 |
Tower of Scraps - out of control! |
I'm not a hoarder, really I am not, but I just can't justify throwing away fabric scraps that can be used to make perfectly good quilts. These overflowing bins and baskets are in my cutting area and I am running out of space. There are enough bits and pieces in these piles to make many scrap, crumb or string quilts. I have paid good money for my fabric (and scraps) and I just cannot justify throwing away these usable pieces. Granted, some are very tiny, not much wider than 1.5" but I can and do make crumb quilts from these itty bitty pieces. I have been trying to use up my scraps but honestly, things are really out of control. The thing is - I keep making quilts and, therefore, I keep making scraps!
 |
Oh boy - another tower! |
When I make a quilt, I usually cut down the leftover pieces that are big enough to go in my strip bins and now that I am making 3" star blocks, I will start cutting 1" strips as well. I need to get into a routine where I spend time each week chipping away at these piles. I need to start making crumb blocks on a regular basis too, but you and I both know that when you make crumb blocks you think you are going to use a ton of scraps and it just ain't so! I know I have to buckle down and go through these scraps and cut them into standard sizes and put them in my parts bins. That certainly will go a long way to lessen the piles and make the pieces more convenient to use but it will take me a very long time to show any progress. In the meantime, I will continue to make quilts and I will try to cut down the scraps right away instead of just throwing them into the pile. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining, I just want to be able to use them at some point in my lifetime and I do hope that I continue to create scraps for a very long time!!
How do you deal with all of your scraps? Do you throw them away or do you keep them knowing you will use them or just hope you will use them? I know that there are many quilters out there that have their scraps totally under control and organized and one day I just might be one of them!