog is not necessary but it sure would be great if you do! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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Linking Up:

Love Laugh Quilt (Monday Making)

So Scrappy for RSC19