Bad bad, 'Blossom, the thrift store got me again! There were a number of bags of 5+ fat quarters from Craft Warehouse Quilt Shop, the price tags date them from 2001. Bright happy juvenile prints for the most part, think back to the KP Kids/South Seas fabrics from that time period. Bought 3 bags @ $4 each (they weren't even on tag day) but resisted many other pieces of fabric. I did, however pick up a nice large size Olfa Mat for $4.99, it's the size up from my usual one I think 24x36? Anyway, when I get home again it will fit nicely on my sewing table.
I started on the Bright Project. I made my one matched seam and fussy cut Caroline block that will be the bottom left corner. The other blocks will be wonky, seams not matching, different sized sub-units, etc. I cut strips in 2.5", 3.5" and 4.5" from the scraps, when I sew the 9-patches they will finish around 10-12" but then I will trim them down in various ways to a 8.5" cut size block. Some of the scraps only made a strip or two. I randomized the stacks and will start making the "strata" today. I'm thinking for wonkiness that I will be using whole number cuts (so like 3", 4" and 5"). I only want to use around 20 of the 2.5" strips (ended up with more like 30), but all scraps will go to my crumb quilter!
I'm trying hard to loosen up but it's just not the way my brain or quilting style works
