Hi forum friends! I need ideas to use up flannel remnants. All this flannel is from Joann store. The pieces and colors vary widely, from wilderness to cats with googley eyes. It seems a waste to throw out - some are strips that about 4 x 12, and others are about 21 x 11. Does anyone here have ideas for me to use these for ? Or how about a place to donate to?
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What I have done is to cut it into strips and sew them together into a waste basket quilt. decide how wide you want it. make the strips that long and sew it together. Homeless shelters would love to get the quilts. Put a thin batting in between and back it with flannel.Debbie -
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Thanks Debbie! That sounds like a good idea. Waste basket quilt is a new name for me. LOL Is that your fun take on scrappy or is that what you call it in Ohio?Comment
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I would cut sashing from a solid and do squares like an eye spy. I combine different fabrics all the time, I do not prewash anything and never had issues. Regardless if you donate it, should be pleasing to the eye in my personal opinion.Comment
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Cut into strips the width of the fabric and then join both ends to form a "tube". Then cut across the strips into 4 to 6" sections. Lay them out side by side an start removing the seam between each consecutive row.
This tutorial shows it better than I can explain it:
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you could cut into 2 1/2"x5" rectangles for "bricks" and join them into rows.Annie
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The ladies at my church make hygiene kits for women in Africa. We support a medical center and the women line up by the hundreds to get them!! Our church goes to the clinic 4 times a year The center absorbent part of the pad is made of layers of flannel. If you decide not to make a quilt from them, I will pay the shipping for them and give them to our seamstresses at church
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It is call a waste basket quilt because all the pieces go into a box and you pull out the pieces and sew them together in whatever order they come out. Yes you are correct now it is called a scrappy quilt.DebbieComment
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Check out Shiny Happy World website. They have a some cute simple stuffed toys that you could possibly make with your flannel scraps."I'm putting together a list of 100 reasons why I am NOT relentless!" - Sue Heck, The Middle
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I have a box of flannel squares 5 inches mostly plaids. If your church can use then, PM me.Originally posted by Ltoppins View PostThe ladies at my church make hygiene kits for women in Africa. We support a medical center and the women line up by the hundreds to get them!! Our church goes to the clinic 4 times a year The center absorbent part of the pad is made of layers of flannel. If you decide not to make a quilt from them, I will pay the shipping for them and give them to our seamstresses at churchsuccess is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiam
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Your suggestion is the perfect idea for my scraps. I would gladly send them to you. How do we do this?Comment
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I sent you a message in your inbox about the kits and my address etc.. Thanks so much!!Comment
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I sent you a message
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Check out how to make Swiffer pads for cleaning. Lots of ideas out there. My sister made some and loves them.Comment
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