I like to use scraps from one project to make another so I don't waste them. This bag I pieced from scraps of a quilt I made turned out really pretty, and made a nice presentation piece when I put the quilt inside it and shipped it to the recipient.
Even ragged bits of scraps can be turned into something useful. Here's a project bag I made from snips and scraps from another tote project that I fused to a piece of muslin and machine sewed over to fix in place.
Stitch practice pieces are also great for using up scraps. I generally use these in place of bubble wrap when I mail things.
I often repair garments with scraps, too, as I did with this sample flannel shirt with a big cut out in the back.
One of my favorite challenges for myself is to buy a bag of scraps and try to use all of them to make something. Here are the contents of a three-dollar bag I picked up at a quilt show some years ago.
Here are all the things I made from it while using up every single piece. Your limits of what to do with your fabric scraps are only determined by your imagination and willingness to repurpose.
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