Some more neutral scraps -

So I grabbed another handful from the BIG basket -

Transferred it to the box for sorting -

And pulled out a big SOLID piece that had circles cut from it -

I could try to cut some triangles from the parts connecting them -

But I have PLENTY of muslin in the other room -

And can cut triangles from that if I need some -

So I don't think I'll bother with that part -

But I think I'll save this piece on the end -

Since it's at the fold and a pretty good sized chunk -

And the rest can go in the trash -

This bunch looked like all the same size strips -

But they were actually folded over - so bonus - the scraps are twice as big as I thought they were -

After sorting though about half the box - I changed my routine a little -

I took everything out of the box and sorted them into a couple of piles as I pressed them -

This pile will get trimmed up to straighten the edges -

The pile on top will get the selvages trimmed off and the other two pieces will be straightened up -

The ones that don't need trimming went back in the box - to be put in the other piles after all of the other pressing and trimming are done - it seemed to speed up the process a little - since I wasn't stopping to put each piece "away" or stopping to cut anything yet - I was just pressing them all out -

Tomorrow I can trim the ones that need trimming and put everything in the various piles -

Then grab another handful -

And I don't think I've made the slightest dent in the BIG basket -

So this is going to take a while - ;))

So far I don't have a whole lot to run through the strip die cutter - I'm just doing a little trimming to straighten some frayed edges. But what I do have is perfect for NEUTRAL "crumb" blocks or "string" blocks that don't need pieces cut to any particular size. I can go through the larger chunks when I'm done and die cut them into various shapes and sizes depending on the size of the scraps -

The pressing and sorting is the easy part -

The hard part is deciding what I want to DO with what I have -

SOOOOOOOOOO many possibilities - LOL - ;))


Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

More neutral scraps -

Were in the BIG basket -

So I had to make room and moved the sorted ones to another table -

And rearranged some of the piles -

Then I grabbed a handful from the basket and put it in the box to play with -

Pulled out the SOLIDS -

And the skinny strings too narrow to use -

Found a long strip -

And pressed it the "lazy" way -

Set my iron down - and pulled the strip through -
Which helps explain why my pressing board cover is so scorched - LOL - ;))

Sorted the other ones roughly by size -

And put them in the basket with their friends -

Which left me with this in the box -

Sorted a few at a time - pressed them -
And added them to the other piles by size -

Here are my "strings" on the left - "trash" on the right -

Larger strips to be run through the die cutter later -

You can probably tell that my definition of "neutral" is pretty loose -
I guess it's anything that doesn't necessarily go in one of the other drawers -
RED - ORANGE - YELLOW - GREEN - BLUE - PURPLE - ;))

Some pieces were various sizes of the same fabric -
All leftovers from some project a while back -
The strip on the left can go through the die cutter -
The ones in the middle can go in the pile of "larger chunks" for my 1-1/2" die -
And the ones on the right can go back in my stash as they are pretty good sized pieces -

Which got me down to this - in the box -

But there's still more in the BIG basket - to be played with tomorrow -

Like I told one of my readers who said she felt overwhelmed by the sheer amount of her scraps -

It may look like work - but it's actually FUN - ;))
Don't let the amount overwhelm you -
it's another chance to pet all of your fabulous fabric!!
I already had mine sorted by color - and took it in small bites -
the same way you "eat an elephant" - LOL - ;))

Not that I've ever eaten an elephant - LOL - ;))


Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -