tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post690241508576607030..comments2024-03-27T23:05:08.134-06:00Comments on rogue quilter: What to do with leftovers!?!Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-16069753587439247562014-10-12T09:55:22.170-06:002014-10-12T09:55:22.170-06:00The same reason other people's scraps seem mor...The same reason other people's scraps seem more exciting too! Who knows?! We are a little bit nutz, huh?<br />Your little quilts are wonderful!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-38092857854878918712014-10-10T15:44:49.424-06:002014-10-10T15:44:49.424-06:00I love all your mini's. I can't imagine m...I love all your mini's. I can't imagine making such tiny little pinwheels. You are amazing.~Kris~https://www.blogger.com/profile/04759188532950593072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-86048968065091334042014-10-09T22:40:10.713-06:002014-10-09T22:40:10.713-06:00I thought I'd come over and cough on you a lit...I thought I'd come over and cough on you a little but I see you have the door locked!!Browndirtcottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259939643695340109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-32131156329717141412014-10-09T11:17:15.377-06:002014-10-09T11:17:15.377-06:00Gorgeous work Janet. How cool that you are receivi...Gorgeous work Janet. How cool that you are receiving the leftovers from others for your minis! The Churn Dash quilt is lovely - imagine mistakely making it smaller than you intended!! I save all my leftovers... often join them up into HST but haven't really got them further than that stage yet! You are so inspiring with what you do with yours!Raewynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11123089629481933099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-27653904079062746922014-10-07T19:42:36.359-06:002014-10-07T19:42:36.359-06:00Love-love-love those miniatures! Fabulous work! ...Love-love-love those miniatures! Fabulous work! Reminds me I need to get to work finishing some little star block ornaments for the church craft sale! Cyndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527359051677516044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-37874510909406473912014-10-06T19:10:54.028-06:002014-10-06T19:10:54.028-06:00Janet, that turkey red you're using for the ba...Janet, that turkey red you're using for the background of the churn dash blocks is one of my favorite colors! I love what you made with the leftovers. I didn't know you're open to receiving leftovers... I've got a few (!!) for you!!Randy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06174816898354217740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-66359359648726403852014-10-06T07:38:09.761-06:002014-10-06T07:38:09.761-06:00Oh yes! All in a Row is perfect!!! And I love th...Oh yes! All in a Row is perfect!!! And I love that gorgeous red print from Kathie - I can see why you needed to make one of those churn dash quilts - it's adorable! I always have such fun seeing what you make in teensy-tiny blocks - amazing!!! I was ironing open some tiny leftover hst's last night that were cut from another project and wondering what I would do with them. My immediate thought was - check out Janet O's blog, I bet I'll find the perfect idea there!!! I love playing with leftovers like that too - its' so much fun to see what will happen when you start playing with them. So far though, my leftovers haven't become works of art like yours LOL!!!Teresa in Music Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-63218325871508279112014-10-06T07:32:56.542-06:002014-10-06T07:32:56.542-06:00lovely little churn dash quilt...and yes i do save...lovely little churn dash quilt...and yes i do save my leftovers or find a home for them...cityquilter gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769584628450845408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-12823380879405044742014-10-05T19:17:03.515-06:002014-10-05T19:17:03.515-06:00My goodness! You are amazing! I love that you wo...My goodness! You are amazing! I love that you work so well with those tiny pieces!<br />KristieKristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928146431909761723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-24347587643755469682014-10-05T16:39:01.197-06:002014-10-05T16:39:01.197-06:00Leftovers? Well, 350 degrees wrapped in foil for ...Leftovers? Well, 350 degrees wrapped in foil for about 20 minutes usually gets mine heated up! HA!<br />But only, if only I had some leftovers like yours!! What a feast I would have!!<br /><br />W-a-y to cute girlfriend!!!<br /><br />I'll have seconds please……..Browndirtcottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259939643695340109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-33143858209799893912014-10-05T09:25:03.747-06:002014-10-05T09:25:03.747-06:00I, too, use leftovers... but not nearly as teeny-t...I, too, use leftovers... but not nearly as teeny-tiny as yours! I cut all my leftovers into usable sizes and toss them into the appropriately labled bins (1.5", 2", 2.5", 3.5" and 4.5" squares) as well as "bricks" in similar go-with sizes; employing Bonnie Hunter's Scrap User's System. Anything smaller than 1.5" either gets tossed into the "strings" bin or into a "crumbs" bucket for art projects for Pre-K students. It all gets used up, but my quilts made from them have a scrappy "anything goes" sort of personality. Your minis are truly gorgeous and look so planned and unified, each one is even prettier than the next; well done, my friend! You are the true leftover user <b>extraordinaire</b>!Mrs. Goodneedlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453388163219666450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-28398656926602766892014-10-05T07:57:45.445-06:002014-10-05T07:57:45.445-06:00First I loved the quilt in your header - the musta...First I loved the quilt in your header - the mustard border really is great! Then I saw your red and bown...well, decided they are all fantastic! Someone's leftover scraps is like going to a workshop and thinking the person next to you has soooo much better fabrics....fabric brings a disease to each of us and we don't want a cure!!!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395890193161794631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-87163439922824454632014-10-04T20:17:07.805-06:002014-10-04T20:17:07.805-06:00Some leftovers get used, but generally, I have to ...Some leftovers get used, but generally, I have to admit, most small pieces get tossed out. Kind of like the stuff in my frig.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-25281340341427261422014-10-04T19:43:42.176-06:002014-10-04T19:43:42.176-06:00Wow, Janet! You've outdone yourself! I save le...Wow, Janet! You've outdone yourself! I save leftovers but aren't as good as you are at doing something with them. I recently finished stitching together half square triangles from long ago leftovers. I'm going to use them to make a table runner or placemats for my dining room table. Just have to settle on a design. All your little quilts are beautiful! Especially love that itsy, bitsy 9 -patch!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045447993210042025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-496440877220587122014-10-04T17:04:34.124-06:002014-10-04T17:04:34.124-06:00Now food leftovers I would eat.....but these tiny ...Now food leftovers I would eat.....but these tiny weeny fabric leftovers are just too small for me.<br />I love the red and brown mini, Janet what patience you have to sew this small.<br />Love this post.<br />JuliaJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207957464039686839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-31355415037575209462014-10-04T15:30:04.795-06:002014-10-04T15:30:04.795-06:00I do save my leftovers but... I must admit that I ...I do save my leftovers but... I must admit that I come from a long line of certifiable pack rats who have only gotten better at it with each generation. Throw something away? OMG - sacrilege! LOL I love your latest minis, especially the brown and red one - so pretty on your mission oak table! Thanks for the continued inspiration to stretch ourselves by going smaller and always working on techniques and accuracy.Carole in Nebraskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526561348210760908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-58195814766837278872014-10-04T14:10:23.855-06:002014-10-04T14:10:23.855-06:00Always incredible eye candy over at your blog! Lov...Always incredible eye candy over at your blog! Loving your new header too. I do save my leftovers, but making something from them is another story!! Leeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616599642690765779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-60861027498079401642014-10-04T13:38:23.626-06:002014-10-04T13:38:23.626-06:00I love the little red and brown!
And what a perfec...I love the little red and brown!<br />And what a perfect, new table for your room :)Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399982129268781871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-47461788836102965702014-10-04T10:14:09.991-06:002014-10-04T10:14:09.991-06:00I agree that other people's left-overs have a ...I agree that other people's left-overs have a great deal of appeal. I suppose it is because the fabrics are new to us and we have become too familiar with our own stuff. I have participated in a couple of shoeboxes full of fabric scraps exchanges and always enjoyed the results!Nancy Near Philadelphiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803134620826322075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-31563261099117337402014-10-04T09:42:17.231-06:002014-10-04T09:42:17.231-06:00Wow, Janet you create lots of inspiration for us a...Wow, Janet you create lots of inspiration for us all to drool over.....love those civil war prints on your darling quilts!!!<br /><br />Carolyn Lee Prairie Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770614314444996628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-20748672911468992012014-10-04T09:10:16.414-06:002014-10-04T09:10:16.414-06:00You are just simply amazing!! I am not sure my fi...You are just simply amazing!! I am not sure my fingers could manage all those teenie tiny pieces of fabric!! My favorite is your "leftover" quilt with the cheddar border!! Fabboo!! :-))Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655946445169421253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-46742211619953044652014-10-04T08:57:32.129-06:002014-10-04T08:57:32.129-06:00Janet, you are my hero!!!! You always amaze me at ...Janet, you are my hero!!!! You always amaze me at all you create! Simply inspiring! I love what you did with you version of Kim D's quilt!!! 12"??? Amazing! I love it!Linda https://www.blogger.com/profile/05895441160458124219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-42304733749179702942014-10-04T08:46:16.352-06:002014-10-04T08:46:16.352-06:00Oh my, Mini Goodness! Nice to see how tiny you ar...Oh my, Mini Goodness! Nice to see how tiny you are going. These Minis work up faster than full-sized quilts. <br />Yes I have a bunch of bonus Triangles saved, just in case I need a scrappy sawtooth border or some tiny hourglass or pinwheels. Enjoy the week-end. I'm hand stitching. "Betsy" is being Bad again...:(Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156858742587928699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-53856451788076039032014-10-04T07:04:19.098-06:002014-10-04T07:04:19.098-06:00I do save them. I have a basket with HSTs sorted ...I do save them. I have a basket with HSTs sorted by size into plastic baggies. I recently added "tons" of 1 3/4" HST from the quilt I made for my GS's high school graduation (Bonnie Hunter's Star Gazing). I will either use them for doll size quilts or make them into pinwheels for possibly a donation quilt. One time I added borders to make them all one size for a donation quilt and it turned out cute with the background all the same and different sized pinwheels scattered over it. Of course I have strips saved for strip quilts too and other strips cut to size and squares of different sizes (Bonnie Hunter's system). Sometimes I put leftover blocks on the back or even randomly on the front of a string quilt for donation. I think I have enough scraps for at least 10 quilts - not minis either!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-28434151953709177142014-10-04T05:47:20.315-06:002014-10-04T05:47:20.315-06:00Shall I begin sending you my leftovers????? I am...Shall I begin sending you my leftovers????? I am so amazed at what lovely things you create from those tiny pieces....great job!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14418828972427644899noreply@blogger.com