Earlier this year I decided to buy a sizzix. My goal was to use my scraps more by being able to easily cut usable shapes to have on hand - when I made a bed quilt from Anna Maria Horner fabrics last year, I immediately cut the remaining scraps into squares and have found I use them so much more than other scraps! I also loathe cutting bindings and often have a quilt ready to bind for months before I finish it, so I started with a 2.5 inch strip die. I used it to cut a rainbow of scraps into 2.5 inch strips, and then subcut those to 2.5 inch squares.
They sat in their bin and the next time I was feeling project ADD I decided to start sewing something with them. I started off by making a wonky red star
Which quickly became a rainbow of stars
And then I decided to do some with the low volume for background... and then I added in some simple nine patches... and then I had a quilt top!
I ended up backing it in some Heather Ross I found in my stash that I won in a giveaway years ago -- I just love finding the perfect match when something has been on my shelf forever! And this was a particularly soft piece - I have no idea what the fabric is but I think it's perfect for a baby quilt.
And now it's washed, crinkly and ready to be loved by a newborn baby girl - I hope she loves rainbows as
much as I do!
