I have a bag (upper left of picture) that I have used to store batting scraps for a long time. I would, from time to time, use some of the scraps, but they definitely accumulated faster than they were used. Then, Daughter started her scrappy sewing group, and more scraps came in.
One day she declared that “It was time.”
We dumped out all the scraps and sorted them by color.
Then, assembled them into prepared binding and wrapped those around bolt boards, pinned and labeled with their length. Amazing how much more we are inclined to use them since they are organized and look so nice!
And, it is a good use of fabric! On the boards right now there is about 8065 inched of binding. That is about 672 feet, or two American football fields, with a field goal left over (224 yards). About 12.6 yards of uncut fabric. Totally worth the time to organize and put it together.
Excellent job. Now all you nee are quilts to wrap them around. (smile)
I agree.
This great and an easy use of scraps for a binding. Thank you.
Wow! I like the binding wrapped on the fabric boards! I enjoy your posts. I have made the 100 Hugs quilt design for several babies. Thank you!
I sew binding scraps together and us the scrappy binding to bind my scrappy quilts!!!1
excellent Deanna. well done.🥳🎅🏼
Woo hoo! That looks so wonderful! Great job!
Great idea, thanks for sharing! I’d love to see what you do with other scraps of fabric pieces. Less than 1/4 yd.
I bet it doesn’t take all year to use them up, though. You make a lot of quilts, between the two of you!
Great idea. Will have to do this soon in my sewing room.
Loisjean
What a great idea! I already have the boards for my FQ and binding strips are shoved into two containers. Time to attack these!
great way to store them. I’ve used up a lot of my binding scraps on two -shirt quilts this fall………..and made a dent in the bags of binding but haven’t used all of them.
Wow, wow, wow. Lots of lovely binding!
Wow, that is WONDERFUL! What a great idea. IF my DD was a quilter, I think she would do this with me. LOL
I never thought of sorting binding bits by color. Glad you suggested it!
Nice idea, but I never have that much binding left over, any I do have I usually cut into squares, but will remember your post if I ever do have enough left over.