Purple scraps -

Starting simple -

With the drawer with the fewest scraps -

The one with the PURPLE/LAVENDER scraps -

And a blurry photo - sorry - ;))

The ones on the right are FQ - and not really "scraps" -
So they can go back where they belong -
I guess I was too lazy to put them away when I stashed the scraps -

The ones on the left are left over strips from the jelly roll -
That I used for a baby quilt -

The ones on the right are oddball sizes -

I'm going to use my "combo" strip die -
It cuts three sizes at one time - 1" - 1-1/2" - and 2" -

I figure I can always get a 2-1/2" strip from a jelly roll -
And scraps are perfect for the smaller sizes -
Plus I can get all three sizes in one pass -
What's not to love? - ;))

So I sorted out the jelly roll strips -
All the same 2-1/2" width - but various lengths -

The oddball on the bottom is just over 2" - but not quite 2-1/2" -
So I'll put it on the die and trim it down to 2" -

The two squares are HST that measure 2-1/2" -
So they'll go with the strips -

The "crumbs" will go with my other "crumbs" -

This pile needs to be sorted next -

The strips and HST were put in a baggie -

And the pieces larger than 6" square will go in a separate pile -
They're not really "scraps" either -

I have a die that will cut 1-1/2" squares - 16 at a time -
So that will work nicely -

This piece has yellow chalk mark lines on it -
And I pressed it before I removed them -
So they are going to be there f.o.r.e.v.e.r. -
I'll try to line it up on the die so that part gets cut off -

So - BEFORE -

And - AFTER -

FQ folded nicely in a plastic bin that I set "on end" -

Bigger chunks for the 1-1/2" square die -

Strips in baggies - by size - and nicely labeled -
And hopefully easily retrieved when I "need" them - LOL - ;))

Next up - the YELLOW/ORANGE/HALLOWEEN drawer -
Another blurry "drawer" photo - sorry -

Emptied the drawer and took the scraps to the kitchen island -
And pulled out some of my handy-dandy Gatorade box "sorters" - LOL -

And sorted them into YELLOW - GOLD - ORANGE - BROWN -

Sometimes it's hard for me to decide which one to call it -
But I guess it doesn't really matter - it's not rocket science -
As long as they're not in with the REDS or GREENS - haha -

The larger FQ and chunks can go elsewhere -

The BLACK HALLOWEEN ones will get bagged and put with their friends -

The other ones are what I call "iffy" -
I'm not sure "if" I should call them one color or another -
They don't really "go" in any particular category -
So after they get cut into strips -
They will be perfect for my "crumb" blocks - as "finishers" -
Or in some Upstairs/Downstairs blocks -
They don't have to "match" anything and I can use them up that way -

Tomorrow I'll sort them out - pull out the "strings" and "crumbs" -
Then press them all nice and neat - run them through the die -
And bag them up like I did the PURPLE ones - ;))

Ha! - This might actually work! - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -