Left Over Binding

I made my quilt sandwich and did the quilting yesterday.  Then I started wondering about what I'd use to make the binding and discovered that I had made binding for  another  small quilt out of the same fabric as the backing (!) and never used it.  There is more than enough for this little quilt, which was such a pleasant surprise.  

I guess everyone saves left over binding, and fortunately, I didn't use this binding on the quilt it was intended for.  Now, all I have to do is apply the binding, and my first fidget quilt will be complete. Maybe tonight, I'll get the binding on, finishing it by hand because I like the process.

Of course, my mind is already on possibilities for my next effort, and while putting away some of my black and white scraps, I found a bag of blue scraps.  Hmmmm.....

These are some of the scraps from when I made my boro jacket a couple of years ago.  In fact, thinking about the jacket has made me think about another way of making a fidget quilt by applying scrap patches over muslin.

All the patches on the jacket were sewn by hand, which took forever, but suited me at the time.  For a fidget quilt, though, the machine will be fine.  Leaving large margins for fraying when washed to give added texture.  

The biggest problem I have right now is too many ideas and too many possible projects that interest me.  I never did anything with all of Bryce Eleanor's drawings.  Amelia took some, but I have a bunch and can have her make more.  





After my long fallow spell, I finally have a creative interest again.  Well, too many possible projects, but right now, I'm going to concentrate on the first fidget quilt.