Besides your usual stash of fabrics, I’m sure all you avid sewists have a stash of scraps leftover from various projects. But what do you do with those scraps? Leave them in a bin and forget about them? Well, here’s a few ways to rid yourself of those scraps – and free up some storage space!
1. Make a scrap quilt.
One of the many fantastic scrap quilt books on Amazon.com.
Several scrap quilt patterns exist, as do scrap quilt books. You can find them on Amazon.com or at your local quilt shop. Or, you can “wing it” and make a mystery quilt. Who knows where your imagination will take you?
2. Donate your scraps to charity.
San Francisco has a terrific organization (SCRAP) in which crafters can donate unwanted craft supplies that will be used in art workshops and/or sold to raise money for art programs.
3. Donate your scraps to quilters with limited resources (no nearby shop!)
Our friendly local quilt shop.
My friends at the local quilt shop bring their scraps to the shop owner. She piles bags and bags of scraps in her car and takes them to her sister’s house far far away. Her sister lives far from any quilt or fabric shop, so she invites her friends and they have a “scrap party.” They’re very appreciative of their quilt shop friends who are willing to part with so much fabulous fabric.
Havel’s Sewing would like to know: What do you do with your scrap fabric?