Part of the time I like to stay busy sewing. Usually something to do with quilting. There are times when I don't really want to have to think about measurements, seam allowances, and things fitting together. I just want to mess with fabric and sew a few lines. That is when I go to this plastic tote...actually I have two of them but just took a photo of this one. It contains scraps from other quilting/sewing projects.
I chose bits and pieces and sew them together, pressing after each line of sewing...and then I use ruler and rotary cutter and trim the edges straight.
Above shows the ruler being placed and cut to size the final time.
There is no set size to make the blocks. Some people just set the finished crumb blocks next to each other with no sashing between. But me, I want some control, so these I am sitting together like the photo below to begin with...
As you can see...no two blocks are exactly alike...and they are using up all kinds of bits and pieces. The only thing, the plastic tote seems as full as ever.
This is what I am currently working on...it is fun to go down and create a little something each day. I look at them--some fabrics I remember what they were used in right away. Others I have to think a bit to recall where they came from. There are even a few that I actually paid for just to have some new variety to my scraps. But those are very few.
I see fabrics from baby quilts, and from an apron I made for a friend. I see fabric from a little dress I made Lorelei. I see Snoopy fabric and remember how thrilled I was to find it. I wish now I had bought more of it. I used it in a small baby quilt for my nephew. Quilts are full of memories...
