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Do you know this? Your project is finished and you have scraps, not enough to make more from but to much to throw away.
Take a long strip of paper and sew your scraps on.(pic2)
Cut along the strip(pic3 and 4)<
Sew the stripe between fabric (pic5), embellish if you want and you have a new piece fabric you can work with.
After finishing my garden work after a few weeks I will take my tiny scraps, make strips and use they for potholders cushioncovers or coasters.
For all, which don´t do paper piecing I must say, use a smaller stitch lengths as usually this makes it easier to remove the paper and if you remove the paper after sewing the strip to a fabric the strip will be straight (may be some scraps are sewed on the bias).
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Great idea!! Very useful for adding borders or patchwork style to many projects.
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Thank you
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crafter2243
20 Sep 2015
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Great idea. Now I am on the hunt for long strip of paper. The only one I have right now is toilet paper and I do not think that will work. Maybe Freezer Paper, or even using left over pieces of tear away sewn together. It would make a great border.
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Thank you Angie, My paper is a strip from a measuring instrument, have you cash registers in your region? This would work too.
Cash register paper or calculator paper rolls. Great idea. Thank you never thought about that.
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carolpountney
20 Sep 2015
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Nice idea . I had to read it twice before the penny dropped. You are very clever
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Wow! I love the pictures of the process and the finished product. Very clever.
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Excellent idea to sew them to a strip of paper (or stabiliser). Thanks for the tip.
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This style looks wonderful. Thanks for the idea. Love Chris
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Oh, this is great! Have loads of scraps to do this with. You are so lever. Thanks for the suggestion of adding machine tape.
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What a great idea! Now I've gotta go dig all my scraps out of the trash can in my sewing room! LOL
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I like this idea, unfortunately I am ready to go onto something else, so all scraps go into a bag... for now!
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vickiannette
21 Sep 2015
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a brilliant suggestion. It is always so difficult to keep the piece straight but this idea will sort that problem out. love it.
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Aren't you just the clever one! I shall have to catalog you idea and use it! Thanks for sharing your creativity!
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Wow, that's real clever thinking (& sewing). Thanks for sharing.
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Great use of scraps. Could use them in a scrap pieced sweatshirt jacket also--just remove ribbing at neck, sleeve ends and bottom--open up at shoulder seams, remove sleeves and open them flat--then just cover all pieces with the strips you have made. Stitch all back together [line sweatshirt if you like while flat] and sew some bias binding on----brand new jacket! I love that you put rickrack between your seams!
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Thank you for this great tip.
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queenofhearts
21 Sep 2015
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Here is a purse that I made with strips like this leftover from a quilt. I hate to waste anything that can be used again.
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I think so too, patchwork fabric is in Germany very expensive, most time 17€ per meter or more.
In addition it is a lot of fun to create unique combinations of fabric.-)
Your bag is lovely
In addition it is a lot of fun to create unique combinations of fabric.-)
Your bag is lovely
Thank you, it will be a Christmas gift for my daughter.
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Neat idea. Mine usually go in a bag for strip/string quilting later /Lillian