PROGRESS ON THE SCRAPS, MORE LITTLE MEDALLIONS

I'm making some progress on sorting, pressing, and refolding the fabrics in my myriad of scrap boxes.  I've plowed through several boxes of reds, blues, corals, pinks, teals, and browns.  Now, I'm working on the yellows and golds.

 And in the process, I've come across lots of fabrics that I thought would benefit from some fussy cutting to make little 4-inch medallions.  See my original post on making these little medallions (here).

 Since I last posted, these 14 medallions have been added to the pile.

I now have a total of 28 -- a good start on a small quilt for when I finish this sorting extravaganza.

I still have so many boxes ahead of me.  Up on the top shelf, I see a box marked 'paisleys and plaids' that I know hasn't been opened for years.  I'm anxious to get it down, as I bet there will be some great fabrics for fussy cutting medallions.  

However, not next week as I must get back to working on photos; my penance for having so much fun playing with fabric!!

I'm joining the following:
Sew Fresh Quilts for Let's Bee Social Wednesday
Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop Friday
Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday
Love Laugh Quilt for Monday Making
Cooking Up Quilts for Main Crush Monday
Patchwork Times for Design Wall Monday
Quilt Story for Fabric Tuesday

FOCUS, FOCUS!!

One of my goals for 2016 is to conquer the 125-year's worth of photos I've been entrusted with for the next generation.  

I have 15 of these large media boxes, plus 10 years of photo files on my computer that need to be reorganized.  

This year I'm committed to accomplish some sort of order.  BUT, if I work on them too long, I go batty and buggy-eyed!

I NEEDED A DIVERSION.  So I've decided that I will work on the photos one week, then alternate a week working on sorting out my fabric scraps.

I've been quilting seriously since 1976 -- that's a lot of scraps.  I have some organization with most of the scraps sorted as to color in bins; but many fabrics have gone astray and found a home in the wrong bin. 

I need to go through every bin, refold, sort, etc. etc.  

For a someone who loves fabric, this can be more fun than looking at photos.  Once again, however, the problem is focus.  NOW I HAVE ANOTHER DIVERSION -- when I see a particularly enchanting fabric that would benefit from fussy cutting, I cut four half-square triangles.  Then at the end of the day, I sew up a couple of 4-inch medallion blocks. It takes eight half-square triangles to sew a medallion, plus some colorful fabric to contain the square since the half-square triangles are often cut on the bias. 

Is this the start of a new quilt?

Now this week I'm back on the photos.  (But, I just want to make little medallions!)

Focus, Sally, Focus.

I'm joining the following:
Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop Friday
Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday
A Quilted Passion for Whoomp There It is! Saturday
Love Laugh Quilt for Monday Making
Cooking Up Quilts  for Main Crush Monday
Quilt Story for Fabric Tuesday

THROWBACK THURSDAY MARCH EDITION

It's Throwback Thursday week again -- 2016 is really flying by!!  Be sure to check out Quarter Inch from the Edge for the monthly TBT event when we get to show quilts from our past.

This quilt, entitled World Without End, was made in 2004; and was included in two of my books, "Traditional Two-Block Quilts" and on the cover of "Terrific Two-Block Quilts".  It is 36"x 36".

When I made the quilt, I remember struggling with choosing a border fabric.  Then I saw this fabric.

The design of the fabric was a perfect size with some fussy cutting to help extend the block pattern into the border.  It was nothing like I imagined.  Sometimes, a fabric just finds the quilt!!!

I'm joining the following:
Quarter Inch from the Edge for Throwback Thursday
Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop Friday
Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday
A Quilted Passion for Whoomp There It Is! Saturday
Love Laugh Quilt for Monday Making
Cooking Up Quilts for Main Crush Monday 
Quilt Story for Fabric Tuesday