Itty bitty bits.. getting rid of them

Weepy with appreciation Mz. Taria. (VBG)

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"Taria" wrote in message
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SNIGDIBBLY wrote:
You have voiced my vice (obsession) and I am in forced rehab after an
intervention by my son - I force my hand to go to the trash bin and shake
it vigorously then pry the fingers open and weep as the poor little scrap
falls into the bin - a cathartic experience.

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 15:16:18 +0100, Johanna Gibson wrote:

Yes! If the bits are stripey or have stars, it's rather painful to
put them in the "stuffing bits" bag. I then rescue them for
bookmarks!
-- Jo in Scotland

Do you use them "as is" or do you sew them into a specific shape?

Debra in VA

I bring my smaller scraps to a friend, who takes them to her friend who runs
a pre-school. The kids make fabric collages out of them. I take my larger
scraps to another friend who does a lot of applique & is always begging for
scraps. Then - I have a filing system for the larger scraps - the ones that
are too large to fit on my shelf, but too small to give away. They go into
their appropriate zip-lock bag - all greens together, all blues together,
etc. All the Xmas fabrics even have their own baggie I'm almost finished
with my new sewing room & I love seeing my fabric behind glass doors - I was
so tired of hauling the plastic bins out & you know the color you need to
get at is always in the bottom bin! Of course, now what am I going to do
for exercise - LOL!

Pauline
"SNIGDIBBLY" wrote in message
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You have voiced my vice (obsession) and I am in forced rehab after an
intervention by my son - I force my hand to go to the trash bin and shake
it
vigorously then pry the fingers open and weep as the poor little scrap
falls
into the bin - a cathartic experience.
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"DrQuilter" wrote in message
...
I do the same... but I have a basket under my cutting area where all that
is too small is swept into. they are kind of shapeless and heavy, but pet
and kids don't seem to mind too much...

Jo, do you find yourself 'rescuing' marginally fragment bits from the -
in
my case- basket?

Johanna Gibson wrote:

On 19 Jun 2005 19:13:35 -0700, "FurrsomeFoursome"
wrote:


Does/can anyone use REALLY little scraps?

I have a major conflict in my mental state right now, in that I am
generally a vehement anti-packrat, but I cannot in good conscience
throw out textile items of any quality above that of dryer lint.

Hence I now have a couple of gallons of bits from various projects,
which I realistically will NOT use. "Bits" being say, 2" square
(though usually not entirely square)or smaller, or thin strips, the
corners of flying geese pieces, wonky leftovers from fussy-cutting,
etc. Things that might be useful for collage, for miniatures, etc.

Would any one or few of you like a heapful? It probably doesn't
qualify exactly as a "squishy" but if you're into minis it might in
trigue. I'll ship out as much as I can send for a reasonable rate - I
think that would be between a well-stuffed lettermail and a
well-stuffed bubble mailer package depending on how far you are.

Mail me off-list if interested. I need to empty out at least the
Tupperware turkey-bin as Mom might want it back next holiday dinner she
does.

(Panda's) Johanna, drowning in scraps...


I use them! I use anything smaller than 1.5" square (I collect 1.5"
squares for a postage stamp quilt but need about one million before I
can proceed with a quilt). What I do is toss thread snippets, trimmed
triangle corners, and small scraps into an old pillowcase or a
pillowcase I've made and only sewn on 3 sides. When it is full
enough, I sew it shut and voila! A pet bed. Or students like them
for sitting on the floor or couch, rather like a bean bag. I've made
about 4 or 5 of them so far, and everyone has been happy with them.
For the pet ones, I make a washable cover, since something so full of
scrap material would be impossible to launder.




-- Jo in Scotland

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I'll ask my daycare, that is a good idea... so far Sofia puts them up on
the design wall... and she is VERY partial to reds, oranges and pinks!!

Pauline O'Connell wrote:

I bring my smaller scraps to a friend, who takes them to her friend who runs
a pre-school. The kids make fabric collages out of them. I take my larger
scraps to another friend who does a lot of applique & is always begging for
scraps. Then - I have a filing system for the larger scraps - the ones that
are too large to fit on my shelf, but too small to give away. They go into
their appropriate zip-lock bag - all greens together, all blues together,
etc. All the Xmas fabrics even have their own baggie I'm almost finished
with my new sewing room & I love seeing my fabric behind glass doors - I was
so tired of hauling the plastic bins out & you know the color you need to
get at is always in the bottom bin! Of course, now what am I going to do
for exercise - LOL!

Pauline
"SNIGDIBBLY" wrote in message
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You have voiced my vice (obsession) and I am in forced rehab after an
intervention by my son - I force my hand to go to the trash bin and shake

it

vigorously then pry the fingers open and weep as the poor little scrap

falls

into the bin - a cathartic experience.
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"DrQuilter" wrote in message
...

I do the same... but I have a basket under my cutting area where all that
is too small is swept into. they are kind of shapeless and heavy, but pet
and kids don't seem to mind too much...

Jo, do you find yourself 'rescuing' marginally fragment bits from the -

in

my case- basket?

Johanna Gibson wrote:


On 19 Jun 2005 19:13:35 -0700, "FurrsomeFoursome"
wrote:



Does/can anyone use REALLY little scraps?

I have a major conflict in my mental state right now, in that I am
generally a vehement anti-packrat, but I cannot in good conscience
throw out textile items of any quality above that of dryer lint.

Hence I now have a couple of gallons of bits from various projects,
which I realistically will NOT use. "Bits" being say, 2" square
(though usually not entirely square)or smaller, or thin strips, the
corners of flying geese pieces, wonky leftovers from fussy-cutting,
etc. Things that might be useful for collage, for miniatures, etc.

Would any one or few of you like a heapful? It probably doesn't
qualify exactly as a "squishy" but if you're into minis it might in
trigue. I'll ship out as much as I can send for a reasonable rate - I
think that would be between a well-stuffed lettermail and a
well-stuffed bubble mailer package depending on how far you are.

Mail me off-list if interested. I need to empty out at least the
Tupperware turkey-bin as Mom might want it back next holiday dinner she
does.

(Panda's) Johanna, drowning in scraps...


I use them! I use anything smaller than 1.5" square (I collect 1.5"
squares for a postage stamp quilt but need about one million before I
can proceed with a quilt). What I do is toss thread snippets, trimmed
triangle corners, and small scraps into an old pillowcase or a
pillowcase I've made and only sewn on 3 sides. When it is full
enough, I sew it shut and voila! A pet bed. Or students like them
for sitting on the floor or couch, rather like a bean bag. I've made
about 4 or 5 of them so far, and everyone has been happy with them.
For the pet ones, I make a washable cover, since something so full of
scrap material would be impossible to launder.




-- Jo in Scotland

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