Scraps: what do you do with them and how do you manage them? Having a good storage system for scraps can really help you see what you have and therefore help you use them more. Once in a while, it's useful to spread your scraps out on the cutting table and cut out some useful sizes. By storing them in pre-cut shapes, it's easier to grab them for a project as and when they’re needed.
HOW TO SEW WITH SCRAPS
1 To prepare fabrics for storage, Paula presses the scraps and then separates them into the following groups.
■ Larger pieces: if the piece is bigger than a fat sixteenth (approx 9in x 10in) then fold and store separately.
■ Pieces suitable to be cut into squares.
■ Strips: any long strips under 3½in in height.
■ Triangles and Half-square Triangles.
2 Take one group at a time and then trim the pieces to size. Store away for later.
SQUARES
The most useful of scraps are pre-cut squares – they’re easy to pick up and
