This is a loooonnnnggggg post! I decided had to do something with my overflowing scrap buckets. I keep buckets for modern and reproduction fabrics. Solids and QOV scraps are also kept separate. This first one is a baby bathtub! Before:
After:
Another bucket before:
After:
These are the Accuquilt dies I used. Honestly, if I didn’t have my die cutter, these would likely have ended up in a bin!
This is how I cut my scraps. I press everything and lay them out on my die and run them through.
There is some waste. But much less than binning everything! I do cut off bits and throw strips into my strings containers.
Two and a half inch squares. Each of these piles are about two inches deep.
More tumblers.
Two inch squares.
Strips and strings.
Repro bucket.
Two and a half inch squares, 2 by 4 rectangles, two inch squares, one and a half inch squares, and squares for on point blocks.
I’m not sure what to do with my solid scraps.
And I have Quilt of Valor Scraps.
I’m not going to lie, this took a couple days. And I have more work to do (leftover binding strips anyone?). But it would have taken a good month without my Accuquilt die cutter. It is seriously one of the best quilting purchases I have ever made.
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Have a great day!
Can’t even imagine cutting all those pieces WITHOUT the Accuquilt die cutter even with the other optional tools such as a ruler and rotary cutter. God bless all the great-grandmas who had to use household shears to do it all.
That’s amazing! You should feel quite successful. I have been considering a scrappy trip quilt with solids…maybe that would be an idea for yours.
You did a good job taming the scraps. I hide the buckets under the table so they don’t bother me constantly 🙂
Good job on dealing with the scraps. I have bins and bins of scraps! I have an enamel baby bath too! Mine is yellow and my Dad was bathed in it.
Very inspiring! I was wondering how many layers of fabric you put on your dies. I usually do 6, but with the overlap of the scraps, do you pile less on?
Each time I have to clean scraps, the die cutter comes to mind. Maybe someday! Always fun to see how you organize (I love your containers!).
Nice work! Enjoy the sewing!