Scraps

 When my mom first got me interesting in sewing in 05, I was skeptical.  She had tried to get me into it when I was a kid but I could barely sew a straight line.  I think what got me hooked was the amazing material.  There are some incredible materials out there...just go into any quilt shop and you'll fall in love with a few (Quilt stores have better quality materials than JoAnn's.  Promise!).  You may want to buy half the store.  I'm drawn to batiks and Asian's.  I can't get enough.  The tubs of fabric in my sewing room with testify to this.

As much as I love buying fabric, I love scraps just a little but more.  I have an obsession with scrappy quilts (I'm sure my mom will comment and agree with me!) .  I save as much fabric as I can...I cut them into 2" squares and 2" strips.  I have quite the collection.  I've been working on one scrap quilt for about 3 years...I'm collecting more fabric for it.  I'm a bit picky about my scraps...I only like to use scraps from my projects, my scraps.  I've tried using other people's scraps but I couldn't do it.  I like looking at the scraps and remembering how I used them.  The material in my Dresden Plate table topper AND pillow are scraps.

I have my eye on a few more projects....like this and this.  I do have a bunch of projects that are started...I should probably finish a few of them before I start a new one...right?  Or maybe you should keep an eye out for what I've been working on!

What project(s) are you currently working on?