tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042289181469558257.post4537627186524395582..comments2024-03-21T02:50:27.835-04:00Comments on Julie Stocker Quilts at Pink Doxies: Snail's Trail with Depression Scraps aka Feed SacksJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834496271292973632noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042289181469558257.post-50470244624872363642016-12-25T10:10:01.029-05:002016-12-25T10:10:01.029-05:00You've found a great pattern for all those lit...You've found a great pattern for all those little pieces. Have a very Merry Christmas. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876375845688651131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042289181469558257.post-55195008121620243832016-12-25T09:41:44.738-05:002016-12-25T09:41:44.738-05:00Karen, I'm just starting down the road of maki...Karen, I'm just starting down the road of making sense of scraps. I have several years worth of mine, and some of other folks now, too, who don't want theirs. You have to have a system! The Bonnie Hunter method is one I like, and Joan Ford's is another. Both suggest slightly different sizes to cut, and I have combined both in my system, plus a few more sizes I personally use often. That's the thing--do what works for YOU, not someone else. <br /><br />If you're looking for an excellent book to give you ideas of using your scraps, may I suggest "Big Book of Scraps" by Owens and Wilens. I think it's excellent, and inexpensive to find used. <br /><br />And as to the sizes on the rulers, do a block or two to see how they work for you. This ruler has each size listed with ample extra to trim to size. Because I am working with such treasured fabrics, I found I could reduce each of the recommended sizes by 1/4-1/2"! That's quite a bit if you're digging through odd sized scraps. I couldn't bring myself to waste it after it had been so carefully preserved for decades.<br /><br />Have fun!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02834496271292973632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042289181469558257.post-49696275329328012022016-12-25T09:33:35.019-05:002016-12-25T09:33:35.019-05:00I found plain vintage feedsack locally at a shop, ...I found plain vintage feedsack locally at a shop, and a woman called me with a stash she had from her mom. Hunt eBay or antique sellers even. <br /><br />Muslin I'm sure would be okay, but the feedsack doesn't have the cotton nubs and debris in it. These might have been old sugar or flour sacks, and honestly the closest I've seen is just at our local Rural King. The white dish towels in the canning aisle were very close in weave and appearance to what I'm using. <br /><br />And may I say how lucky we are to be able to be using this fabric! Let me know what you wind up doing with yours. If you can't find the toweling I told you about let me know. I can check around here.<br /><br />Have fun!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02834496271292973632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042289181469558257.post-60694146805091636822016-12-25T09:32:15.919-05:002016-12-25T09:32:15.919-05:00Oh, Angie, start playing with them! This is really...Oh, Angie, start playing with them! This is really a freeing project because of the many possibilities. <br /><br />It took me a while to decide what was really TOO little a scrap to throw away, and mine are pretty small. One idea was even to take the tiniest bits and decoupage them onto a journal cover. I think is a good way to use even the scroungey scraps up, and you get a bonus item. Let me know if you figure other ways out. Would you?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02834496271292973632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042289181469558257.post-80019505417737168872016-12-25T09:28:24.600-05:002016-12-25T09:28:24.600-05:00I'm working hard at seeing my work in 3 sectio...I'm working hard at seeing my work in 3 sections: Current, planned, and innovative. UFO's are problematic because they fall into all three areas. I think if you want to get them off your plate, decide what you want to do with them, plan when you'll do with each one, and execute or DO IT! It's when we work without a plan that we start feeling guilty about unfinished objects. Most of them are at a standstill because we're stuck somehow.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02834496271292973632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042289181469558257.post-439950020997770922016-12-25T09:23:10.546-05:002016-12-25T09:23:10.546-05:00Thank you, Irene. You know, if we keep everything ...Thank you, Irene. You know, if we keep everything stored away all the time, it's discouraging to have to 'get it back out'. I'm not usually spread all over the house like this, and do work in my studio most of the time, but there's nothing wrong with telling the family to take dinner into the living room once in a while. They really don't mind here.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02834496271292973632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042289181469558257.post-42576073953675432692016-12-25T09:20:42.550-05:002016-12-25T09:20:42.550-05:00I think it can be hard to justify getting another ...I think it can be hard to justify getting another ruler when you're not sure you will use it. I also have a few I thought I needed, and they're still in shrink wrap. This little ruler is nice because it is square in a square with variations, AND the snail's trail. It will make you a believer in the value of a specialty ruler after using it. This is a particularly tough block for me to get just right most days, too, without it.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02834496271292973632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042289181469558257.post-86555000723813745882016-12-24T17:07:47.534-05:002016-12-24T17:07:47.534-05:00Guess who else is sitting on a stack of feedsacks ...Guess who else is sitting on a stack of feedsacks waiting for the right project? Where do you find the plain white feedsack fabric? Is it necessary or would muslin do?Kimberly Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799677057297357892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042289181469558257.post-52587039232512877882016-12-24T12:32:10.407-05:002016-12-24T12:32:10.407-05:00I have some of that. Need to decide what to do wi...I have some of that. Need to decide what to do with them. And seeing those teeny pieces left from your triangle made me wonder about a collage out of them. Hmmm. Lovely blocks, Julie. Merry Christmas.Angie in SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689281551068732574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042289181469558257.post-62239351447742226492016-12-24T11:01:45.958-05:002016-12-24T11:01:45.958-05:00I also meant to say earlier.....thanks for taking ...I also meant to say earlier.....thanks for taking time to snap photos of your process, and to bring the demo videos to your blog!! I did watch one so far. I want to start NEW stuff - but am trying to make myself look at the ufo stacks!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705541875801290888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042289181469558257.post-78411054326793166022016-12-24T08:42:14.607-05:002016-12-24T08:42:14.607-05:00I've been quilting about 3 years now and am st...I've been quilting about 3 years now and am starting to become overwhelmed with scraps. I'm so glad I caught your post. Thanks for the tips. That Creative Grids ruler with all the cutting sizes listed right on it might be something I need in my tool box! Merry Christmas!Karen @runsewfunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975401086034999869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042289181469558257.post-55594213183264745752016-12-24T08:30:37.837-05:002016-12-24T08:30:37.837-05:00Your dining room table makes me feel sooooooooooo ...Your dining room table makes me feel sooooooooooo much better about mine!! lol You always inspire me to keep working with my scraps, and now I see even more possibilities! You are a gift to me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705541875801290888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042289181469558257.post-964165012795333352016-12-24T07:35:11.142-05:002016-12-24T07:35:11.142-05:00Your blocks are beautiful, using your precious vin...Your blocks are beautiful, using your precious vintage fabrics. That ruler is worth looking into getting, not like I don't have any rulers as it is. But anything that makes things easier is a big plus.Stitchin At Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471519132184672810noreply@blogger.com