(1) big red balloons
(2) orange popsicles
(3) strappy sandles
This 1-3/4 yard piece is hot from JoAnn's that was on their remnant table at $4 a yard! Had to get it, you know what I mean?
I sliced a 7-inch piece and cut some neutral strips!
Here's a piece that used to make me s-s-stutter!
I've had this for so long, I mean SO LONG, and couldn't think of a project to use it in ... and I didn't want to cut it ... then a few days ago I looked at the fabric and realized I didn't like those flowers anyway!
I'm not a sweet and flowery fabric kinda gal; however, I did fussy cut this piece to get 3-1/2" squares for my x and plus project. There's more of it left, it'll come out of the box and go under the 2" blade next time I cut!
Wanna see what that messy corner of my table looks like now?
Ta-daaa - big difference!
Just dribs and drubs that I need to neaten off out of the way.
These are some of the scraps I created during the cutting process...
More scraps!!
... and some of the many strips I cut, all a-tangle...
All I managed to sort so far - just the tip of the iceberg!
There's a lot to be said for sorting fabric strips as you cut them:
(1) you save time at the end...
(2) they don't get all tangled up...
(3) you avoid fuzzy edges...
(4) it's more efficient...
(5) they're ready to use in case you want some before you finish cutting...
(6) sew forth and sew on...
An orange popscicle just might fit into my day today. Great info on the sorting of strips (any scrap) and they look great.
ReplyDeleteWell your little corner of openness looks great. I'm going backwards as I just pulled out a box of scraps last night and starting cutting on my dining room table. Maybe if the table stays messy enough I won't be able to eat.....it'll be a new kind of diet!!
ReplyDeleteGood for you! Wanna come find the surface of my cutting table for me? I haven't seen it in awhile.......sigh.
ReplyDeleteI'm with LizA. My cutting surface is covered and so is my sewing surface. I'm a mess out of control. ;o/
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