Using More Scraps!

Clearly, I'm on a Using Scraps kick.  I don't know how long this will last, but I'm going to go with it while I can.  So I've made one blanket from yarn scraps, and started another one, but my scraps aren't just yarn.  I don't blog about it much because I haven't been doing very much lately, but in addition to knitting, crochet, spinning, and sewing, I also quilt.  Quilting uses small pieces of fabric, but it also makes them.  Lots of them.  Of course, I look at them and know they're usable pieces of fabric, and sometimes I use them in small bags or as fly facings or pocket linings, but most of them sit there and stare at me. 

When I started using up yarn scraps, the fabric scraps started whining about how they were being neglected and why didn't I use them up too?  So I am.  I'm making a hexagon quilt with my fabric scraps.  A piece of fabric 2-1/2" x 2-1/4" will do one, 1 inch hexagon.  (The die cut, cardstock hexagons are sized by the measurement of one side.)  I baste the fabric around the hexagon (not through it, that wears them out faster), and then I will sew them together.  

I've got a little case (it's a Hot Wheels car case from Amazon) where I keep all my supplies, and I put the finished hexagons in the other side.  I can store 150 easily in this case, and then I've got a bigger box to keep them in so I can keep on working.  

I don't know how big this will be when I'm finished, and I probably won't get all my hexagons basted before I start sewing them together, but I'll just work on it here and there.  Right now I'm in a basting mood, but at some point I'll start sewing them together.

If anyone is interested in more details, search English Paper Piecing, Hexagons and that should keep you busy for a while.  If you have specific questions, ask in the comments and I'll add more information!  Gotta run!  Have a great weekend!