{"id":35969,"date":"2017-03-07T05:16:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=35969"},"modified":"2023-07-21T13:52:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T20:52:46","slug":"ends-donation-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/ends-donation-top\/","title":{"rendered":"Ends Donation Top"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a box of quilt &#8216;dreg&#8217; ends. Dreg is an ugly word as it conjures an image of grounds in an empty coffee cup or discarded tea leaves. These are simply pieces and parts that don&#8217;t have an immediate need or use. For some reason, I decided to go through the box in which they are stored. I think it&#8217;s part of the recent tidying frenzy in which I have been engaging.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35968\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488574449219.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35968\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488574449219-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Ends Donation Top\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488574449219-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488574449219-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488574449219-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488574449219-1200x900.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ends Donation Top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Initially, I thought I would put some batting scraps together to make a baby quilt sized batting. However, I found a bunch of fabric edges. They were cut from past quilts when they were squared up. I started laying out these fabric strips to get them out of the way. At one point, I looked over and saw a kind of improv strip top developing.<\/p>\n<p>The next day I had some free time so I pressed and straightened up the strips. Then, I pinned sets together in preparation for sewing. I still have to sew the strips and see what happens.<\/p>\n<p>Since I didn&#8217;t have time to sew, I built up a batting from scraps in preparation for the donation quilt. I don&#8217;t know if I will have enough pieces to make a batting for this top. It will be close. I have some long thin strips left. I don&#8217;t really want to use the tape up to attach them as it will use so much of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0066GX1NU\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=artquiltmaker-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B0066GX1NU&amp;linkId=6fc150e4d9e15bc9902d9697b9ba5943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heat Press<\/a>. I might just sew them on to make the batting large enough and get the strips out of my house.<\/p>\n<p>It is interesting to see this top develop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a box of quilt &#8216;dreg&#8217; ends. Dreg is an ugly word as it conjures an image of grounds in an empty coffee cup or discarded tea leaves. These are simply pieces and parts that don&#8217;t have an immediate need or use. 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