Fabric for Next Year

I've been working with Fabscrap recycled fabrics for a couple of months, and I've had a lot of fun, too. This is everything I have left over from the November challenge. As with any resource I have some opinions about how valuable it is, as well as the drawbacks. I also need to be practical about what I want to use, what I can use, and what will likely be difficult for me to use.

The quality has been consistently outstanding. All of the scraps are in new or very good condition. Much of the fabric I've got in all the different scrap packs is more toward the dark end of the color spectrum, however. I didn't realize how much I've gravitated toward using lighter fabrics until I starting sorting the scraps according to what I liked most. That will guide my buying choices when I go back to shop for more (probably not for a while; I've got a lot of fabric now.)

I really love the lace. The quality, the variety, the colors -- I can't say anything bad about the lace scrap pack. I definitely have a lace quilt to design next year.

I also liked the white scrap pack very much. I think white is going to be the most versatile scrap fabric for me, especially with my art quilting, as I'm planning to try eco-dyeing in 2023.

I sorted out all the different types of fabrics, and in the end I made two boxes: fabric I'll definitely use next year (left) and fabric to challenge my creativity (right). I plan to take scraps from both on a regular basis next year and see what I can make of them.

It's wonderful to be able to save these fabrics from landfills, but there's a responsibility that goes along with that. I need to make use of them. Stay tuned to see how I do.

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