I took all of the scrappy leftover orphans
and stuck them up on my second design wall.
And there they have stayed.
Until yesterday.
I want to layout the tumblers for the Dr. Seuss quilt
so I really needed this mish-mash
to become something coherent
or go back into a project box.
Ultimately deciding against the project box,
I started designing the scrappy backing
for Pandemonium.
Things were trimmed to even widths and sewn end to end
before being cut to 80" lengths.
More bits and pieces were sewn together
to create the two scrappy 'panel' sections.
It was at this point I realized there was nearly enough
scrappy leftover business to make the entire back
without using any of the planned yardage.
(pink flowers on black -
see first photo)
OR this could become a truly asymmetrical quilt top
Hmmmmm . . . .
I pulled out the Pandemonium quilt top
and realized I didn't want to use the scrappy back;
so I checked my stashed backing yardage
and happily discovered the piece on the left.
(City View by Michael Miller)
These two were meant to be together.
So it was full speed ahead
to create a scrappy quilt top . . .
By the end of the afternoon,
this flimsy had happened.
I've named it UKIYO
which means 'living in the moment,
detached from the bothers of life.'
The name couldn't be more true -
I left our lunch dishes in the sink
and forgot to finish the two loads of laundry
that were underway.
The top measures 55" x 71"
and I'd need to sit and study it to know
how many previous quilts are represented
by its many, many fabrics.
When I visited the backing stash again,
I chose this print, not knowing at first
that the yardage was already cut/seamed together.
Better yet, it was even large enough to use as is.
After a quick glance at the stash,
I chose this Kaffe zig zag for the binding.
It is refolded here - I plan to cut it lengthwise
rather that across the WOF to get
a more interesting binding.
And this was all that was leftover . . .
just enough to make a reversible mug mat.
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Whew . . . I never saw all THAT coming!
