Scrap Management

As Dawn Ramirez told us in her presentation at the Shelly Library, scrap management is always a big problem.

Undoubtedly the QUEEN of scraps is Bonnie Hunter. You will love reading about her adventures and you will get so inspired by all that she does. When you have finished reading her blog, go to Bonnie's website where you will find the best FREE patterns for using up those scraps you have hanging around. You will find her patterns accurate and easy to follow. Next let's talk about getting a move on in regard to that stash that is taking over your life. Bonnie has some great ideas for you to check out.

Bonnie tells how she folds her fabric (brilliant).....

What I do....is take the fabric...and fold it selvege to selvege..the way it comes off the bolt at the store. Bring the folded edge to the two raw edges so it is in half again, and do it once more so the length of fabric is only about 6" wide.

Measure the depth of your shelf and subtract an inch or two. This is the measurement that you are going to use to fold your fabric into "mini bolts". With my cabinets, I fold my fabric over at the 15" measurement. I just lay a yardstick on the table, find where 15" is, measuring that from the left end of the folded fabric piece towards the center of the length. Begin to fold over and over and over at that measurement until the fabric is in one small bundle.

It doesn't matter how many yards are in the piece. The fabric "mini bolts" will end up being the same depth and width on your shelf, even if longer pieces of yardage are thicker. You can still see by looking at the stacked fabric, just exactly what you have on your shelf. All raw edges go towards the back of the shelf so all you are looking at is neatly folded fabric! It is really easy to pull ONE stack out, get the fabric you want out of the stack, and slide the stack back in place. Try it!