Rhonda Lee

My plan for this year is to finish the unfinished, well, with some limits. I just finished working with scraps, and I mean scraps! Bits and chunks and itty bitty pieces. I have a pattern called fabric fusion from American Patchwork and Quilting, February 2012 issue. The pattern called for assorted fabric for 144, 3 1/2x5" rectangles, 72, 3x3 1/2" rectangles, and 144, 2x 3 1/2" rectangles. They are connected by white sashing strips. I did an extra step and just combined scraps together to make the rectangles. This has been an ongoing project for a couple of years or more. I would just make fabric out of scraps to the size needed. Not a thought in my mind when I was doing this. Just grab something that would fit in the next spot and look ok next the the color already sewn. It has been a great stress reducer for me. OK, that's done and I need sashing, well low and behold I don't have the white fabric at this house it's at our other home. Normally,I would go out and buy new fabric, but because of committing to more controlled spending, I curbed the desire to spend and pulled out my unfinished Orca Bay project. I started the mystery quilt by Bonnie Hunter a year ago. (or was it longer). I have several of the steps done and everything cut out. So, Emma, these are 2 of the projects I will be working on for now. And I didn't go to the store....yeah...could this be a break thru?