And today I will…..

Today I will…. who knows what I will do .  I know,  you thought I was going to give some great declaration.  But, alas, I have doing more puttering than any actual creating.  I am drawn to my scrap bin and I don’t know why.  Well, I do love scrap quilts but rarely make one.  I look at my fabrics and nothing is jumping out at me, encouraging me to cut into them.  So I pull the scrap bin out.  Today I was looking at the slide show on Bonnie Hunter’s blog  Jared Takes a Wife and I really like that block.  So, today, I may pull out the scrap bin and start making up some 4 patch blocks.  Then I can find some fabrics that call to me to put with the little 4 patches to create the block…..

Yesterday, I did work on making some little mug rugs/snack mats for the ladies who will attend Sew Fest (just a month away).  I used some Patriotic themed scraps I’ve had for quite some time.  So this morning (after I start the laundry), I will finish those.

I did do a stitch and flip, sort of quilt-as-you-go method, for place mats.  I pulled out the left over bindings I’ve shoved in a drawer (back to that scrap thing).  Pressed open and in no time had 4 – 15 X 17” rectangles done.  I decided I wanted to round off the edges as I have a round table.  Then because I’m ‘scrapping’, I used more ‘left overs’ to bind.  Note to Self:  Use bias binding (not cut on the grain binding) for curved edges!.  Guess who’s curved corners are curling up on her place mat?!  Maybe I can use that one for one of the g-kids and if they spill anything it will contain it – but maybe I’d have to scotch gard it??? ah never mind, I’ll just make another one.  SO now, I have to cut some bias strips to made some bias binding if I expect my place mats to lay flat……

Sew, guess I do have things ‘in the works’… now to just get working on them….

Until next time – “If you see someone without a smile, give them yours.”

Katie