Friday, May 9, 2025

cutting scraps for May

 I found a box of scrappy leftovers of shirt fabric, that is my next project for scrap cutting. It weighed 9 pounds 13 ounces. I am trying to spend my time at Friday sew, once a month, to cut scraps. 

I did manage to get last month's scraps combined with previous cuts. The piles are growing. 

This month, I cut 1 pound 4 ounces before quitting. That is 4 yards of useable fabric. The total for the year is 16 1/2 yards.


box when I started this time

If there is a pocket on the shirt I cut straight across under the pocket and cut around it for pieces. Many times I can get a 10 inch square from the bottom piece. This month, I had a bigger stack of 5 inch squares, and last month, I had a bigger stack of 10 inch squares. I must be getting down to smaller pieces of shirts. I still think it will take 2 more months to empty the box.



I'm trying to minimize strings by cutting small squares, but by the end of the session, I am throwing more in the pile.

strings


trash - goodbye


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8 comments:

  1. Nancy @ Grace and Peace QuiltingMay 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM

    I do so enjoy cutting up scraps into useable sizes!!! Looks like great fun and great future quilt bait!!!

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  2. Gretchen WeaverMay 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM

    That is a lot of scraps to cut but it is so handy when they're cut and ready to go. It's nice you can them at your Friday group.

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  3. KateMay 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM

    You've done well at working through all those piles. It's so nice to have things precut and ready to go.

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  4. Alycia~QuiltygirlMay 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM

    ohh Great Progress

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  5. AnonymousMay 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM

    I have two pressed piles of scraps waiting for cutting down. It IS encouraging to see the piles of ready cut pieces stacking up:)
    (Laura Haynes)

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  6. AnonymousMay 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM

    What a good method you have of cutting up your scraps. It is a rather boring task to do; but, doing it with friends would make it much more bearable!--TerryK@OnGoingProjects

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  7. JeannaMay 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM

    Excellent progress. You are inspiring me to get into my scraps.

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  8. Jennifer Fulton Inquiring QuilterMay 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM

    Great idea to set aside a day for cutting scraps! What progress you're making. I just adore these shirts. They will make great quilts. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
    https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2025/05/07/wednesday-wait-loss-432

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