I love scraps! I save my scraps, I trade scraps, I sort my scraps, I use my scraps (LOL)...my blog even sponsors a Modern Scrappy Bits Swap on Flickr! (By the way the Sign Up form for the Modern Scrappy Bits swap is live in the Flickr Group and still accepting participants!)
Scraps can add a bit of pop to your projects and provide just enough fabric for scrappy projects. There have been many discussions online about what constitutes a scrap. A scrap can be as slim as a one inch strip, two inch square or as large as part of a fat quarter.
The best way to save your scraps and make them accessible is to keep them near your sewing area. I sort my scraps by color and save them in large gallon size Ziploc bags. The scraps range in size or length and you can immediately tell which color they are. Scraps of prints are kept in a small box under my cut table. Sometimes I even cut three inch strips from my stash to add additional variety to the baggies. Cutting three inch strips from my stash helps me trim the ever growing mountain of fabrics and use some of the "Precious" fabric lines that I treasure.
Those that know me well, know that I am a scavenger for scraps. If you have scraps that are overwhelming you, take some time to sit and sort them by color. Trust me you will love the ease of accessibility once they are sorted and it is like a trip down memory lane as you fondly revisit projects from the past through your jumbled up scrap bin! Well, I am off to work! Have a Scrappy Happy Tuesday and Happy Quilting!
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I love scraps too! I think I have more scraps than regular fabric! Probably need to change that dynamic! Great tips there thanks.
I love how you sort and love your scraps. I'm a scrapaholic too. :D Love your storage bag system. I am going to put that to use. Thanks for sharing with us. :)
great tip! I just recently sorted my scraps into small Container Store shoe boxes and I'm so happy with the result. I keep a reusable shopping tote by my machine now for scraps and when they get to a certain size, they get moved into the bins. Organization gives us such peace of mind :)
Thank you for the tips!!!! I am fairly new to quilting and needed help on what to do with these piles of fabric scraps.
I sort my scraps by sizes but have not sorted by color for awhile. I gues that will be done when I need to use then for a project.
I just recently began to sort by color and put into plastic bags. I don't like cutting anything til I am into a project.
I love scraps and sorting them out. They bring back such memories. Where I brought it, who gave it to me. The scraps make me Happy Happy.
Wow! Thank you for the tips. I never thought about putting different colors of scraps in gallon zip lock bags. At the moment mine are all jumbled together in bins. Makes it very hard to find what I am looking for. Hmmm, it is a rainy day here, supposed to turn to snow in a bit. Maybe this will be my project for the day. Thanks again!
Thanks for your tip.I love scraps too!
Color sorting is such a great idea.
Awesome tip, Leona! Thanks for guest hosting Tips and Tricks! :)
I'm a scrap lover too!
I have and use tons of scraps. I should really sort them by color...they look so cool that way!
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