tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post4689533182395730840..comments2024-03-29T08:09:15.265-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: Scrap User's System!Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-39395633959741466262021-09-15T20:54:28.522-04:002021-09-15T20:54:28.522-04:00Woderful ideas, I am a scrap saver, just need mo...Woderful ideas, I am a scrap saver, just need more time to sew !!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01073634287133118225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-85237767932809893582021-03-23T13:51:31.369-04:002021-03-23T13:51:31.369-04:00Thanks for your organization tips. I'm a scrap...Thanks for your organization tips. I'm a scrap quilter and have made a lot of mission/donation quilts over the past 20 years. Last year wasy best year with 50 quilts from baby to full sized. I've been blessed with many 'throw away' scraps and yardage so can build on tops and backs. It's amazing what some quilters throw away!! With all the stress of the pandemic this year, I feel blessed to have a productive hobby to keep my mind creative and positive. God bless all you quilters out there creating for others.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285025927534009909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-76906038248343756702020-01-22T17:11:09.669-05:002020-01-22T17:11:09.669-05:00Thank you very much for the great ideas for storin...Thank you very much for the great ideas for storing scraps. The see through bins are great for seeing what colors are in them. I think a stick on paper piece would be good to write the size of the strips that are in the bins.<br />I like your pieced backings too. You mentioned hand quilting your quilts with pieced backings. I wonder how you handle the thick seams when hand quilting. Do you use the "punch and poke"? Or do you slip your needle through the top layer to make it easier to do the hand quilting in the seams. I wonder which method is most popular. Any hand quilters out there with an opinion? Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13146834008601305781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-19018996404163052072016-09-12T14:13:13.723-04:002016-09-12T14:13:13.723-04:00Just started my scraps collection. Do you think it...Just started my scraps collection. Do you think it useful to have 2,5" half squares in the bin? Or would it be better to cut them up in smaller squares? I love what you do with scraps. I'm using mine to make the Bitty Blocks Quilt as shown on the Quiltmaker blog. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797909766937967715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-856677500447624362016-09-12T14:04:11.272-04:002016-09-12T14:04:11.272-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797909766937967715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-4325342422672065492014-07-25T15:56:34.991-04:002014-07-25T15:56:34.991-04:00Thank you for this article! Pieced my first quilt ...Thank you for this article! Pieced my first quilt (a nine patch) in the summer of '52 at the age of 17. Quilted it 50 years later. Now, I'm making up for lost time, and enjoying it immensely! Raised by Depression Era parents, I love using up little scraps. Thank you for the tip on tools. Am eager to add them to my tool box.sunflowergirl1935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-33110192590644065052014-05-27T10:43:01.161-04:002014-05-27T10:43:01.161-04:00Now I get it. I started a strips and squares sort...Now I get it. I started a strips and squares sorting system but wasn't using. I need to decide on a pattern! aha.karenfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437970282462621781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-66038138004095280302014-04-01T23:42:46.339-04:002014-04-01T23:42:46.339-04:00Great article. When I attend quilt retreats I set ...Great article. When I attend quilt retreats I set out a basket for donations of any scraps bigger than 1" sq. Some of my fellow retreaters think I'm nuts until they see the mini-mini quilts I'm able to create with their cast offs! Retreats and quilt classes are a wonderful source of diverse fabrics. Marnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368961757877546754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-82021583864749464582013-03-14T15:41:46.212-04:002013-03-14T15:41:46.212-04:00Bonnie - this is such an amazing system. Motivate...Bonnie - this is such an amazing system. Motivates me to develop my own the same way; as well as your "leaders & enders" method of building another quilt. I linked this page to McCall's facebook page where they asked the question "How do you organize you scraps/ How do you store them?". I had just read this column a day or two ago, and immediately thought of you when I was reading all the facebook comments, knowing yours made the most sense of any that I read. Enjoying your quiltcam!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-63882852859446493152013-01-14T20:10:23.623-05:002013-01-14T20:10:23.623-05:00Great article. To my amazement I have all of your...Great article. To my amazement I have all of your favorite rulers....but I don't know how to use them. I inherited them so now I will make sure I find directions to learn how to use them. Thank you =^..^=Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00515996952850206529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-51933514106395592722012-12-16T17:05:41.517-05:002012-12-16T17:05:41.517-05:00You can also cut strips into 3/4" to make fab...You can also cut strips into 3/4" to make fabric coiled bowls. I love to make scrappy bowls. This is how I use up 15" or less scraps.Mezzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02118875278961181044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-21157533200870081742012-12-08T21:36:12.582-05:002012-12-08T21:36:12.582-05:00I currently have all my scraps sorted by color, ex...I currently have all my scraps sorted by color, except strips and charm squares are piled up separate. I think you are right that one just needs to get going on using them! thanks so much for sharing!Foolish Feathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08264092499996106855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-39118874716972513752012-09-06T11:52:48.716-04:002012-09-06T11:52:48.716-04:00Yep its great to cut the yardage down to workable ...Yep its great to cut the yardage down to workable sizes. But do what works best for you. <br /><br />I do actually do cut a lot of my yardage down to workable sizes. Tamara Liddellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-63226275796102357312012-04-10T10:22:55.814-04:002012-04-10T10:22:55.814-04:00Thanks for redirecting to this post from Quiltvill...Thanks for redirecting to this post from Quiltville chat. GREAT post, Jo! You are just the best! :-)skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335377567158914606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-41933142021789005812012-03-11T12:23:30.821-04:002012-03-11T12:23:30.821-04:00Great read on the storing of scraps. I just made ...Great read on the storing of scraps. I just made a recount and I have seven scrap quilts that need to be quilted.Pat Hitchcocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-86317738383982395662011-11-22T00:36:23.431-05:002011-11-22T00:36:23.431-05:00Silly question, but if I buy fabric in yards (...Silly question, but if I buy fabric in yards (sale!) is it okay to cut these down to workable less scary scrap sizes? I know it is my fabric, but can't seem to tell myself its ok. HelpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-24439624489972092582011-11-21T00:50:11.356-05:002011-11-21T00:50:11.356-05:00Thanks a lot for this article! I have a steadily g...Thanks a lot for this article! I have a steadily growing scrap collection and I wanted to put a system into its storage before it could get out of control and demotivate me from using them...I will for sure use your tips to start organizing...thanks again!NabihaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506336553914792225noreply@blogger.com