Well, I finally made it out to my LQS & got a sandwich-size zipper bag full for $4-- Pat I think you can DEFINITELY go up on the price of your quart-size bags!!
PLUS I had a "smack yourself on the forehead" moment, and went to the website for the Virginia Quilter, and sure enough, they sell scraps $12 for 1 pound, says that usually equals 3.5-4 yards. The bonus is, they're located right here in Fredericksburg, and usually won't charge me shipping but will drop it by my office on their way to the Post Office They don't have a bricks-and-mortar store, but one time I went to their warehouse to pick something up and BOY-o-BOY was THAT ever a sight! Yummy!
Anyway, this should keep me going until....Tuesday! Can't wait for that April BOM!
Florence

whose twin babies are 17 today Where does the time go??

eileenkny wrote:
Of course, I just had to check it out, but with the two BOMs that I'm doing with hand applique, I don't think I'll take on another project right now. I hadn't been to Bonnie's site in a while, and realized that I need to fix a pot of tea and wander a while!

Let us see your Orange Crush after the mystery is revealed!

Margo,
I'm going to do Bonnie's newest mystery-Orange Crush. Have you seen the teaser on it?
eileenkny

Margo, thanks for Bonnie Hunter's website--I think it might take a POT of tea to see most of the goodies on this site!!

We've been selling them for fifty cents, which I think is too low--you can get a lot into one of those bags. I think a dollar would be better, and still fair.

Pat in Rockport, TX

I love scrappy quilts, and have found a lot of wonderful ideas from
Bonnie Hunter's web site, both about quilts to make, and ways to manage a scrappy stash! Fix a cuppa tea, and plan to spend some time exploring her site!

http://www.quiltville.com/machinequilting.shtml

About a month or so ago, I weeded out my fat quarters & scraps. I decided I would never use them and they needed to go. ..... But in my normal can't toss anything mode, I didn't toss them, I stored them in the basement. Now I find myself rummaging through the bag to find little treasures.

Love the scrap dive idea. Wish I were in a guild.

Pat, that is a great idea. How much do you sell those quart size bags of scraps for?

Dana in Olive Branch, MS

Florence I used to think kinda like you - I couldn't cut into a perfectly good fat quarter or half yard cut to get a "scrap". It finally dawned on me that I can't keep my fat quarters forever and when you cut that first "scrap", then that makes the whole fat quarter become a scrap -- so your scrap pile grows. (if that makes sense). Besides it helps make room for new fat quarters, however, I made a vow to start using my fat quarters because they were taking up too much space. It's surprising how the stack has come down. Mary in warm MS, where the azaleas are blooming.

At our every-other-year quilt show, we have a Scrap Dive. We all donate scraps, which are in large plastic bins, and the folks who come to the show can purchase a quart-size zip bag to fill with any of the scraps that they want. It's very popular.

Pat in Rockport, TX

I lived in York for 5 years and have been in the stores you have mentioned. My DD is currently living in our condo there and I will be staying at there for 3 weeks and plan to get together with my old quilting buddies and shop. On Rt. 30 on the other side of the outlets in Lancaster past Ronks Rd. is a wonderful place to eat Mennonite food called Dineers. It is past Millers' which has expensive buffet but this place is so good with fresh made food right out of the kitchen. If you are down that way at lunch time, go early 'cause busloads of quilting women stop there often for lunch. And around the corner is a great little quilt shop.
Judy in AZ

It was The Old Country Store - right across from Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse PA. - about 5? miles outside Lancaster on the Old Philadelphia Pike. That whole area is like quilter heaven On the second floor of the store is the People's Place Quilt Museum, which is fabulous and currently is featuring works by Fons and Porter. Right across the street is a store that sells Amish made quilts that just knock your socks off, and you have to go around the back side of that building and get a good look at the quilt themed mural they painted there. Start walking in either direction and you will find all kinds of little Amish quilt shops too. There was this one little house I remember in particular that was stuffed to the gills with quilts and a couple of Amish ladies were sitting there working on the most fantastic quilt. I seriously felt like I had OD'd on quilts there, lol. Another really nice shop I went to was between Lancaster and Intercourse in a little town called Bird-in-Hand. That one was fairly good sized and had a nice selection of fabric and books, but I don't remember its exact name. - Gee, can you tell I love that area, lol

As for meeting up with you, I will be in the area again the weekend of April 12 - my dh plays with a Sr.Drum and Bugle alumni corp out of Harrisburg and their big spring concert is that weekend. Saturday I will be free to roam the countrside while RJ rehearses, so I figured I would shoot down that direction while I had the chance.

Mandy, which shop in PA did you go to? I will be there in May. Come on up and meet me. I will be in York for 3 weeks. Judy in AZ

I am a scrap nut. I am always looking in the remnant bins or keeping my eyes open for scraps to buy. I was at a shop in Intercourse PA a few weeks ago and they had these packs they called "Grandma's scrap bags" for $6. They were crammed full of all kinds of color coordinated scraps ranging in size from a full 1/4 yard down to one really pretty batik that was just a 2" strip. There were some really nice fabrics in those bags - I bought two for myself and one for each of my girls. It was like Christmas opening those and seeing what we got

Another time I went to a local fabric store and they had scrap bags they were selling for $5 a bag. The scraps were various end cuts and designer samples. I bought two bags that were full of Thomas and Friends samples and had enough fabric to make a twin sized quilt as well as a small drag around one for my little boy who LOVES Thomas! I need to get back there and see if they have any more.