tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post112030413674094719..comments2024-01-10T19:09:52.752+10:00Comments on kbenco's projects: What do you do with your fabric scraps? I promise this is not a green post.kbencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00885068563358776147noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-55793031839354181782012-08-20T21:06:51.902+10:002012-08-20T21:06:51.902+10:00How did I miss this post? Those purple slippers a...How did I miss this post? Those purple slippers are AMAZING! :D<br />By the way - I solved my roses fabric dilemma by sending the leftover fabric to another sewing blogger, who sent me some of her leftover linen in return: a win-win solution for both of us!Roobeedoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395340950409421904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-21784531153968634002012-07-16T10:36:21.855+10:002012-07-16T10:36:21.855+10:00Nice! I wanna make mittens too! I usually cut two ...Nice! I wanna make mittens too! I usually cut two or more things out of the same fabric (use it for trim etc) but I just hang on the the scraps for stuffing stuff (haven't actually made anything that needs stuffing). My mum sent me a little stool (?) like a small cylindrical footrest that needs to be stuffed before it can be used. I really should stuff it but but I live in a little apartment with next to no floorspace . . XSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-62533683812663877442012-07-16T05:30:00.677+10:002012-07-16T05:30:00.677+10:00Karen, gotta say, time was not wasted, some scraps...Karen, gotta say, time was not wasted, some scraps might be tossed; however, odd bits of fabric released your creativity from the box and look at what you did! I agree with the others, the cowl is terrific and I would wear it (if I needed it, I live in Phoenix, AZ!). I enjoyed looking at the early sewing years also. Love your many creations!Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182744597249526549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-8369819191836201002012-07-15T17:54:19.023+10:002012-07-15T17:54:19.023+10:00I think you've done very well with these scrap...I think you've done very well with these scraps and your cowl actually looks great on you - no chin problems at all! <br /><br />I tend to hoard all the larger scraps just in case, but the smaller ones get passed on to the local childcare or the youngest classes at school to use in collages or whatever they like.Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091315686616574564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-30482442873585744662012-07-15T17:54:17.460+10:002012-07-15T17:54:17.460+10:00I think you've done very well with these scrap...I think you've done very well with these scraps and your cowl actually looks great on you - no chin problems at all! <br /><br />I tend to hoard all the larger scraps just in case, but the smaller ones get passed on to the local childcare or the youngest classes at school to use in collages or whatever they like.Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091315686616574564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-24033655328419050812012-07-13T12:53:50.873+10:002012-07-13T12:53:50.873+10:00I too save all my scraps. I am trying to unlearn t...I too save all my scraps. I am trying to unlearn this but custom dies hard. The really little wool scraps i put into what will be my pressing ham, when it is full. The others i stash hoping i'll use them as trim some day. I know i should choose the pattern first and then shop for the right amount of fabric, but it's so much more fun to buy the fabric first. Especially when it is on sale. <br />I love your cowl scarf and totally disagree with your style panel. Punish them by withdrawing sewing privileges!<br />Ps i bought a jacket the other day. My partner made me take it back because "from behind you look like the back end of a bus. And the front is just Not Good". Isn't honesty marvellous.Lyndlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074439380587418342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-893549780295480092012-07-12T04:32:42.692+10:002012-07-12T04:32:42.692+10:00Very impressive scrap stash busting! I have a har...Very impressive scrap stash busting! I have a hard time know how large of a piece is worth keeping and when to toss. I hate tossing but sometimes it just has to be done.The Slapdash Sewisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668474749166329852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-60041398494138365572012-07-11T17:59:14.162+10:002012-07-11T17:59:14.162+10:00Being a lover of merino wool jersey, I too have me...Being a lover of merino wool jersey, I too have merino wool scraps. I'm just about to use some of them to make the Sewaholic Renfrew top which features bands at the cuffs, neckline and at the hem. The plan is to make each of these bands from a different scrap jersey - instant colour blocking!<br />I like the cowl too.Paolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472129226320589172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-3084471934158330152012-07-10T00:43:33.944+10:002012-07-10T00:43:33.944+10:00I am so impressed. I have a great big bucket of s...I am so impressed. I have a great big bucket of small scraps that I take to work hoping to use in art projects. But truthfully, I now have a giant bucket of scraps at work, too. Hmmm.....liza janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916364137307894200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-79423175719318567722012-07-09T17:00:19.862+10:002012-07-09T17:00:19.862+10:00OMG...dolls clothes, at about 8 my friend around t...OMG...dolls clothes, at about 8 my friend around the corner used to bring around a council rubbish bag load of scraps and we put our treasures together to make fabulous creations for our Barbie dolls on my Mum's lounge room floor. I still have a lot of those creations.<br /><br />My grandmother took me on holiday from NZ to Sydney to stay with my 7Australian cousins for the first time in 1980 and I was like a kid in a lolly shop with the cool rtw clothing you could buy that wasn't available in NZ yet. Most things here were still handmade at that point or made in NZ and ridiculously expensive for a 12 year old!<br /><br />Scraps...I have two large plastic lidded bins that I should really throw out but can't bear to.fabric epiphanieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315635356310954354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-1612412060169050922012-07-08T18:31:16.334+10:002012-07-08T18:31:16.334+10:00How creative. Each piece is worth it.How creative. Each piece is worth it.velosewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18241344721302194932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-75796304292850141522012-07-08T12:17:39.757+10:002012-07-08T12:17:39.757+10:00Marcy and Katherine Tilton patterns have lots of s...Marcy and Katherine Tilton patterns have lots of scope for bringing small pieces of left over fabric into the design. See vogue 8817 for example.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622769905155059570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-78845740972960388862012-07-07T19:21:47.327+10:002012-07-07T19:21:47.327+10:00I try and cut a singlet or t-shirt at the same tim...I try and cut a singlet or t-shirt at the same time as I'm cutting my first garment. I just downloaded the Sorbetto top and will try and make that out of woven scraps. With the smaller bits I make hats. I have a collection of hat patterns I've bought at op shops over the years. The really small bits end up as shoe polish and snow seal applicators for my leather stuff. I'm getting better at chucking out tiny bits/Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274649006496918800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-20316269261309908852012-07-07T17:58:41.676+10:002012-07-07T17:58:41.676+10:00I think your cowl is very pretty and definitely we...I think your cowl is very pretty and definitely wear it with pride. I have a huge back of small scraps that I do plan on donating to one of the charities, but then after seeing Dilliander's fantastic use of scraps on PR http://sewing.patternreview.com/review/pattern/74564 and she is also a sewing buddy I will be seeking her assistance in making some of my scraps work better for me.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14691687252337993643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-88089682122731982162012-07-07T17:21:48.600+10:002012-07-07T17:21:48.600+10:00Good scarf, good use of remnants and good use of t...Good scarf, good use of remnants and good use of time. Sometimes it's nice just to sit and down and do little projects. Wear the scarf!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932941271891297975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-26837954618191322402012-07-07T11:58:47.512+10:002012-07-07T11:58:47.512+10:00Screw the fashion panel, your cowl is great and I ...Screw the fashion panel, your cowl is great and I suspect, very useful! Even better because it was born of scraps! Nice job.Big in Japanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12646004059769944464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-73536625413844573352012-07-07T08:32:16.448+10:002012-07-07T08:32:16.448+10:00this made me laugh. i waste a lot. i probably shou...this made me laugh. i waste a lot. i probably should start using my scraps.that cowl is a good starting place for me. I want to make a wrap dress, and I am sure i will have some remnants.Dibshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878696633282355383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-24833913629149115722012-07-07T08:03:57.706+10:002012-07-07T08:03:57.706+10:00I am both giggling and nodding the nod that only o...I am both giggling and nodding the nod that only one who has been there, done that, can do ;D<br /><br />I'm another with a nearly identical early sewing life -doll clothes from scraps, squeezing the pattern to use every mm of fabric [which I still do], and only sewing something that will use every bit of fabric [which I no longer do, because I know I can find SOMETHING to use that fabric for].<br /><br />Another note about those early sewing years - muslins were UNHEARD of! And a wadder simply did not happen - you made it work. period.<br /><br />And I think your cowl is beautiful! Wear in comfort and joy :)Jillybejoyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010866113928621691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-81928160126172312322012-07-07T05:54:23.475+10:002012-07-07T05:54:23.475+10:00ROFL! I did throw some scraps out in my two recent...ROFL! I did throw some scraps out in my two recent moves, and was a little sad about it, but I have quite a lot of fabric left still.SewRuthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277062926597842242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-27703717372905099712012-07-06T22:49:05.867+10:002012-07-06T22:49:05.867+10:00I have the very same problem when it comes to not ...I have the very same problem when it comes to not wanting to use a length of fabric that is more than I need for something because I don't want to have the rest be wasted. What I am trying to get myself to realise is that it is all being wasted by just sitting there and could be eaten by who knows what at any time.<br /><br />Oh, by the way - that cowl does not add chins, I like it!tigergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09229270869667028807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-36389039315470851442012-07-06T21:43:02.144+10:002012-07-06T21:43:02.144+10:00I agree with Carolyn.. you make excellent use of s...I agree with Carolyn.. you make excellent use of scraps. I also like your cowl. I love what you do with applique.Summer Flieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092393256871735567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300410233569072894.post-40157135846924865652012-07-06T21:08:30.666+10:002012-07-06T21:08:30.666+10:00I really enjoyed reading about your early sewing y...I really enjoyed reading about your early sewing years, particularly since your teenage experience is identical to my own! And I think your cowl is lovely, and does not resemble chins at all. I would wear it, and OUT! You are very clever indeed and making excellent use of your scraps.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156106727490224625noreply@blogger.com