one last flimsy...

"There's always room for one more" - I think this goes both for christmas cookies and new quilt projects...

After sewing together my warm palette cherrywood top in improvised strings, I found the cool palette scraps kept popping into mind.

I find myself often doing quilts in odd pairs, twisting the palette or the pattern a bit(theme for another post - next year).

I mentioned in my last post how much I look forward to Denyse Schmidts new fabric line. She has a picture of a lovely quilt made up. So the two ideas brewed in my mind for a while. And I decided there was time to whip up another quick and easy recipe:

ingredients: 3 or 4 packs of cherrywood scrap bag + 2 yrd of indigo

preparing: divide the scraps into 2 groups by length 9" and 6"

• • 1. then cut or rip each group of scraps into strings of random width

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• 1. mix: working with the two groups separately, randomly pick strings and sew together

1. distribute light and dark colors, and group strings in pleasing neighborhoods

arrange: using your design wall, pair them up in columns of one or two

cut, distribute and rearrange until they have reached the same length

cut: take your yardage piece and rip or cut into strips, including a top/ bottom one

final step:sew the bars together, using random widths

Mine ended up at 60" by 72". I think I'll use wool batting. Just leave it to cool off a bit...

Wishing upon a star...

Someone special is still sick - poor thing.

It's time for me to wish you all a happy, peaceful, safe and creative New Year!

And may 2011 be a fun one!

; )