tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post4275831023717376436..comments2024-03-28T11:06:53.647-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: Scrap User's Testimonials!Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-74869632463035721932013-11-17T14:05:09.844-05:002013-11-17T14:05:09.844-05:00I only read about you and ran into your system in ...I only read about you and ran into your system in the last year or two, but I have been a scrap quilter from way back. I couldn't stand to waste a scrap and I would rather make a quilt out of 100-200 different fabrics than one with 3-6 fabrics and 12 identical blocks (BORING!). I started years ago when done with a project, to cutting leftover fabric into 1.5", 2", 2.5" and 4" strips. I found that the 4" strips weren't too helpful so quit that. Then I realized one day that I was using a lot of 2.5" and 4.5" squares and so started cutting those out of leftovers and also a 2.5 x 4.5" bricks. I call them '2 by 4's (like the lumber). Many quilts can be made with just those three sizes of fabrics. And I threw all my 'strings' into a box for years where they apparently were spontaneously reproducing. After reading some of your articles, I decided to sort them into workable pieces and so separated them by color and each color family are stored in their own clear plastic box. Now I can do a string quilt in specific colors without rummaging through all the scraps. I have also been trimming more scraps and thought I could probably use a few more pre-cut sizes or squares, which I found here on this blog. Thank you for the information. I have physical problems so that my sewing time is limited so it is nice that when I decide to start a new quilt, I don't have to spend hours cutting and rooting through boxes of stash to find them. And boy do I have boxes of stash. I need to go through all of them little by little and cut them up into usable sizes.Gailhttp://moonwishesstore.ecrater.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-36669316181610458932012-06-18T02:37:11.688-04:002012-06-18T02:37:11.688-04:00Bonnie,
Please keep adding new testimonials as yo...Bonnie,<br /><br />Please keep adding new testimonials as you get them, because they are motivating. Sometimes I retread them again for inspiration.<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />CherieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com