Post by craftedbys on Sept 12, 2024 15:50:49 GMT
How do you sort/store your scraps?
I have quite a few in several different containers, some sorted by colors, some folded in with bigger pieces/yardage, and I am trying to figure out a sensible system that will make it easy to store/use them.
Right now, the majority of scraps smaller than a fat quarter/fat eighth I have produced in the last couple of years are sorted my color and put in ziplock bags.
I am on a Facebook group dedicated to scrap projects and the topic of scrap sorting/storage came up.
Some people suggested cutting the scraps into the largest usable size you can get out of it. This kind of makes sense to a point, a small scrap could be cut into a 2.5, 3.5 or 5 inch square leaving as little waste as possible, but I am thinking anything over a 5 inch square should be left in as large of a piece square/rectangle as possible.
Any really long pieces could be cut into 3.5, 2.5, or 1.5 inch strips.
Does this seem like a good system? Do you do anything different? How small of a scrap do you save? What do you do or plan to do with your scraps?
I have quite a few in several different containers, some sorted by colors, some folded in with bigger pieces/yardage, and I am trying to figure out a sensible system that will make it easy to store/use them.
Right now, the majority of scraps smaller than a fat quarter/fat eighth I have produced in the last couple of years are sorted my color and put in ziplock bags.
I am on a Facebook group dedicated to scrap projects and the topic of scrap sorting/storage came up.
Some people suggested cutting the scraps into the largest usable size you can get out of it. This kind of makes sense to a point, a small scrap could be cut into a 2.5, 3.5 or 5 inch square leaving as little waste as possible, but I am thinking anything over a 5 inch square should be left in as large of a piece square/rectangle as possible.
Any really long pieces could be cut into 3.5, 2.5, or 1.5 inch strips.
Does this seem like a good system? Do you do anything different? How small of a scrap do you save? What do you do or plan to do with your scraps?
