Colorful Garbage = ATCs

I was cleaning up my studio this weekend and came across the ghosts of projects past.  You know, the leftover bits and bobs, the piles of fabric and paper I pulled for various projects and never put away.  I'm pretty ruthless about throwing things away, but one thing I just could not get rid of was these edges I had cut away...

...from this quilt...

...in order to square it up.

I zig zagged the edges together.

And then trimmed them down to 2.5x3.5 (ATC or Artist Trading Card size).  I had a few pieces that weren't quite large enough for ATCs...

...so I took those pieces and zigzagged them together and then trimmed them down to ATC size.  Once I had all of my 2.5x3.5" pieces, I experimented with various stitches to seal the edges.

I added some text and my fabulous new ATCs were born!

I adore projects made from things that would otherwise be discarded, don't you?

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