Your's is the best advice I've come across. Knowing what kind of quilter you are and how much space you want to use were the most valuable takeaway I got from you! Thank you!
@cynthiajones1461
3 жыл бұрын
One of the most useful, practical videos I've seen on this subject. Thank you!
@DianeSwett
4 жыл бұрын
Pat I enyou making Scrappy Quilts. I cut my scraps into Squares 5", 4.5", 4,", 3.5", 3" 2.5", 2 ", 1.5" and 1" and store them to use later. in my down time I will sew them together for a project/quilt. I call it my mindless sewing. I made a purse from fabric I created using 1" Squares sewn into strips then sewn on 2.5" strips till I had a good rectangle of fabric enough for my purse.
@suzannemyers4751
4 жыл бұрын
I bought my Great granddaughter a sewing machine for Christmas and gave her some ssrap material and trimmings.She was 10 years old. Of course I have a lot of scraps. I am saving her. To use as she wants.
@joycebaker3798
4 жыл бұрын
I am a hard core scrap quilter. I love your controlled scrappy quilts. I may start on this as my "leaders and enders".
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
can't wait to see it!
@elisabethkeane9988
3 жыл бұрын
I use my scraps to make tote bags. I line them with curtain lining. Like a carry bag. Give them away as prezzys.
@christaldehart7281
4 жыл бұрын
I am a controlled scrappy quilter but love planned out special fabrics type of quilter too. I have been gathering up my fabric that I bought the last several years and have much more than I thought that I had, and I have more in plastic containers on a shelf and stacked, due to that shelf falling, and more in a sideboard. However, when my parents passed away, I inherited all her fabric and sewing patterns and sewing things. I rented a very large building to store it until I can rearrange things in my house and make space. I had a cub-cab truck with a standard truck bed. I hauled two and a half loads of nothing but fabric, and that is including the cab being crammed full. Needless to say, I am enjoying your videos that are making me seriously think about it. I hope to get it all under our roof by the end of December. My building costs me almost $400 every 6 months. That is a little too much to spend for storage and not being able to see or use my precious fabric from my mom, my quilting sewing buddy.
@patsinclair4790
4 жыл бұрын
You are so right in understanding how you use fabric to make quilts. Just moved into motor home full time,and hadto make choices in what keep. Lots of donations to sewing church group. Since limited space I chose not to keep most scraps. Still making quilts but not much room. It makes you sew with what have because you aren’t always near fabric stores.
@EJsDaughter
4 жыл бұрын
I love scrappy quilts. The more scraps the better. I keep my strips in a tote and just sent half to my cousin, along with scissors and thread, who just got a machine from a yard sale. She was so excited.
@dekay929
4 жыл бұрын
I’m a new you tube subscriber and am enjoying this series thanks Pat. For me anything less than a FQ is separated off as scrap. I used to keep my scraps in shoe boxes, that grew to a clear tote that was kept in my sewing studio closet. When I outgrew that, I went to the big box hardware store and got a plastic trash bin on wheels. I keep the bin in my garage, it’s air tight and dark so the sun can’t fade my treasure. I use the scraps for appliqué, and collage quilts which require a variety of different shades and colors. I also use scraps for small things like mug rugs and coasters and other crafty things, scrappy pot holders WHATEVER. Once a year or so, I roll the bin into my living room and dump it all on the floor. I love doing this, remembering what quilts were made with what etc. I organize it some by color and pull out things that I might want for an ongoing project. I will also pick out things that I will never use and pass them on at that time. This works for me, I have made a commitment that the big bin is the end so I won’t ever outgrow it.
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
thank you for joining me Dekay! I'm thrilled you have a plan that works for you, that is great!! I bet it is fun once a year to go through all your treasures. Welcome to my neighborhood!
@loudemott8673
4 жыл бұрын
Am started reorganizing my studio in preparation for moving to a new home! Today, I was overwhelmed with bags of scraps like partial fat quarters,small. Usable scraps, etc. So, I called our senior citizen center in town and sled what. Rafts do they do - reply was mainly quilting!!! One big shopping bag , 1 small lite box, 1 sand board for hand appliqué delivered! Stated I will have more and they were thrilled!!
@denisefredette2456
2 жыл бұрын
I do make scrap quilts for donation. I cut into 2.5",5" & 10" squares. After watching the video I think I'll make a blue traffic jam quilt and some scraps I pass along to a church group. I have even cleaned out some of my fabric that I came across ( why did I buy that ) knowing it's not my taste . Thank you for all your videos.
@jenelewatson8914
4 жыл бұрын
My problem is not knowing what type of quilt I’ll want to make in the future.. what sizes I will need! But I think you’ve inspired me to at least cut some of my abundance into neat common sizes..I’ve been working in quilt shops for about 10 years and quilting for about 35 years... so many scraps!!! Thanks for this series!
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
there thousands of patterns for common sizes!
@lizibex9803
2 жыл бұрын
I take crumbs and make fat quarter sized pieces of fabric. Then I can cut it down to what I want when I am ready to quilt.
@sandrinou1329
Жыл бұрын
Yes, like you, I don't know which project I will do in the futur, and I don't want to cut my scraps. I tell myself I always need all the coupon
@hannamansfield2894
4 жыл бұрын
Great talk on keeping scraps. I always wondered and no one was willing to share. So now I know. I am making a paper pieced quilt and so I always feel guilty about the scraps that go to the bin that is used for dog beds.
@allisonkubiseski3464
4 жыл бұрын
Well, I have been “gifted” with scraps and fabrics from friends and family who have had elderly mothers who have passed on or down sized. Saying that I have been very ruthless on choosing which fabrics I keep. So I have a lot of scraps, and then there’s my own collection! I have made some very scrappy car quilts using up those fabrics I don’t want to keep. But mostly my passion is creating “controlled” scrappy quilts, adding a few fat quarters here and there as I make the quilt I’m working on. I buy yardage for borders and backing as I go, those left overs go into my coloured coordinated boxes, ready for the next quilt. And sew another quilt cycle begins!
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
As long as it is working for you Allison continue on! no law says you must own another person's scraps.. they can be gifted to those that want them
@suzannebuenaventura1743
4 жыл бұрын
I am not a scrappy quilter. There I said it! I feel most satisfied when I can use extra fabric from a project (fat quarters & yardage) for a pieced backing and then come up with accessories for my quilt. I'll make pillow shams, pillowcases, throw pillows, table toppers, drawstring bags, bunting/ornaments. Large scraps go in a standard size project bin. Leaders/enders go in a small stack next to my machine. Those mid size scraps still need cutting down to 2.5, 5 or 10" strips. I've limited myself to a project bin since I have a small sewing room.
@MakerJayne
2 жыл бұрын
This is the best video I’ve seen on scrap fabric organization! I love how you empower us to make our own educated decisions to determine which fabric size and storage is best for our needs. I’m using my scraps mostly for EPP, so I’ve been hesitant to cut them down any smaller than they already are. Your video helped me to realize that I don’t have to cut anything. I can keep my scraps as is, fold them and store them neatly. Thank you so much, Pat!
@debraswofford3156
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this excellent distillation of how to decide about and organize scraps. You are the best!
@doyoder2776
4 жыл бұрын
I love it all from Scrappy to matchy, matchy, organized scrappy, all of it. 🌷
@catherinealaniz1108
4 жыл бұрын
I love love love scrap quilts. As I make quilts I have 3 buckets near my table, one for strips less than 2 1/2 inch wide, these are for string quilts, the second bucket is for all small peices, and I give those to a friend who likes to Crumb quilt, the last bucket is for the triangles that get get cut off while snowballing corners and these make wonderful little half square triangles that I do all sorts of things with. As soon as a bucket gets full, it has to be dealt with before I can move on to the next thing. Of course I also have a small collection of the standard precut sizes, but I keep that very small also by making charity quilts that are scrappy.
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
sounds like you do use them, that's great!
@eileenemberger3969
4 жыл бұрын
I have a couple of sizes of patriotic scraps I save for log cabins. The rest go to a quilter who loves scraps. I fill a priority box and she pays the shipping. I love hearing her excitement when she gets the box.
@deborahwilder547
3 жыл бұрын
Very useful suggestions for organizing scraps. I am a controlled scrappy quilter. Thanks for sharing.
@lanastewart7310
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Pat, I needed this! First thing I need to do is iron my scraps. I enjoy using my scraps to make table runners and mug rugs not only for myself, but as gifts!
@patriciaboyd1199
2 жыл бұрын
All I've ever made so far are scrap quilts using fabric left over from other sewing projects. I have reached the point of needing to buy fabric to finish a quilt . The idea of cutting the leftovers into useful sizes sounds good to me . Thankyou for the clear thoughts about storage too.
@PatSloan
2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome 💕
@lance3665
3 жыл бұрын
I love scrap quilts. You have given me good ideas. Thank you
@sehryn
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve always been drawn to scrappy quilts. Im also a committed environmentalist and textile recycler. I’d say I’m a composite scrap quilter. I’m hardcore when it comes to scrappy quilts to use very small or very thin or odd shaped pieces, including selvedge cut offs. I mix anything and everything to QAYG onto a 12.5” square base of recycled textile. I cut a pentagon shape for the middle, and keep spiralling out till the base square is covered. I piece smaller bits to make longer strips as the spiralling edges get longer. These make up into baby floor quilts, kids floor play quilts, or dog quilts. The other hardcore scrap quilt I make is 2” squares, pieced into 16 patches and sashed. They are good doll quilts as well as the previously mentioned uses. And I am not fussy about prints, I just make sure I like the colour spread in each of the blocks And then I’m also a controlled scrap quilter where there is rhyme and reason. Usually for these quilts I piece precuts from a collection, or leftover scraps from favourite collections, into blocks for a set quilt pattern. I love the ethic of using every scrap. If it’s too small to piece then I use it as floor cushion or dog bed stuffing. If it’s any worn textile, I’ll find a way to use it. It give me joy
@sharonoconnor7769
4 жыл бұрын
I love to cut my extra fabric into 1”, 2 “and 5” squares and then 2 ½” strips. I love scrap quilting but I want some color way or theme to it. One of the most beautiful quilts I ever made was a scrap quilt using all the bits and pieces that I had leftover from quilts I made for my grandchildren, Greens, pinks blues. I sewed all the odd pieces together no matter what the size then cut into 2 1/2 or 1 ½ strips. They were random lengths but I added white fabric between each strip and it mad the most amazing quilt.
@nancyjegnew9805
4 жыл бұрын
For a beginning I am a controlled scrapper. With those left over pieces I am a hard core scrapper. When we moved into this house and I now have room for my stash. I have a stack of drawers that I have my precut sizes in. I stopped and refigured what I like to use and cut them into those sizes. I used to cut into strips only but had just three drawers one for 3 inch and a light and dark for the 2 inch. Way too messy and jumbled even for me. I even have a sweater size tote now for my crumbs and am making blocks from them. Talk about a freeing way to make a free quilt. I have learned from watching you about the small squares into quilts. Love doing that. Love your blue one you are making now. I just mix them all together, but will have to see about where I can sort into color waves. Thank You for all your ideas.
@Thegardenwhatcanbedone
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! You are helping me figure out what to keep. I never thought about keeping it according to what kind of quilter am I.
@briteddy9759
4 жыл бұрын
Your comment on knowing what kind of quilter you aware is so on target. Yes, I use the scraps, but it is controlled scrappy quilts. The eye needs a place to rest, so at times I end up using a color way from my stash/scraps and then buying background fabrics. Squares don’t really appeal to me, so I have been using my scraps in log cabin quilts. The scrap bin is next on my list to sort out. Getting that organized would be nice.
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
perfect plan!
@laureneberhard1577
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Pat, After watching your video I've decided to mark a template for a fat quarter size on my homemade iron board. If a piece of my fabric is larger than a fat quarter I will not cut it up. If it is smaller, I'm going to cut it into the largest size I can - ie. 10 x 10, 5 x 5 or 2 1/2 strips and store them by size because I am a scrappy quilt quilter. Thanks for finally making me see the light on how to get my mess in order for what I quilt. Looking forward to your next video.
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
i'm so excited for you! be sure to give me an update Lauren!
@laureneberhard1577
4 жыл бұрын
@@PatSloan Thanks Pat. So far I've emptied 7 bags of scraps!
@lynnehrmantraut9167
4 жыл бұрын
So I found a system for me - yardage and anything fat quarter or yardage is sorted by color and put on my shelves. I cut scraps into 10 and 5 inch squares. I also cut “older yardage” that I’m not so excited about into 2.5 inch strips. What’s left goes into gallon sized baggies by color - one per color, which I go to all the time. My homemade precuts go into shoeboxes like you have. Thinking of converting my scraps to 2.5 inch squares based on your ideas!
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
that is awesome you found a plan!
@leraelane9059
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I'm donating my scraps . This video has helped me get real with my space and fabrics
@suesmith5033
4 жыл бұрын
Last winter when my husband was sick I didn't want to actually seq but needed something to do so I took my huge scrap bin and cut it up into 2 1/2 inch strips. These had to be at least 21 inches long. Then I subcut the shorter lengths into 2 1/2 inch squares. I also cut 5 inch blocks. I applique and figured I could either use for applique or sew into a quilt. So far I'm making a quilt using 5 inch squares and have dug into it for applique. It took up spool much less room than before. I couldn't believe it. I now have a grocery bag of scraps again so will cut them up shortly. It really does work. I admit it was hard to throw away the fabric that wasn't these sizes but had to stop somewhere. Thanks for this series. I'm learning and organizing my fabric.
@rebeccawolf3196
4 жыл бұрын
I started doing scrap management a few years ago because of the scrap guilt I was having. SewVeryEasy on KZitem has a nice video about it and I started cutting up my scraps into 3.5x2.5 inch blocks and sewing them as leader and enders like you do! Anything that is smaller than the 3.5x2.5 gets turned into my 1.5 in hexies.It adds up pretty fast. I do use ALL my different scraps in it so it is truly scrappy and I like it that way. I put them up on my design wall and move them around until I like the placement and then sew them together. I love this method. But everyone has to find what works for them. I am loving this series and all the thought that goes into managing your fabric. It shows that you work really hard to make your system work for you!
@jerib2446
4 жыл бұрын
I'm trying to figure out 2.5x3.5. I understand 2.5x4.5 bricks. Can you share what you do with 2.5x3.5?
@rebeccawolf3196
4 жыл бұрын
@@jerib2446 it is just a different scrap quilt - sew them in pairs and then sew one pair horizontal to one pair vertical and you have a block that can be joined together with like blocks until you have a quilt. "Sew Very Easy" has a video on her channel that explains it better but thanks so much for your interest! Happy sewing!
@jerib2446
4 жыл бұрын
@@rebeccawolf3196 In the sewveryeasy video she cuts the scraps 2"x3.5".
@rebeccawolf3196
4 жыл бұрын
@@jerib2446 Ooops, I have been cutting mine 2.5 - guess it wont really matter, since I have cut mine all at this measurement.
@joanclare1873
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I've started to reorganise my sewing room and you have given me so many ideas that my head's buzzing. I think I'm a scrappy quilter 'cos I'll use any fabric as it comes out of the stash as long as it doesn't clash with the one next to it. But Mount Scrapmore does need attention, getting far too tall and I shall soon need crampons and a rope to get to the far side of it!
@pattyalbertson1524
4 жыл бұрын
I love to make scrap quilts. My scraps are in 2 plastic bags and that is the limit. There are no other spots to keep scraps in my house. l I use leftover dryer sheets. They are already used and they need a small amount of pressing. The size is 6x9 or a little more. I place longer strips on them corner to corner and add pieces as a go. They can be any color unless I decide on a certain fabric for the center strip. They really looks nice when you put them together. They rest is must leftovers cut in strips less than 2 1/2 wide. They are used in other blocks After you add scraps then trim them to fit 6x9. The quilt is 49 blocks and I use 1 1/2 inch black sashing. I do buy that in a roll. What a saver that is. I add a wide border of something that looks nice and then I quilt it. This really takes care of my scraps for me. I have made many and plan to continue the same process. The only other idea I use in cutting strips into jelly rolls and make rounds bundles until I think it is big enough and then do the jelly roll race to put them together. That is fun too. I don't worry much about colors and just use any scrap I have. Well enough for today. Love the idea.s Patty
@crosstitcher2
4 жыл бұрын
I love this series. I have so enjoyed your ideas. I am a scrappy quilter and I use my scraps for string blocks and bits for bitty blocks. I am going to use your idea of cutting into 2 1/2 inch squares for the bigger scraps I have and want to keep. Love, love, loved the red quilt. Thank you for making these episodes, it is a huge help to tame my sewing room.
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@Carolmaizy
4 жыл бұрын
I love the red and white 2 1/2 inch square scrappy quilt! I'm saving my scraps to make them in different color ways.
@lindalosier5989
4 жыл бұрын
I like making scrap quilts. There is something satisfying about cutting and sewing pieces together randomly. I love doing crumb quilt blocks. I use the pre-cut sizes from my bigger scraps. I really like your idea of the 2 1/2" squares. I'm also experimenting with scrappy backs on some of the quilts I've made.
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
that's great you use them!
@Craftysheila
4 жыл бұрын
I've only been quilting since 2016 and wasn't sure what to do with my scraps. I knew I didn't want to just throw them away, but wasn't sure how I wanted to store them or what to do with them. Thanks to your video I have an idea!
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
great!
@susanjohnson7336
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Pat for this series. You've helped me think more logically about what I have in my stash and what kinds of quilts I "really" make. Going to make up some bags of scraps by color and see if I can re-home them.
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy I've helped you think through how you actually work to have the best of the best!
@clarabee72
4 жыл бұрын
This was great!! I love the idea of making scrap quilts and have started cutting and saving scraps several times over the years. I've recently started doing it again. Your idea of picking just one or 2 sizes to cut really makes good sense to me. Picking 1 or 2 patterns you have to use those scraps makes sense to me, too. I'd not thought of that before. I'm going to thinking about this in a new way and get rid of some of my "stuff"!! Thanks Pat!
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
super Sarah!!
@marthapowers634
Ай бұрын
you have become my new best friend----i would love to come live next door to you, not because i could help you, but because you could help me-----since i have joined your channel, you HAVE helped me, and i thank you sew much for this.......i enjoyed THIS video ever sew much!!! will continue to follow!!!
@emilyrue1668
3 жыл бұрын
Great ideas. I learned a lot. Thank you I’m going to pass this on to my quilting group so they can organize their scraps. I will also tell them about your KZitem video.
@CassandraPlott
4 жыл бұрын
I love the simplicity of having one checkerboard pattern for scrap quilts, then more of my energy can be spent on important projects that are made with "new" yardage. I have been thinking about cutting down my scraps, currently stored in many bins by color, and have chosen several sizes but might have to reconsider after watching this video. Cutting only 2 1/2" squares with my Accuquilt GO! die would be a huge time saver and then I can spend more time sewing and less time organizing. Thanks, Pat!
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
using the die cut, having a simple size & plan, is so freeing! you just sew sew up quick things whenever you need to
@gammystitcher
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you great information. I am reorganizing my sewing room a little at a time, I am enjoying getting things put together. I have bins for 1 and 1/2, 2 and 1/2, 3 inches, 4 and 5 and 10 inch squares. They are all put. Away.
@gammystitcher
4 жыл бұрын
I love doing organizing
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
super~
@rosehixon2790
Жыл бұрын
I watch a lot of organizational videos, and this is by far the best I’ve ever seen regarding scrap organization and And personalizing the method. Pat, this was fantastic! Thank you!
@newagecathy
4 жыл бұрын
Great advice! I”m a newer quilter and couldn’t quite decide how to handle scraps. this video has helped tremendously. I now know what to do. Thanks
@glyndeenschiavoni6327
4 жыл бұрын
Good job of explaining scrap users system, Pat.🥰
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@suejameson1517
4 жыл бұрын
Well, between you and Lori Holt, I might even become...organised! Thank you
@janrichardson8715
4 жыл бұрын
Hi, this was a really good video for me! I do make scrape quilts and I am not terribly organized with my scrapes. I have been keeping my small scrapes in zip lock bags, which slide all over the place- so I really like the shoebox idea...and they are affordable. I have made some precuts from left over fabrics, but I have a tendency to not want to take the time away from sewing to make them. I am really enjoying this series and learning a lot! Thank you!
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
thanks!! Cut at the end of each day whatever is laying around.. don't wait for it to pile up
@janrichardson8715
4 жыл бұрын
Pat Sloan What a good idea!! Now, just to get me trained to do that😄 Thanks
@joycemccurdy6343
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your informative videos on sorting fabric. You've touched on so many different aspects that makes me think of what is best for me and my space. I've been organizing my sewing space and applying many of these ideas as I go. It's been so much easier using some solid guidelines. Thanks again!
@peggyoconnor3810
4 жыл бұрын
Great tips. I like to cut my scraps into squares... 5", 3", 2.5", 2" and 1.5" is the smallest. I also keep left over 2.5 strips. I keep them in a shoe box and always have some to sew as I'm piecing other blocks.
@pattyclements5149
4 жыл бұрын
You are helping me see how scraps can be fun.
@leanichols6824
7 ай бұрын
Scrap quilt are my favorite. I don't have a lot of scraps but the ones I have I separate by color. When I realize that I have any fabric that I am not going to use it goes out the door quickly, to a local church thrift store. I don't cut my fabric ahead of time until I know what I'm going to make. I end up with a lot of different size strips and strings as well as smaller squares and rectangles. So most of my scrap quilts are string quilts and improv quilts.
@unabrunner337
3 жыл бұрын
Smallish stackable plastic boxes with lids. As i cut & sew a particular quilt, the leftover fabric is assigned a place, usually into precut 2.5" strips & squares for later use. By organising scraps as i go, there is less mess in my sewing corner, and its easy to locate the sizes i need for a genuine scrap quilt.
@JessicaSmith-gd1fu
4 жыл бұрын
Pat, thanks for all the inspiration! I am currently working on a "controlled" 1930's repro scrap quilt. I saw one of your videos some time ago when you explained how to make a bonus quilt. In the past year I have been using that technique with my repro one patch quilt. I also used it while making memory quilts for other folks. I made the main memory quilt they requested and then was able to surprise them with small quilts made from the scraps of their memory quilts. When one of my dear nephews was expecting his first child, I was able to go through my scraps and find a unique piece of picture fabric for every hexagon and half hexi in the I Spy quilt I made for them. That may have been the most fun I've had in making a quilt so far. Any scrap will do!
@ladorapridham
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for that much needed encouragement to make decisions!!
@MD-lo5zd
3 жыл бұрын
I have lots of scraps, but I realize as I have been sorting and clearing I am not a big scrappy person. I have decided to pass on my scraps to people who love to make items with scraps. I know one lady who made an amazing pinwheel quilt, 70 x 70, and the six pieces to each pinwheel were made from 1' wide scraps. Beautiful, but I will probably never make one. I will be posting a photo once I have my area finished .
@mollywelsh8751
4 жыл бұрын
I am one of those pretty hard core scrapper. I do make lots of others, too. I do pre-cutting, but sometimes get behind on the cutting. I am trying to be better at the organizing, though. Thanks for the inspiration.
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
thanks for joining me Molly!
@sherryclifton4947
4 жыл бұрын
I use scraps for making the blocks in your Splendid Sampler quilts. I love those books. Thanks
@elaineforan4751
8 ай бұрын
I love this idea. I have thought about how i sew. Im a beginner quilter but i dabble in home decor and applique also. I have chose to order my scraps into, larger than 10 inch square, larger than 5 inch sq, larger than 2 1/2 inch sq and smaller than 2 1/2 inch sq. This means that if i was looking for a particular size for a applique project or for pouch, i know where to look first before i check my fqs. It suits me at the moment and i can manage it easily.
@beckybrunelle641
4 жыл бұрын
I'll be moving my sewing room to the smallest room in the house over the next few months. Great ideas to control the chaos. Might as well move rooms organized!!
@yvettealba7431
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Pat. I put my 2 1/2 squares in popcorn tins. But I will take your advice. I want to make the traffic jam on the 1st. Happy New Year's 🎊
@dianneahickey7055
2 жыл бұрын
I have found this video very helpful! I have watched it several times. I did get into the scrappy quilt idea this year. I cut 2 1/2", 5", 1 1/2"(for a project) and crumb.
@PatSloan
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@sparkie3231
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!! I really needed this video. 💕
@bristolblue9485
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your advice... I've been keeping all my scraps so that I had a good stash to start making scrap quilts. My large bin is now going to be sorted into smaller containers by color! I'm a little bit excited out that right now🤗😜❤
@carynwood9158
8 ай бұрын
I'm definitely going to do the 10th anniversary quilt! I love that block and would love to have a quilt. I'm starting after I do the UFO/ WIP Thursday to Sunday Challenge.
@inesmundt6130
Жыл бұрын
I am a total, hard core scrap quilter. My favourite type of quilting. I love your suggestion for storage and cutting up the scraps. thank you very much
@SJlarsen100
4 жыл бұрын
I just have hard time throwing any little bit away! I’m going to use your ideas on how to organize AND how to make them into a scrappy quilt. Also, I’m a controlled scrapper. I shuddered when you mentioned mixing all those fabrics together!😂
@tammyb78
4 жыл бұрын
Don't shudder. Check out what Bonnie Hunter does. You'll see scraps in a whole new light. quiltville.blogspot.com/
@AHCash528
4 жыл бұрын
I love scraps and make scrap quilts!
@jennifermaddock4382
4 жыл бұрын
I use fabric cutting dies to cut my scraps into 2 1/2 inch strips, 2 1/2 inch squares and 5 inch squares. I can cut up to 8 layers at once. I love making scrap quilts for charity causes.
@daniellewilson4778
3 жыл бұрын
I cut mine down into charm packs, layer cakes, 2.5” strips and 2.5” squares. They’re just in color order with all strips together, cakes together, etc. Anything 1 yard or more is on a board on my shelf, in order by color and labeled with size. Smaller than a yard is folded neatly in a couple shoeboxes, in color order and labeled with size. FQs are in a drawer in color order.
@PatSloan
3 жыл бұрын
sounds great!!
@priscillacooksey1427
4 жыл бұрын
HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAT!!
@paml2642
4 жыл бұрын
Great video Pat! This one gave me a lot of food for thought. I realized how much space all those little scraps are taking up and honestly I’m more of the Controlled quilter. I have marked off time this Friday to go through and make my shoebox cuts then donate what I won’t use. Thank you for VERY USEFUL information!
@shulamussnug7646
2 жыл бұрын
Great way to think about scraps. I found out I’m a controlled scrap quilter. Can’t wait to get my scraps organized!
@angelhw53
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve accumulated 2 large bins of scraps over the past 6 years and have dreaded having to sort through them. Thank you so much for this series I now know exactly what to do with mine, I’m not a fan of scrappy, too much chaos , I am definitely an organized scrappy quilter if I do , off to start sorting and cutting.😊
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
give me a status on it, you'll be so much happier!
@heatherschimke6107
4 жыл бұрын
I am going to teach my husband to make quilts. That way to use up the scraps that way. I have to wait until after Christmas now before start doing it again. Hopefully it’ll be cooler by then.
@pamelahill7164
2 жыл бұрын
I’m a true scrappy person. I love it all together and have all my scraps sorted
@Hexagonstitches
4 жыл бұрын
A few years back I cut a lot of my scraps into various sized squares 4" and less and neatly put them in containers but never did anything with them Do like your idea of all the squares in one colour paired with an alternate colourway I also love hexagon quilts so have also have a container of hexagons that would be lovely with a similar idea
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
time to sew up those scraps or move them on :)
@saramanzo-leasure3251
2 жыл бұрын
Really loved this video, you gave me a LOT to think about.
@peony805
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for all the suggestions. I find it difficult to part with certain fabrics and cutting them to usable sizes is a great idea!
@tpidly2175
4 жыл бұрын
I WANT to become a scrap quilter. I see beautiful scrappy quilts and think, "I want to make one of those" but I never have...
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
Now is the time!
@wildwestjanbutcher650
8 ай бұрын
Some great points here. I tend to make in-the-hoop projects, so I don’t want to cut down my scraps. I also have limited storage room, so lots of different boxes for different colours wouldn’t suit. I haven’t been sewing that long, so I only had one large tub of scraps, so I sorted them, pressed them, and popped them into zip lock bags - one bag for each design or colour. I cut some light card to fit the bags so they wouldn’t slip down if I stored them standing up. I then clamped the bags together in colour groups with fold over clips and used hubby’s white paint marker to write the colour on the top of the clips. They now stand up and can be filed in the same way as fat quarters. They take up about half the space they used to before.👍
@dianawright8334
4 жыл бұрын
I luv my perfect 5 ruler and my perfect 10 ruler by creative grids to help make ny own layer cakes and charm packs, it has really helped condense and group. I used to go by color. Ugh too many fruit crates full. I make a Ton Of charity quilts. I also call them free quilts. I have little helpers who will finish a quilt top I’ve become too busy to git quilted. I basically give them a cut up quilt in a box, like a kit. I keep all my applique scraps by color still. Thank you Pat this is very very helpful
@cherylgottsacker4760
Жыл бұрын
I really like your suggestions for what to do with scraps.
@gloriapartington5704
4 жыл бұрын
Great discussion today (and always!) that made me think about my fabric. I think I am now fully committed to precuts, but I still have a great deal of scraps. I cut some down to 2.5 or 3.5 squares, but the larger pieces of scrap fabric I cut into large squares, along with a similarly sized light fabric, and use Triangles on a Roll or Moda Layer Cake Recipes to sew them together. I then set them aside to cut when I have time. I figure I'll have about a million HSTs at some point and then I can make a scrappy quilt!
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
A plan helps so many of us.. I'm curious. what do you use a 3.5" square for?
@linda0rourke132
4 жыл бұрын
I’m a controlled scrappy quilt maker. I have 5” and 2.5” squares in plastic bins. The 5 in will be going into your Oh My Stars pattern thank you for that. I organized my fabric into bins a couple of years ago and they are done by colour. Flannels are in another bin. Novelty and Christmas/ fall in another. I have my studio in the garage, space for the bins have been so much better once the fabric is in the bins and not in plastic bags.
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
bins are SO helpful! Bags are a mess
@denisepineda1788
3 жыл бұрын
I guess I am a controlled scrap quilter. I cannot mix Minnie Mouse and civil war fabrics in the same quilt. I am a fairly new quilter and just bought some bins so I can cut up my scraps so I can use them easier. I have only done 6 quilts so I don’t have a huge backlog yet so that is why I want to organize it now and moving forward otherwise it will be a big mess and never get used. Thanks for all your tips and tricks that helps me.
@judygibbons5983
4 жыл бұрын
I do both kinds of quilting, BUT I’m also a crossstitcher and a crafter, so I use scraps for other things. I will admit to having an issue with throwing things away! I guess it’s the waste not want not paradigm! I do need to make some decisions about what to keep and what to get rid of-not just fabric!
@abra3cadabra3
11 ай бұрын
I adore scraps and scrappy quilts. They’re the only type of quilts I make.
@bethk7648
4 жыл бұрын
I am so thrilled to see the "free" quilt ideas! This is brilliant! So far I organize scraps by fat quarter, charm and 2.5 and I have 3 baskets.
@sarahgreenham6861
2 жыл бұрын
Such good advice. I’m really going to have a hard think about what patterns I’m going to use in the future. I’m new to all this and have just been cutting the largest square I can from a scrap but will probably end up with too many random squares. Now I can be more focused. 👍👍
@lolafattoush6779
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Pat. This will help me get more organized, and I think I will start making the 2-1/2 inch squares as leaders. I love the controlled scrappy ideas. Thank you!!
@virginiamchone2204
3 жыл бұрын
I sort my scraps as I cut fabrics for projects into two boxes. One for pieces and threads for stuffing projects and one for everything else. When box gets full, I take a day and pull out crumbs to make crumb blocks and then pull out wonky strips for block making or mug rugs, pot holders, placemats etc. I put these in separate shoe boxes(these make great Christmas gifts). The bigger scraps, I will cut into the largest squares or strips I can.I use a canned food shallow box near my sewing machine and work in sewing them together. Surprising what you can get done in 15-20 minutes a session. Before cutting the squares, I do pull out all the crumbs(while watching TV in the evening) from the second bin. I am blessed to have half of the basement to store everything. I do use a lot of shoe boxes. I sort more from size than color. I do like your idea of keeping the whites separate because I think whites make the other colors pop out. I use about 12 bins in all and one or 2 working shallow canned good boxes.
@kandaykerr3653
4 жыл бұрын
Pat, you have really got me to thinking! When this video started I was for sure you would have us cutting fabric up in 3 to 5 different sizes and I would have been like "NO WAY!" However, I love charm packs! I buy them just to have them. (okay, I'm not going to work on that problem just yet) so cutting down the larger "scraps" to 2.5" is a perfect solution, at least for me. I already have several empty show boxes from resorting my fabric by color so I won't have to spend anymore $$. Thank you for the AWESOME tips!
@PatSloan
4 жыл бұрын
you are so welcome!
@denisek5208
4 жыл бұрын
such great advice! I think I'm a controlled scrappy quilter. currently my Leader & Ender project is blue & white 2.5" squares. I will be taking a new look on how to store all the scrappy bits better. thanks for sharing 👍
@Mary-had-a-lil-farm
Жыл бұрын
A lot of really good things to consider. Great ideas on how to manage my scrapes. Thanks!!! I realize this video is three years old but it is all still very applicable 😁
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