I collect all pieces. It is not a joke - absolutely true.
My problem is to sort them and find them when needed.
I know, I know. You will say - a boxes with labels do excellent work. Simply label them 1 inch stripes, 2 inches stripes and so on.
This sounds ridiculous for me. I will give you an example an you will understand me immediately.
A week ago I have free time, but was too nervous to begin a new project.
So I have get some pieces from my scrap basket, separate blue hues and green hues only and began collect them.
There are triangles, squares, small stripes.
I have to specify that I used pieces as they are - I haven't cut them in half or etc.
Simply combined pieces.
3 hours later I was absolutely calm and satisfied.
Do you understand me now?
Are you sure you know what we have to label SCRAP?
I am not.
This is lovely! I have recently read about this way of scrap piecing in the book Sunday Morning Quits. It seems a fine technique to use up the tiniest bits of fabric. Do you plan to make a quilt from these pieces?
ReplyDeleteI have found an article by Tonya B. Ricucci for unruly piecing. And then her book - Word Play Quilts: Easy Techniques from the UnRuly Quilter.
DeleteI haven't decide what to do with this project. It was just a play. Might be a wall hanging?! Or I would make another blocks different colors and collect them in a bigger quilt? I will see.
I was just about to mention Suday Morning Quilts as well......this is the book that got me sorting my scraps in a more managable way.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hint. I have to read more about sorting. The scraps have to be managed if I want to use them :)
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