Bust Yo Scraps – Stargyle Quilt Along – Step 2: Sorting Your Scraps and Choosing Colors
Sorting Your Scraps My scrap basket runneth over. I can’t say I mind TOO much when I have a lot of scraps. But seeing them all does give me the itch to make a scrap quilt. Let’s first talk about how I store my scraps (you might have a different way and that’s okay too) and why it works for me. Then we can talk about colors and how to choose for our Stargyle quilt! We all have a different amount of scraps. When I started quilting, I didn’t have much at all. I started out with just one small plastic bin and I threw everything in there. Once my bin started getting full, I put them in three bins: warms, cools, and neutrals. Eventually, years go by and I have a bin for every color (and multiples of some!). I consider any oddly shaped fabric (that won’t fold up nicely on my fat quarter/fat eighth shelves) or fabric less..