Friday, August 6, 2010

I'M DROWNING IN SCRAPS!

What do you do when your sewing room is full of scraps??




Just get out your GO cutter from AccuQuilt http://bit.ly/aQKlel and cut them up into smaller strips and get to sewing.  The scrap bins keep overflowing, but I just keep cutting!


I call this mindless sewing!  This is what  I do when I don't feel like concentrating or "thinking" quilting or complex designs.  Yet... I still want to do some sewing ..... I just do some strip piecing on foundation squares.  My mind can wander, and I can dream of other projects, have the tv turned to a good movie,  or plan my next project using my GO cutter.  http://bit.ly/aSuhcK 


What do you do for "Mindless Sewing"? 


6 comments:

  1. when I need a mindless sewing project, I turn to Mary's quick stripie quilt from maryquilts.com. You can complete a quilt top in about an hour after it has been cut out. I have about 50 quilt kits cut out. You see, I first must pull out everything and match three fabrics that go together. I find that if I pull everything out and match everything together and put together 50-100 kits at a time, I can sit down anytime I want and just sew. Of course, by the time I'm done making kits, I'm so exhausted and my house is such a mess I don't feel much like sewing anymore! Can I come over and play with your scraps instead?

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  2. Glad you are enjoying your Go cutter....making alot of fun stuff!!

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  3. LOVE your strip blocks. NICE!

    I try not to sew when I'm tired. TOO, too many mistakes no matter how simple the project.

    XXOO

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  4. Love scrap sewing! I like to do the same mindless sewing. Strip quilt sewing lets your mind wander and hopefully come up with the next project.

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  5. When I feel like doing mindless sewing, I make 9 patches. I love 9 patches. Your blocks are neat looking. I may have to try foundation piecing some time. Winona

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  6. It's okay to be drowning in scraps...just remember to come up for air once in awhile!
    Mindless sewing for me at this time is working on basting up my hexies.

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