A GREAT Idea!

So, I have a GREAT idea.  Lots of times I come up with ideas, sometimes they are good ideas, sometimes they are bad, just ideas, and occasionally they are GREAT ideas.  I think this is one of those times that I have a GREAT idea.

Every year I have the privilege of spending a week with Kaye England studying the Nifty Notions Cut for a Cure rulers.  We use the rulers for patterns that Kaye has designed, but my favorite part is looking at traditional patterns, and translating them to the Smart Piecing™method of cutting, where maximizing your scraps, and precision construction is King QUEEN! During the time I have spent learning and experimenting, I have become very passionate about using the Nifty Notions Cut for a Cure Rulers exclusively.  I am so excited to share this GREAT idea with you, because I want you, and every quilter to find as much joy in cutting and piecing as I do.

Ok, are you ready for my GREAT idea?

I am so excited to share with you that I am kicking
off the War of the Scraps with the Bread & Butter Society!  In order to make this plan of attack successful, we have organized monthly Society meetings to plot our strategy.  At each monthly meeting, I will be introducing a new pattern designed specifically for the Bread & Butter Society.  Also included in your monthly Society dues, you will receive a fabric kit to make a small project using the featured pattern and Bread & Butter Fabric designed by Kaye England.
During the Society Meetings, we will be devising plans to maximize our efforts with the newly learned technique to use up as many scraps as possible.  The Bread & Butter Society program uses the Nifty Notions Cut for a Cure rulers, and has pattern instructions written for Smart Piecing™ as well as traditional cutting, so you will be able to mastery Smart Piecing™ techniques.




FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions)
Q: Who should register for the Bread & Butter Society?
A: EVERYONE!  This is a great program designed for the beginner or advanced sewer.  We will begin each Society meeting with basic cutting and piecing information, and you will decide how advanced you are interested in becoming.

Q: How many Society Meetings are there?  How many projects?
A: There will be 6 Society Meetings, starting in January (Dates and times HERE)  There are 7 projects that are part of your Society Membership (pictured on poster above)

Q: What if I don't live near the store?
A: You can still be a part of the Society, even if you can't attend the monthly meetings.  We can mail your pattern and kit to you every month, and your will find additional support material, and tips here on this blog-War of the Scraps (WarOfTheScraps.blogspot.com)

Q: What if I miss a meeting?
A: If you can't make it to a meeting, we can mail you the month project, or you can pick it up in the store anytime, your Society Membership will ensure you will have a kit and pattern waiting for you.

Q: Do I have to fill out a registration form to join the Society?
A: Society Membership requires a valid registration form for each member.  Registration form includes a credit card authorization form and your monthly dues will automatically be charged each month, making it much easier to pick up, or have your project kit and pattern shipped.

Click here to get more info and download Registration Form

War of the what?

Ok, it is official, I am declaring a war on scraps everywhere.  You are invited to join me, if you don't join willingly, you may be recruited.  This is a war, but it is a very peaceful war.  Sometimes it is even relaxing.  The goal of this War of the Scraps is to promote change, whether it is a change in how you collect scraps, use scraps, or even just in your perception of how you SEE scraps.  

Ok, so here's the down and dirty of War of the Scraps.  I have scraps, lots of scraps.  It sometimes is intimidating to look at all my scraps at one time.  So I have bins, lots of bins.  I have some bins that are hidden away in other people's houses, and are a pleasant surprise when I come across them, like a found treasure!  

I sometimes spend hours just looking through my fabric scraps, and dreaming of what they may, or may not become.  Some of my fabrics will be permanent scraps.  I have some pieces of fabric that I bought with the sole intention of them forever being scraps.  That's allowed.  Then I have some pieces of fabric that are perfect for every project that I work on and I try to incorporate them into several different things. 

The goal here is to show you some of the ideas that I have of how to use up scraps, sometimes I use up big scraps, and sometimes I use up tiny little pieces.  (These nine patches are finished 3/4 of an inch square!)  I also have some ideas on maintaining your scrap collection.  It is after all a collection, and like any good collection, you need to nurture that.  

Come back and visit often.  I have lots of fun dreaming and creating with fabrics.  

Are you ready to declare you War of the Scraps in your sewing space?

~therese