Organizing
When bolts of fabric come in to Whimsy Cottage , the quilt shop I work in, we slice off an inch or two of fabric from the bolt. This approximately 2" x 42" strip has a number of purposes: The bolt is often crooked and cutting off this strip straightens the end up We place the strip in the bolt to allow us to cut off a small piece if a customer needs a sample to compare to things at home We also cut a 1" piece of the strip & glue it to a piece of paper so we know what has come in recently And finally when a bolt is finished we can use this piece to find the fat quarters that are left and mark them down Once this strip of fabric has served it's purpose it goes into a bin and one of us takes them home. I've been collecting the strips for about a year or so and have been anxious to make some String quilts from them. The quilt(s) will be truly scrappy and I plan to make them a bit wonky as well. But before I can use them I feel the need to organize the...