And then I read Sunday Morning Quilts. I loved it. It made me want to horde all scraps, and do nothing but sew with them. So, I started by doing some organizing. And of course, I needed something to put all these newly organized scraps in...
Enter the fabric baskets. It's the first project in the book. And it's fun. I love making improv fabric slabs now. It's improv, but mostly squares, so it's a good compromise for me.
I deviated from the instructions slightly. I used canvas for the lining, so I didn't need interfacing. I also skipped the cardboard inserts, and just tacked the corners to hold the square shapes.
I made one in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, brown, black, and white. Whew. These were so fun. It was also a great place to practice my free motion quilting, since you quilt before assembly, so you can't see the back of the quilting. I need a lot more practice before I start in on a quilt.
If you decide to make some, I highly recommend the pattern. Now to horde some more scraps so I can make a quilt...or is it make a quilt to get more scraps...I think this might be never ending.
