I'm not one to back down from a challenge, especially when it's a quilting challenge thrown in my direction from my friend Susan, so stay tuned to see what becomes of these scraps from some of my recent string blocks...
One of the fabrics that I'm using in my string blocks (see previous post) was born the same year that my now-college-freshman son was...18 is old in fabric years, but not in human years....
One of my goals this year is to use up fabric that I already have instead of buying new (boy, is that hard to do), so I've been making string blocks with scraps.
My scraps are organized into four categories -- fun scraps (novelty, kid-friendly, bright), solid or solid-ish, boring/ugly (country colors, Civil War, calico), and batiks.
The blocks you see in the photo are mostly made from my "boring/ugly" collection. Now remember, each one of us has a different definition of boring or ugly, so to some of you, these fabrics may be just fine. They just don't appeal to me on their own, but I don't mind them in scrappy quilts like the one these are destined for.
Another easy paper-pieced triangle. This is "RS1, Tennessee Valley", an intermediate-level triangle.
It is now three weeks since I last bought fabric...but how am I supposed to stay on a fabric diet when things like this show up in my mailbox?!
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