ecoslo: Using fabric scraps: I have been meaning to get to using my scraps, but never seem to get ar
ecoslo: Using fabric scraps: I have been meaning to get to using my scraps, but never seem to get around to it when I have so many other projects on the go!While working on a project yesterday, I was listening to the Modern Sewciety podcast (if you haven’t checked out Stephanie’s podcasts, they are awesome!) - to an older episode when she interviewed Amanda Jean from Crazy Mom Quilts. Amanda Jean is kind of the queen of using up tiny scraps and they were talking about scrap use and organization. I had a sudden need to use scraps, right then and there!So I dumped my box of scraps onto the floor and started organizing by colour. I had most in the pink, teal/green, and low volume/white categories. I kept those out and put the others away (back in the box, but at least stacked by colour).I just sewed little bits together, cutting with scissors by my sewing table when needed, and pressing in between. It was a lot of fun, and almost felt meditative. I think it was a really great thing to do after having fairly precise in many of the projects I’ve been working on lately. I ended up with two large panels - one made from pink and white/low volume, and the other with teal/green and white/low volume. There are scraps of all sizes in them, even some smaller than 1″ square; it’s fun to see all those little bits of previous projects. The panels are each approximately 16 x 18″ - big enough for lots of possibilities! But, I’m thinking that I might just keep going with this… and make panels with more colours, to end up with a really interesting scrappy quilt? I’m not sure where this will take me, but I know I want to do more of this scrappy improvised sewing! Linking up with Scraptastic Tuesday at She Can Quilt and Mrs Sew and Sow. These are really great and I like them a lot ✨ -- source link
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