MY SCRAP BIN
I’m trying to tackle my spring cleaning bit by bit. In this case, it’s keeping all my bits of fabric organized! A few months ago, I spent an entire night going through the mess of my scrap bin at home. I ironed, sorted everything by colour and then tied them up in bundles. Having an organized scrap bin has been the key to all the improv piecing I’ve been doing. I almost exclusively use scraps for my improv work. Now that my scraps are organized, I can grab the bundles of colours I want to work with and away I go!
My scraps are pieces I’ve collected from my clothing, quilting and other projects. Lucky for me, my scrap bin is also filled with scraps I’ve collected from many of YOU! If you’ve left behind a little bit of fabric at the workroom after a class that I didn’t have, I may have snatched it for my collection. Some of the smallest pieces are just two inches long and I have to say, I totally feel justified in keeping tiny pieces of very ‘rare’ or coveted fabrics.
Do you guys keep a scrap bin at home? Do you obsessively save every little bit?
The other part of my spring cleaning is my actual fabric stash. I’m partway through organizing, ironing and folding that. Once I’m done, I’ll take some photos to share with you. Fabric photography is one of my favourite things to do! (Can you tell?)
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Your bundles of scraps are gorgeous!!! The bottom photo just about put me over the edge.
So beautiful AND so organized!
Definitely envious of your scraps! I’ve just recently started saving mine… after attempting to do a mug rug and realizing I had no scrap pieces for it :/
I am super obsessive about keeping my scraps…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlecreatable/5527346532/
See I told ya…and here I was thinking my scrap hording was bad hehehe
Those are some sexy scraps!
(And I thought *my* fabric was organized. ::sigh::)
I wish my scrap bin was that full and that beautifully organized.
I LOVE quilt scraps! I’m always on the hunt for them at crafty sales. Tiny bits no one wants I use to make fabric covered buttons for my hand knits. Your bin is a dream!
I think this post is the other “secret” to your gorgeous improv piecing – having a gorgeous stash to choose from! Thanks for the mini-tute yesterday.
Wish I was smart enough to keep my scraps. I didn’t think you could make anything out of such small pieces. Next time I’ll be sure to hold on to them! Great post.
i keep my scraps, too!
I love how organized they are. I’m terrible at organizing my scraps and craft room in general because I have such limited time in there and just want to get to making though I admit sometimes trying to find something is a huge time waster so organizing would most likely be to my benefit
OK, that is just about the most beautiful scrap bin I’ve ever seen!! I’m inspired right now to follow your lead. Lovely!
Wow Karen, even your scraps are gorgeous!
oh my I have serious scrap envy! Im nosey by nature so I’d love to see more pictures of your stash on the blog sometime 😉
oh i did the same the other day but didn’t pull them together. they were ironed and sorted by color and put back into the box were they came from. now 3 weeks later it’s a mess again. i never make it to keep my fabrics in order. first i dedicate so much time and then after 2 sewing projects it’s a desaster. well. that’s ok. i’m getting used to it 🙂