More Scrappy Fun!

It was a rainy day last Weds, a perfect day for sewing (I  did not have to make up any excuses as to why I was not in the garden avoiding the Spring weeds!)   I was in one of those funny moods where I just wanted to sew without caution.  So I dragged out and un-sorted basket of scraps and dived in!

The amount of blue and light scraps was fairly substantial so I decided to work with those. 

I used my usual strategy of separating the strips and patches and then just start assembly line sewing, then sniping units apart.  It goes very fast.

Here's a good trick; when you have two strips that are more like wedges flip them around and you get something that approximates a rectangle without too much wastage. 

Cut in half and matched again, and you've got a nice repeating pattern. 

Here's what I got after a couple of hours of sewing. I decided I did not really like that combo.  so I pulled out the light units to save for another day and concentrated on the blue units. 

Went back to the scrap bag to find a few accent strips (the bright print and the black and white) and I've got the center of a lap quilt done in time for dinner!

...And I think I made a dent in this scrap basket!  Well maybe a little?!

I teach a class called "Scrap Strategies" using all of these techniques and more.  Check out my website for more details.www.clairewitherspoon.com

cheers, Claire W.