Tuesday 24 September 2013

Scraps!

Yesterday I got the urge to sort through my unsorted scraps and I thought you might like to see how I sort my scraps (cause I love that sort of thing!).  I keep a shoebox next to my cutting table where I pile all of my scraps as I work.  In theory I plan to sort it every time it gets full.


In theory that is a good plan :)  See that shoe box right there?  The one that is 2/3 full.  This is after 45 minutes of sorting and pressing.  All of those piles covering the rest of the table?  They started inside the box.  It was a little overfull LOL.


On the far right is a pile of snips/crumbs.  Basically anything that cannot be cut into a 2 1/2" square.  This is the second pile.  I put the first pile into it's proper storage box when it threatened to topple.  To the left of that is a pile of strips smaller than 2 1/2 " wide.  And to the left of that is a pile of large scraps.  I would say larger than about 5" goes here.


Bottom right corner (pink mushrooms) is a pile to be cut into 2 1/2" squares for Bits and Pieces II.  Above that is 2 1/2" (or wider) strips for scrappy bindings.  The polka dot is a reference fabric for a blanket I'm making and the pile on top of my ruler is scraps that will work in that blanket.  Bottom center is larger than 2 1/2" but smaller than 5".  These will be cut into 3" and 3 1/2" squares.

And there you have it.  A little random scrap adventure for your Tuesday morning.  I would love to read about your scrap sorting/hoarding/storing strategies.  Leave a link in a comment if you have a related post and I will surely stop by :)

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6 comments:

  1. I set aside a scrap week every once and a while and just sew with scraps. Made a whole improv top or back one time that way.

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  2. Wow! That is truly inspiring. Great job with the scrap sorting.

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  3. So what happens after sorting? Boxes? Drawers? Do they stay so prettily pressed?

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  4. that's a lot of scraps! sounds like a good plan for sorting! I have no such plan. I just improv away...

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  5. That is a lot of bits and pieces!! Such beautiful pieces they are. Plan....what plan?

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  6. My scraps are only organized by colour and even that is loosely so. They are in two plastic three drawer towers. I have smaller bits in a box that my 9mo baby keeps gravitating towards. Maybe I should do a scrap post as I simply love scraps and join most scrap swaps I can find :) I often use my scraps more often than my stash.

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