#103: Swimming in A Sea of Scraps with Meg Grandstaff

What do you do when you’re swimming in a sea of fabric and yarn scraps? Previous guest Meg Grandstaff has recently been concerning herself with just this question! This week’s episode is a highly unstructured conversation between myself and Meg, who is currently hosting the #ScrapBustingSeptember challenge. We talk about scraps, of course, but also storms, stashes, shirt dresses and much more. Support the podcast over on Patreon ! I am THRILLED to be able to share with you that I was a guest on Clotheshorse podcast ! You can hear Part 1 of our conversation here and Part 2 here , or find them in your podcast app-of-choice. You can follow Meg’s sewing and knitting endeavours via IG @the_grand_stash . Listen to Meg’s previous appearances on CYT: Ep #22: Mending Workshops with Carla & Meg / Community Glue Ep #37: Pledges and Participants #1 with Rebecca & Meg Meg is currently hosting the #ScrapBustingSeptember challenge, which encourages us all to make projects using our scraps and leftovers of fabric and yarn. I mentioned how I use both the Trello app and the Stash Hub App (both on my phone) to organise my sewing plans and projects. Learn more about the amazing enterprise, Community Glue , where Meg regularly volunteers. Meg is a repeat participant of Me-Made-May . She enjoyed using the Me-Made-May Workbook this year to get more from her participation. Meg discovered the ‘Stitched Sewing Organizers’ by Annela Hoey (link goes to a British vendor’s website): This is the project Meg wants to make form the book: Sewing patterns Meg recommends for using scraps and leftovers of knit fabric: Stevie Knickers pattern by Paper Theory Watson Bra pattern by Cloth Habit Blomma Tank pattern by Paradise Patterns ( see one of Meg’s versions ) Image source: Meg Grandstaff - undies made using the Stevie Knickers pattern by Paper Theory . Meg has been hoovering up yarn leftovers by making socks and knitted scrunchies: Meg and I are both massively inspired by clothing creator Zero Waste Daniel , also @zerowastedaniel on IG. Meg’s scrap studio tunic from denim: Image source: Meg Grandstaff - tunic made using the Studio Tunic pattern by Sew Liberated . Find all my Free Pattern Friday blog posts which review free sewing patterns and tutorials.