Scraps flying...

I have been busy with some sewing for a change!  It feels so good too.  I've really left things close to the wire with my mouthy stitches swap tote.  It was about time I got moving on something!  I'm finally feeling a bit more human since all the charm sorting, and the Mouthy Tote was top of (a very long) list.

I got all my scraps out, even my "special" box with all the ones I'm "saving".  Well....  What on earth am I "saving" for?!  The "specials" box just gets bigger and bigger....  

Lots of scraps flying about the cupboard (they got everywhere!) and some furious trimming, pressing, piecing, trimming, measuring....  Eventually (admittedly 2 or 3 days later) I came up with these panels.

Of course when I finally got them both done (a wonderful Downton Abbey marathon helped!) I had a flaky confidence wobble and thought, "what if they're actually rubbish?  what if the fabrics don't really go?  How did my purple become so pink?!"  and in my little wobble I photographed them badly, alongside my original plan.  To explain a wee bitty, I had an original plan, but had ditched it in favour of trying to do something different with my "specials"....

I know, I know, stoooooopid photo, makes the finished panels look like something I've ditched!!  Anyway...  It would appear that the Mouthy participants are all massive Anna Maria Horner fans...  so I guess I'm doing the AMH triangles pattern after all.  Oh well, good excuse to get a 12 x 16ths bundle of Field Study then eh?!

Another thing I got done was my Modern Stitches Bee October blocks for Emily.  Scrappy wonky stars.  I asked Emily if she'd like them mixed up a little, just so that when she pieces the top they aren't all in totally regular slots.  (She said yes.)  Just thought I should explain so you didn't think I was sending off half done, unfinished blocks!

Oh these blocks were a joy to make!  Fun, not too taxing...but lovely finish in an achievable amount of time for me too.  One day cutting all the bits, then one session doing the big block and two sessions  (evening with a tea break and nap!) to do the second blocky bits.

Talking of cups of tea and napping...  Look what we made tonight....   I cant show you as blogger wont let me add more pictures...  I'll leave that for the next post...