Rainbow Scraps

 The first full week of school was much less adventuresome than the previous week.  No crises and no crazy schedules.  I survived my first day of work.

Last weekend, I showed a picture of the beginnings of a paper piecing project.  (On a side note, I want to like paper piecing, but the mental gymnastics and mess/waste it creates are not my favorites.). This quilt was just an idea in my head last Saturday, but here it is today:

I thought I’d start with the orange butterfly and work on the rest through the course of the year.  Think again!

The binding (not shown in this picture) is also machine stitched on and I’ll finish the hand stitching to the back today.  I originally thought I’d hang this above my cutting board, but it’s a few inches too long.  It was another “you must make me” urge, and while it’s been a little quieter about its demands than Jack in the Box, it still has strong opinions.  For example, I think my daughters and I tried 40+ fabrics for the binding.

My other scrappy sewing this week was finishing the binding on my project from the blue month, Split Stars.  It’s finished and ready for a bath before giving away.

In September, I need to better organize my sewing.  I’m out of leader and ender blocks (again) and have fulfilled most of my scrappy plans for the year, so my sewing has become a bit random.  I do want to make a tree skirt for my sister, but I haven’t noodled out the design quite yet.

from the room of Zana’s Ninis,

katie z.