I teased
last week about a triangle project. I really hate to waste fabric so
I always keep boxes and bags of scraps. Only the tiniest slivers get
tossed.
Today's
quilt, Counting The Hours,
came from little aqua, green, white and cream remnants. I used 2½”
half square triangles turned to make quarter square hourglass blocks.
It took a while (and a bit of patience) to sew the 952 pieces
together, press them, and arrange them on my design wall. I didn't keep track of the exact hours, but I spent almost a week from idea to finished product.
I
love the peaceful color scheme of this lap sized 39” x 47” throw. It matches other quilts in my collection. I quilted in serpentine stitch with a neutral green thread both
horizontally and vertically.
The
best part is that I used material left over from other projects.
These
days I use Accuquilt dies to cut them into useful pieces when the
boxes overflow. Every
now and then I schedule a cutting session to manage and organize my
stash. I store them in plastic shoe boxes and square containers labeled with the
size and die name.
"I believe the desire to make something out of nearly nothing is bred into my soul." ~anonymous
