Where do scraps come from?

I recently had someone ask me ( not the first person) where all my scraps come from?

They actually asked me where are all the quilts that all these scraps come from?

I started out with a small , clear baggie .

                                      

I collected scraps from everyone at a retreat intending to put them into a small ,

thimble ( tumbler pattern) memento hanging. 

 Then I cut some strips and put them into a  small clear plastic bin.

When quilters heard I was thinking of scraps, they just started cascading in.

After 3 retreats I had bags of "gifts" from fellow quilters!

It was like becoming an orphanage for unwanted scraps.

Cut off triangles appeared in my quilting bag, even in my coat pockets.

The fabric was too precious to discard but they just wanted to pass the responsibility

for it along to someone else.  Like a hand knit sweater you keep passing down to sibling.

All of them went into a large rubber tote.

Three bins later, I am building a wall. 

Actually I do make a lot of quilts and they do produce a lot of scraps.

My stash provides some add in

fabrics whenever I need more blues, more greens ...

 Recently got a gift actually of a binding Library.

You know, all the binding we  prepare and never use,

or all the bits left over and put aside “ for another day.”

or even the binding we forget we made and then discover later!

Visit again soon for some of the great ideas

for using up all these scraps treasures!