Charles has wanted one of these for years! And I have been putting it off, until now. This was really easy to make, and now that I made it, I feel silly for putting it off for so long.
I have organized most of my scraps in 2 piles. One that is as unorganized as ever, and one with strips. It was so nice to be able to just look through useable strips and choose the ones I wanted!
It's a benefit from doing the circlequilt. While cutting scraps for that, I am also cutting 5'' squares - they then don't count as scraps anymore - and setting strips aside. It makes my scrap box(es) much easier to manage!
Edited to add:
These are my scrap boxes, I like this kind because they are stackable and they have lids. I got them from IKEA :)
The 2 larger boxes have all my unsorted scraps, and the smaller one has my strips. I have 4 of the smaller boxes. One has WIP (fast becoming a UFO) in it, one has my thread, one has the last bits of favorite prints and then there's the one with the strips.
The 2 larger boxes was once sorted in cool and warm colors - but that didn't last long!
So...this is how I have my scraps. I then have a small stack of 5'' charms in my fabric cupboard - but they are not really scraps, right?!
6 comments:
This is so cute!
You sound like me with my camera strap, we are both wondering why we didn't do this sooner?!!
I have my scraps semi-organized too. The strips are always in a separate box from the others. It makes it easier when we have an instant idea!
Love the French Press cozy. I have always wanted one, need to look into that so I can make a pretty cozy too : D
Your cafetiere cover is cute. It's funny but Jenny of Elefantz made one the other day too. You can see it here: http://www.elefantz.com/2010/09/cafetiere-my-newest-shabby-roses-design.html
I love those see through boxes for fabric. That way you can see which box you need to dig through without opening them all. Good for you for getting organized!
I love those see through boxes for fabric. That way you can see which box you need to dig through without opening them all. Good for you for getting organized!
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