Chain-piecing with scraps to cope...
Those of you who think my quilt cave is never messy, here you go! I have been doing some scrappy chain-piecing to distract me from the fact that Rome is burning. There is just something so relaxing and mind numbing about running a constant stream of strips though the machine. No measuring...just comforting, repetitive motion. Since I save everything, the variety of bright fabrics has been entertaining and cheerful. I started this little project of making 6-inch (finished) blocks a few years ago. I decided it was one of those ongoing quilts that would develop over time, as the scraps (or the desire to cut strips from yardage) miraculously appeared. I am using my tiniest pieces to make little strips of scraps to mix in with all the longer strips. The chunky strips are all different widths. I just sorted by approximate sameness of size, sewed them in chunky strips, pressed, and rotary cut them as wide as I could, trimming to the narrowest piece. I...