tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post5350787008077348280..comments2024-03-29T08:09:15.265-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: Gifted Scraps, Strips, Crumbs & Strings..What to Do??Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-88158013090746642212014-08-25T00:22:07.959-04:002014-08-25T00:22:07.959-04:00Thanks for another great "how to" post o...Thanks for another great "how to" post on scraps. Just finished my second wedding quilt of the summer and I WILL start taming those scraps. Both quilts were actually scrap quilts, so I am working on scraps of scraps.janequiltsslowlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079952744650435885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-42443366628534978042014-08-22T13:41:28.152-04:002014-08-22T13:41:28.152-04:00I'm not one to use the crumbs left after I cut...I'm not one to use the crumbs left after I cut my scraps into the sizes I use. So when I have a bagful of crumbs I put it in the "free" pile at our guild for someone else to love.Annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-63430032069309361192014-08-22T13:07:46.350-04:002014-08-22T13:07:46.350-04:00Good tips! I really need to go through my scrap b...Good tips! I really need to go through my scrap baskets. I have two that need to be thinned out and organized. Thanks for the push!Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771292854292606156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-53256006553744090702014-08-22T11:56:26.809-04:002014-08-22T11:56:26.809-04:00As I was reading, I kept wanting to say,"but ...As I was reading, I kept wanting to say,"but Mom,but Mom". I had years of not knowing of a plan but now that I do, I have separated my scraps into color families and then onto separate bags. I started pressing and cutting at least a year ago but then left my plan sit while I pulled out the colors for Celtic Solstice so I could cut that and still the rest sit today. I am fortunate to have been gifted a large Accucut. I did pull out more for a class I was taking for Pat Speth,too. So, you have guilted me into starting again. Since we are into a major heatwave, this is an ideal time to stay in the basement and press and cut. Thanks for the reminder because I can remember the relief I felt when I finished the first 2 bags. Oh, and I even have the phone book pages cut to size to start string piecing.<br />Lois M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12627304166177597774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-54851866596648964652014-08-22T09:30:09.823-04:002014-08-22T09:30:09.823-04:00I guess that guild felt they were helping to "...I guess that guild felt they were helping to "keep you in business" since all your quilts are scrappy. I would LOVE it if that happened to me!<br />Maybe I'm one of the weird ones, but I love cutting even more than sewing, and a day spent organizing scraps is fun and satisfying to me. It's not the chore that it is to you....BonnieEhttp://www.sewbizgirl.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-70016415261485829332014-08-22T08:03:44.790-04:002014-08-22T08:03:44.790-04:00Thank u for saying over and over you r really a go...Thank u for saying over and over you r really a good teacher <br />I got one box i can say big one with fat quarters and new fabrics could i cut them right away also ? I mean if you at my shoe? and what about cleaning first or testing the color fast? seems it does not bothering you?<br />Thank again I love to had this clear goals as you do.<br /> sawsanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10512271963891655325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-36263715928884976952014-08-22T07:33:01.755-04:002014-08-22T07:33:01.755-04:00I have done some of this over the years, but had b...I have done some of this over the years, but had bags of things by color.....that were odd shaped. After I heard you in Tucson, I couldn't wait to get back to Iowa and start cutting, which I did for hours at a time....I think it took me 3 months to cut all these bags up. I am doing your split 9 patch as my leader/ender quilt. I love this scrap system and the possibilities are endless! Thanks, Bonnie for ALL you do!Sheri in Iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512533160995615748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-86674791522525050592014-08-22T07:29:14.852-04:002014-08-22T07:29:14.852-04:00After listening you speak at my guild a few years ...After listening you speak at my guild a few years ago, I went right home and tackled my three large bins of scraps. I started with the one that wasn't overflowing onto the floor yet. Sorted the whole thing by sizes and started pressing the smallest of pieces to be cut for for a specific quilt. Every Sunday I would press a new pile of scraps to be cot throughout the week. I would then just spent 10 or 15 minutes each day cutting them into usable pieces. Took a little over a year but it was painless. The best part was that it kept me in the sewing room more regularly and I wound up getting a lot of other stuff done as well. I now cut up my scraps as soon as I am finished with a project. Thanks for sharing your system with us.Gayle from MIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17980221002934805899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-86520616575486029782014-08-22T06:35:21.707-04:002014-08-22T06:35:21.707-04:00I have also been gifted "baggs" of someo...I have also been gifted "baggs" of someone else's scraps and it is not easy. Everythign has to be gone through. I subdivided my whole pile into 30 smaller grocery store sized bags and have dedicated my next month to finishing up one of those bags a day, until I am "scrap/leftovers" free as much as possible. <br /><br />And while I've been the recipient of else's scraps, I can't imagine how much you are given. Yikes. It is a ton of work to go through these--and a lot are my own doing--so it is my own fault--! <br /><br />Have fun sorting and pressing and cutting.<br />Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08357762940466454306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-54278475735238026232014-08-22T02:16:47.233-04:002014-08-22T02:16:47.233-04:00certainly lots of scraps here, being new to quilt...certainly lots of scraps here, being new to quilting I am trying to build up a satashmargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225676137708827434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-34574830973450148282014-08-22T00:05:41.962-04:002014-08-22T00:05:41.962-04:00I have been working on taming my scrap bags. It&#...I have been working on taming my scrap bags. It's a slow process, but it does work! And ok, fine, I won't bring you any of my scraps when I take your class in Mineola in October!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586981480896437062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-43421668143139435622014-08-22T00:01:08.796-04:002014-08-22T00:01:08.796-04:00Bonnie and all the good thing about "gifted&q...Bonnie and all the good thing about "gifted" fabrics from quilters these days is the 100% cotton is a greater possiblity <br />I was thinking I should send you a pre addressed flat box with $ for postage so then "all" you'd have to do is tape up and fill the box and take it with you on your next post office trip.<br />Colleen in dry <br />California colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979234789965049533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-5296726386077442502014-08-21T22:52:28.273-04:002014-08-21T22:52:28.273-04:00Bonnie, I would suggest to all of us "scrappe...Bonnie, I would suggest to all of us "scrappers" to find a like friend and use a rainy day to cut scraps together. Have a wonderful "souper" lunch and make it a game!! Each person cutting up their scraps gets to win! Carolyn Barnett Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-5525176422673791742014-08-21T21:56:51.766-04:002014-08-21T21:56:51.766-04:00Thank you for the reminder! I am in the beginning...Thank you for the reminder! I am in the beginning blocks of another color-themed pieced background, and was able to go to a single place, pull all the 1 1/2" strips in blue & green, and just get started. No cutting required! I will confess that I have learned the hard way - cut down your leftovers after the quilt top is done, not after you think you are finished cutting! I actually had to buy more fabric for my brother's quilt even though I over-bought at the beginning, because I "systemed" too soon!Maria in Tucsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07873062827868461315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-89498405097321236722014-08-21T21:46:57.320-04:002014-08-21T21:46:57.320-04:00This is wonderful advice! Ever since you came &quo...This is wonderful advice! Ever since you came "home" to speak at our guild meeting I have been doing just that, sorting my left over pieces while I'm cutting, right then, right there and my little boxes are filling up nicely, and have been put to use already. Marie Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071211879465347782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-40360369368533424172014-08-21T21:33:59.117-04:002014-08-21T21:33:59.117-04:00Thanks for the tips on how to control scraps befor...Thanks for the tips on how to control scraps before they get out of hand. I love reading your blog just for that reason. Have fun quilting. MaryAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05307407921121734090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-56202594633183834932014-08-21T20:48:39.631-04:002014-08-21T20:48:39.631-04:00Bonnie- a nice short sentence: You have opened my ...Bonnie- a nice short sentence: You have opened my eyes! I thought that YOU kept cutting lots of strips on purpose, and I should do that too! I did it 3 years ago when I first started..well, now I know- I HAVE to use them NOW!...(silly me!)Thanks again..xxxx<br />Marietta Gartner (in a cold Brisbane 19C)<br />mariettagk55@gmail.comMarietta V Gartnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02910904113005677295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-84735873923782727372014-08-21T20:45:54.894-04:002014-08-21T20:45:54.894-04:00Bonnie- a nice short sentence: You have opened my ...Bonnie- a nice short sentence: You have opened my eyes! I thought that YOU kept cutting lots of strips on purpose, and I should do that too! I did it 3 years ago when I first started..well, now I know- I HAVE to use them NOW!...(silly me!)Thanks again..xxxx<br />Marietta Gartner (in a cold Brisbane 19C)<br />mariettagk55@gmail.comMarietta V Gartnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02910904113005677295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-54985192873909141862014-08-21T19:45:22.333-04:002014-08-21T19:45:22.333-04:00Bonnie, you are sooo right!!! while we were on vac...Bonnie, you are sooo right!!! while we were on vacation, I went to the lqs by us in the northwoods of wi, and received 26 baggies of scraps, cleaned her out of all of the scraps. well the guys(boys(friend of son's) and husband went fishing, I stayed back and started going through the baggies. like a kid in a candy store, oh boy!!! you just never know what you get in scrap bags. well anyway, I sorted them and ironed them out. now they are sitting a piles to get to the drawers they belong to. some might think you are nagging us but hey, sometimes we need reminding, more then some but hey, love it!!!some time life gets in our way and we just throw it down and say to ourselves, I will get back to them another day, well when that day comes yes we are over whelmed due to we never did as you say. well, time to play with my scraps, enjoy and keep up the great job you do.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09514981937629932100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-50492836583206081292014-08-21T19:05:25.955-04:002014-08-21T19:05:25.955-04:00I will gladly adopt scraps!
You may feed this quil...I will gladly adopt scraps!<br />You may feed this quilter lol<br /><br />anotefromjeanette@yahoo.compelujillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059744693546335648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-49078845639831435422014-08-21T18:17:20.477-04:002014-08-21T18:17:20.477-04:00I started using your scrap savers system this year...I started using your scrap savers system this year after 25 years of guilt and hoarding!! I do not save crumbs unless they are a particular favorite fabric because I don't use them. It took me a few weeks to get through 25 years of scraps, but now it is usable and I'm on my second scrap quilt. I'm still having some difficulties with my stash. Much of it is old out of style fabric which I don't even want to use on a back of a quilt, but I have many 1/2 yd or more and have difficulty thinking of them as "scrap" and haven't cut them up.<br />I'm thinking of attacking that by making a color controlled quilt (all reds or blues or greens) then it would be easier to cut up the leftovers. My goal is to give my son his closet back before he realizes he doesn't have one. He's 3 now so I only have a year or two!!MamaDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480126645935166031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-53560506147331429972014-08-21T17:41:09.422-04:002014-08-21T17:41:09.422-04:00If only I had someone to send me their scraps, I w...If only I had someone to send me their scraps, I would be in heaven. However, I know how you must feel as your gifters must run into hundreds if not thousands all added up. They mean well though. I am sure they are so appreciative of what you do for us all, they just think they are helping. Maybe you should have "goodwill seasons" so you only accept scraps at certain times of the year and not every time you do a class/lecture.<br />LindaLinda Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020917896016648626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-14266927652133845312014-08-21T17:03:01.020-04:002014-08-21T17:03:01.020-04:00Great advice, Bonnie. I started doing this several...Great advice, Bonnie. I started doing this several years ago and it has helped tremendously. I now have containers with squares, strips and triangles for my projects when I need them.Joyce Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829029971224353550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-64463227486304338442014-08-21T16:50:24.237-04:002014-08-21T16:50:24.237-04:00That is a great size for the table the 301 sits in...That is a great size for the table the 301 sits in. Did it come with when you found the 301?lmnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786511253481576031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-17894543629557406282014-08-21T16:22:07.312-04:002014-08-21T16:22:07.312-04:00Thanks for reminding me that gifted bag of scraps ...Thanks for reminding me that gifted bag of scraps is still waiting to be dealt with. I may need a couple extra boxes to sort some of the different width from each other and my collection grows.Cynthia's Creating Arkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00516266359733705153noreply@blogger.com