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Can anyone help me to come up with a new name for fabric scraps?
Miss Fairchild   Advanced USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 7003	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/23/11 9:05 PM I checked the boards to see where to post this, and this is the lucky "candidate". I'm looking for another name for fabric scraps; for a class I'm going to teach. Can anyone give me some ideas? ------ "We don't impose our rhythm on Nature. The key is to respect and live within Her." Jean-Charles Boisset, Winemaker "And no, now that you asked, I didn't enjoy that play one bit, and I'd like a refund" Signed, Mrs. Lincoln My Etsy shop: auntmaymesattic My blog: auntmaymesattic.wordpress.com Avatar: First place award for jacket at county fair
ladyv CA USA Member since 7/21/05 Posts: 49	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/23/11 10:28 PM I don't remember if it was Sew News or Threads magazine (I take both) that had an article where they called scraps "chicken nuggets". The idea was that they are the pieces of fabric left over because you were "chicken" to trust the amount the pattern called for and bought extra. Don't know if you were looking for humor in this case. -- Edited on 12/23/11 10:30 PM -- ------ Mardella in N. California
Miss Fairchild   Advanced USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 7003	Login to reply to this post In reply to ladyv Like this post Date: 12/24/11 0:05 AM Oh, yes, I am! Humor is good! ------ "We don't impose our rhythm on Nature. The key is to respect and live within Her." Jean-Charles Boisset, Winemaker "And no, now that you asked, I didn't enjoy that play one bit, and I'd like a refund" Signed, Mrs. Lincoln My Etsy shop: auntmaymesattic My blog: auntmaymesattic.wordpress.com Avatar: First place award for jacket at county fair
GlButterfly Intermediate CA USA Member since 8/28/08 Posts: 2391	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/24/11 0:13 AM Leftover wardrobe potentials. ------ I have not yet begun to procrastinate
hazelnut   Beginner USA Member since 1/7/09 Posts: 2286	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/24/11 0:15 AM Scrapple ?...............sorry, just couldn't help my self
Sew Whatever Expert/Couture UNITED KINGDOM Member since 5/24/10 Posts: 317	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/24/11 5:56 AM aren't some quilters calling their scrappy quilts made with very very little bits...Crumb Quilts? But I like the Chicken Nuggets! ------ Sandy in the UK A practitioner of the Chop, Chop, Sew, Sew method of sewing (otherwise known as Make It Up in Your Head!)
tgm and Kittys   Advanced Beginner WI USA Member since 3/8/10 Posts: 6952	Login to reply to this post In reply to hazelnut Like this post Date: 12/24/11 6:03 AM ------ I am a gal from Kalamazoo.... oh what a gal... smile.... It is in Michigan... la la la ...love that Glen Miller classic! Home of Abigail The Babykins & Lil Mittee kitty >^,,^ Be Still, & Know That I am, God + Please say a prayer for my poor feet. ... + ..one month down .. 6 weeks more to go.. They are healing. Thanks everyone for your prayers. 5/8/13 smile
m/m   Intermediate NJ USA Member since 4/4/05 Posts: 324	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/24/11 8:00 AM Spare parts? Works for things like the turkey parts stuffed into the little bags inside the turkey, at least at our house.
DoggyGirl Intermediate TX USA Member since 10/15/06 Posts: 1248	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/24/11 10:51 AM How about scrumptious tidbits? Grins, B
Michelle T Intermediate BC CANADA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 4181	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/24/11 11:56 AM I think it depends on how you define fabric scraps. I know it may seem obvious, but I know some people who keep all the bits that are cut away when you cut out a pattern, no matter how oddly shaped. Others toss all those bits and just keep what ever is left of the end of the fabric after you have cut out the pattern. This piece will usually have at least on selvage edge and it is easy to determine grain. I used to be in the first category, but as I am not a quilter, the odd shaped pieces were useless. Now I toss them and call them trash. I will save a piece that is 6 inches or more long from the end of the fabric after cutting out the pattern. I can use this for lining pockets, contrast cuffs or collars, trimming pillow cases and more. Now if I have a metre or more left over fabric I do not consider it to be scraps. ------ Proud parent of a Dwight International School Honour Roll Student

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