Scrap-Fest - Part 2

To me -

The fun part of playing with my scraps -

Is the actual cutting -

Soooooooooo many choices sometimes -

Decisions - decisions - decisions - ;))

I was asked how I decide - here -

So first let me say -
I have a bunch of 2-1/2” strips aka "jelly rolls" -
And any strips wider than that -
Can be cut from my FQ or yardage -
As I need them -

So I mostly cut my scraps into -
2” and 1-1/2” strips -
Leaving strings - anything narrower than 1-1/2” -
And crumbs - odd-sized leftovers -

I hardly ever cut squares -
I can either cut them from the strips -
Or use one of my dies -

I also have several dies -
All needing different size chunks -
So lately I have been leaving -
Some scraps just “as is” - ;))

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Here’s what I did with Katie’s scraps -

ANGEL BORDER
This piece is a loooong piece of excess border -

I could “un-sew” the seams -

But it’s faster to just cut them off - ;))

Then I get this -

It’s a nice angel print -

So I’ll fold it all up together -
And add it to my novelty prints/FQ -
And just throw away the seams -

AFRICAN ANIMAL PRINT
This piece is a pretty good-sized one -

I figure this is probably the biggest piece -
That I could get from it -

Trim off the selvage -
And add that chunk to the novelty prints -

When I unfold the rest of it -
I can cut it a bunch of different ways -

So - if I straighten the edge here -

And turn it around -

I get a chunk -
Which can then be cut into -
2 - 2” strips -
And a 1-1/2” strip -

And a string -

Two strings and some crumbs -

All sorted out -

Now they need friends - ;))

SWORDFISH & WHALES
Here’s a strip -
Skinny - fat - then skinny again -

Chop it where it starts to get fat -

Fold it over - straighten the edges -

It’s about 1-1/4” -
So it gets added to the strings pile -
You can hardly see it -
Same colors as the African Animal Print -
Cool - ;))

Chop off the other end -
Where it starts to get skinny again -

Two more strings and a crumb -

LIGHTHOUSE & RED WITH WHITE STARS
Before -

Same thing with the red -
Trim the selvage -
And straighten one edge -
Then chop it where it starts to get skinny -

The fat section is good for -
A 2” strip - a 1-1/2” strip - and a string -

Same with the other part -

I probably could have done the whole thing -
That way -
Or saved most of it as a big chunk -
But - too late now - ;))

The lighthouse fabric -
Is pretty much the same width -
So I just trimmed the selvage -
And cut a 2” strip and a 1-1/2” strip -

WHITE WITH BLACK -
Here’s another interesting piece -
That could be cut in a lot of different ways -

That little notch -
Is keeping me from just cutting the end off -
And squaring up the chunk -

And I have a couple more chunks -
Of the same fabric -

So I straightened it -
Just to the left of the notch -
Got a chunk -
A 2” square -
And a string -

I can do this all day -

So I did - ;))

Didn’t take me long though -

To get this -

Top row from left to right -
Angel seams - trash
Angel chunks - for novelty cubby - with FQ
African Animal Print - for novelty cubby - with FQ
Selvages -
Strings -
Crumbs - and 2” square -
1-1/2” strips -
2” strips -

Bottom row from left to right -
Chunks - leave “as is” - add to FQ cubbies by color/type
Bits and pieces - for my thread bowls - here -  ;))

There is no right way -

Or wrong way -

To trim up scraps -

Just do it -

It’s fun -

Fun - fun - fun -

Until my daddy takes the T-bird away - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -