If you have an unorganized selvage stash, then this video is for you! Come and join me as I share my new organization idea for my selvage stash! Now it is going to be easy to see and use the selvages I have for quilting projects!
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@Dranma515 ай бұрын
I love these ideas! Thank you! It makes me feel good that I can use every bit of my fabric, especially as expensive as it is!
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
You are so welcome!
@beckyborgmann98155 ай бұрын
Made feather table runner turned out real nice.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
I would like to see that!!!
@mayg.m.37675 ай бұрын
I’ve made book shelves, mugs, pincushions… my favorite use is as binding . They make an interesting and different look to my projects. Thank you for sharing.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for taking the time to share! I have never thought of using them for binding...
@beckysouk25105 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@lindagraham95635 ай бұрын
I love your videos…especially when hubby and son are involved! 😂
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
😊 thank you
@carolgoff43175 ай бұрын
Im so intrigued by your spools of selvages, ill want to do that too! Earlier you inspired me to make a sewing machine mat from selveges. Ive made so many things from your channel because of your enthusiasm and great instructions. Thank you so much! Your channel is simply awesome!!
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Carol! I appreciate your positive feedback. You may have already seen this, but if you haven't here is the video on the spools with selvages: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/areCZNGjy9m2n4U.html
@diannplatt-roberts86925 ай бұрын
Yes I have a huge collection. Have made a charity top and plan on making your thread spool.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Those are so much fun to make! Enjoy!
@livingweirdestherc66445 ай бұрын
Neat storage idea. I’ve never thought of using selvages
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
They are fun to work with!
@janmatthiesen41425 ай бұрын
Yep i save them too. Every so often i make spool blocks. Then one of these days I will put together. Im doing each in a color range.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
I like scrap blocks done on one color way! Your project will look great when complete!!
@nbc9115 ай бұрын
I recently started collecting selvedges so i don't have many yet but I will take your advice right away and start sorting them.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
They are so much fun to use!!!!
@carollynn84153 ай бұрын
Never saved selvages before. I just might have to start! LOVE this idea...I enjoy your unique storage system for selvages...utoh...ANOTHER FABRIC COLLECTION! LOL😂
@thesimplequilter74993 ай бұрын
You should!
@helenmorgan40035 ай бұрын
Yesterday and today our 2 sewing groups are using selveges to make the spool block behind you. I had planned this mini workshop late last year. Just found your post as I tested for covid this mornig down under.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
I hope your test was negative!!!!
@constancechappellhorne74365 ай бұрын
I have made a full-size quilt with selvages and haven't made a dent in my stash. For me, sorting by size would be more convenient than sorting by color, but I don't have the time to sort at all. I just use them. I prefer scrappy usage anyway.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Wow!! You must have a huge selvage stash!!!
@vikkivanveldhuizen22905 ай бұрын
I liked your idea for storage. I’d take the cracked container back and exchange it for a different one or get your money back and buy something similar.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
I took the label off… but I will call the company.. I thought I had checked it but I missed the cracks!!! Darn it!!!
@lydiastang84015 ай бұрын
I fill a large zippered bag with selvages (one that sheet set came i). I make placemats for meals on wheels - one time I could make each one color coordinated. Also made a mat for under my coffee maker and mug rugs. I try to cut them with at least 1/2” of fabric showing and sometimes I try to get them as long as possible. I only sort them when I’m ready to make a bunch of projects.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Sounds great!!! I bet those who received them, loved them!!!
@michelleswistak13895 ай бұрын
Wow, I don't keep selvages but that is a great idea.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
You should!
@valeriespackman40195 ай бұрын
I’m a bit more picky about what selveges I save. I generally cut the selvege off before cutting up the fabric so that I have long pieces. I don’t want short pieces and it has to have the entire writing and everything showing. Also, if it’s not real cute, I’m not interested. Great idea on sorting and saving. I can’t wait to do this.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Enjoy!!!
@maryspeth34695 ай бұрын
Going to make a library shelf quilt. Saving selvedges for bit of letters . I have heard folks use them for filling stuffed bears etc as well.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Enjoy!!!
@annhinz63265 ай бұрын
I made a grocery bag with selvages and I have washed and dried it with my whites. I thought it turned out just fine, but it's a grocery bag. It doesn't matter much if it shrinks a bit.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!!!!
@mahlemade5 ай бұрын
The dots on the selvages are helpful for choosing coordinating fabrics however, that isn’t why they are there. They show the order of printing the different colors.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@Carol_Sews5 ай бұрын
I prewash my fabric, so I have a lot of experience with washed selvages. Some shrink at the same rate as the fabric, and some shrink more than the fabric. There are times when I have to clip the selvages at intervals in order to be able to iron the fabric flat. If you like having your projects crinkle after washing, the difference in shrinkage might not be an issue for you, but there could be times when you’ll get a “bubble” of fabric due to the shrinkage difference. I rarely save selvages for projects. I do keep them when I’m cutting very long strips from the length of my fabric. I use those long selvage strips to tie bundles of fabric together. I use a Pigma pen to write the color number of the fabric - using the numbers from my 3-in-1 color tool - on the selvage because I store my fabrics in numerical order. I also write other information such as color name and number and fabric company on solids or color name and year on other fabrics. Not all selvages have complete identify information on them, so I try to anticipate what I’ll want to know in the future. When I cut pieces from my fabric, I start at the side with the unprinted selvage, and when I eventually get to the printed side, I often cut so that the selvage remains attached to the remaining fabric.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing all that information! I have never washed a project made of selvages…. I don’t need to wash my sewing machine mats, wall hanging, or pincushions.
@sandeenisenfeld52325 ай бұрын
I wrapped the selvage around rope, coiled the rope, and sewed it to make an eyeglass holder
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
That sounds so neat!!!!
@fernlamberson5655 ай бұрын
That container is perfect! Great idea Michelle! Mine are in a tub also. I want to make a H bag out of them. I have seen a bag made with selvages. It was so cute!❤🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Selvages are a lot of fun!!!
@darleensanford72315 ай бұрын
Love your videos. You always find interesting storage pieces for fabric and tools.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Thank you! I am always on the look out!!
@lyndaslocum74044 ай бұрын
Ive been making a selvage ball.
@thesimplequilter74994 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! I love selvages!!!
@sandeenisenfeld52325 ай бұрын
Around the eyeglasses rope dish I made, I throw it in the wash with the white clothes whenever it grts dirty. (I cheat and put my coffee cup in it occasionally.)
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing!!!
@peggersf97095 ай бұрын
🤷🏼 not sure why, but I never saved salvages ( probably because I didn’t want to store them 😂😂 I do however appreciate seeing what others make with them. Quilters are sew creative. 👍🏻👍🏻
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Once you start looking at them, it’s amazing what you find on them!!! They are sew interesting!!
@fransak27235 ай бұрын
I have saved a few selvages. I like longer pieces and I use them to tie quilts or fabric bundles. I was thinking they would make good warp (or is it weft?) strings for my woven rag rugs as they are a little stronger due to the tight weave. I currently store mine in a giant brandy snifter I happen to have. I certainly don’t use it for brandy😅
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
That's a great idea!
@BEVERLYRANDOLPH-lx4qu5 ай бұрын
I save my selvedges for a friend who plans to do “something” with them. 😊 (We’ve all been there, right?!) The cutest one I’ve given her (so far) had rainbow sun faces! Adorable!
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Sounds great!!!
@donnagraham28025 ай бұрын
I also save selvages and mine are also crammed into zippered plastic bags! I do separate my flannels from my quilting fabric. I have made potholders using 2 layers of denim (from my boys old jeans) and selvages, plus a longer selvedge to bind. I love the sewing machine mat you made. It makes me wonder if placemats are possible? Your Sterlite lid with the crack is a problem I've noticed at the store when shopping for storage bins. I've had to pick through the lids to find ones without cracks.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Placemats would be great but they might get crinkly when washed unless they are just for decorating. That lid is disappointing….I try to always check but I missed it!!!!
@laurag86415 ай бұрын
I do have a stash of selvages. I have made pincushions from them, and i also make 8” squares of selvages that I will use to make something(s) eventually. I love the differences in them, some have color dots, some have dates when the fabric was made, or lettering. I also like the texture of some selvages that have a frayed look along the edge. A couple of things I would like to make from selvages are: recover my sewing machine chair with them, make a tote bag, and I do love your thread spools in this video…that would be a cute wall hanging to make for my sewing studio! Thank you for sharing this video!
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
You are most welcome!!! Thanks for sharing!
@franpatzcraig67135 ай бұрын
I'm planning a bookshelf quilt for my grandson, so I'm collecting salvages to use for some of the titles and authors. I'm selective in what I save but I need to start a project box with strips and selvages for the quilt.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
Enjoy! Sounds like a great project!
@debbiebraatz19195 ай бұрын
Don’t have a selvedge stash cause I do a lot of strip piecing and making my own Jelly Rolls and don’t cut the selvedge off first.
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
They are fun to sew with!
@katielin23795 ай бұрын
I don't buy fabric for the selvage.
@kynurse675 ай бұрын
But, there are some great projects. No harm in collecting!
@thesimplequilter74995 ай бұрын
I don’t either but I do save the selvages from my fabrics and several of my friends save them for me! I think they are wonderful! They add so much interest to projects!
@Dranma515 ай бұрын
I love these ideas! Thank you! It makes me feel good that I can use every bit of my fabric, especially as expensive as it is!