Fabric Salvage
For several years now, I have been collecting my selvedge edges from the quilts 🛏 I have made.
Why, because they were pretty and I just knew they would come in handy for something one day.
I used many as ties in the garden 🐝🦋 for years (they are nice and strong) before I saw something on Facebook one day about using selvedge edges to make quilts, bags 🛍 potholders, anything really which gave me that lightbulb 💡 💡 moment.
A hunt in my scrap bin ( that one that only gets bigger, never smaller 🤣 ) gave me another idea for a quilt - scraps on one side, selvedge edges on the other.
Fast forward a few years with the only brief for my quilt blocks - no colour matching out of said scrap bin - just grad and sew. One day I will have a completed quilt using scraps and salvaged.
Not sure it’s “pretty” but it’s certainly “unique” and brings back many wonderful memories of many of the beautiful quilts I have made over the years.
Visit Diamonds are Forever Quilt Block “here” - http://simplystefaniestuff.blogspot.com/2020/03/diamonds-are-forever-quilt-block.html?m=1
Star string block
Visit Star String Quilt Block “here” - http://simplystefaniestuff.blogspot.com/2020/04/star-string-quilt.html?m=1
Scrappy Wreath
Visit Scrappy Wreath link “here” - http://simplystefaniestuff.blogspot.com/2020/04/scrappy-wreath.html?m=1
Other ideas seen on Pinterest:
Strip quilting - http://quiltingdigest.com/one-simple-block-makes-stunning-quilts/?fbclid=IwAR3TfZAAwG8rBO4XLsN2f9QtIWjfgD_vOST6SoaUi0qBkyhqO2PByWBqISM
String quilt revival - https://christinedoyle.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/my-favorite-quilt-so-far/
Susie scraps - https://susies-scraps.com/2015/01/27/crazy-little-strings-diamond-charms-quilt-block-and-tutorial/
Helpful link for strings - http://www.stripsandstrings.com/
Recycle thread - http://www.valleyofembroidery.com/with-thread-scraps/
Half square triangles- https://usercontent.flodesk.com/d16609fb-6ed8-4009-a885-97f2c0ec031a/upload/hst-charts-blossomheartquilts_8c34fbc2-8c0b-441e-ae4b-b7fd9393cfee.pdf
Gift Ideas:
Sewing box from old suitcase - http://quiltingdigest.com/make-a-sewing-case-from-an-old-suitcase/
By Annie patterns - https://www.byannie.com/patterns
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