fabric strips

Thursday, April 5, 2007 @ 11:24 pm
Filed under fabric, quilting, sewing

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Today I spent many happy hours cutting some of my newer fabrics into millions of strips, in varying sizes - all around 2, 3 and 4 inches wide and a fairly standard length of 10 inches long.

It was a lot of fun - I really got into the groove of it and just chilled out while I sliced, sliced, sliced. Meditative. Thinking of what these will become.

I have spoken recently of how it frustrates me that I buy fabric and then have a hard time cutting into it and actually USING it. So I figure if they are already cut up, then it’s almost like I am just using up scraps - and I have no problem using up scraps. Using up scraps is a very good thing.

So, now these are scraps.

I enjoyed sorting them into piles of colours - red, black and white, green, pink, beige, a little bit of orange and some blue. There are some wonderful prints here. The numbers and letters, tape measure fabric and lots of dots. I also cut up the fabric that I stamp-printed a while back which also felt good. Cut it all up!

When I was done slicing, I hunted around for something to store them all in - I need them to be seen, to be visible, to inspire me. I was very happy to find some unused white plastic storage baskets that were the PERFECT size. Good, good, good!

Now I am organised and ready, no excuses! I love all the strip piecing that everyone is doing right now (thanks, Japanese Craft Books) and I am all set to join in, bigtime!

Of course, after all that slicing and dicing, I was ready for a bit of a rest so not much to show tonight. I did however, make another tissue holder cover, and hey! I got to use up some scraps! I have so many scraps now!