Scrapper user upper

What a scrap eater of a quilt pattern! Its called Crossed Quilt Block  and isn't adorable?

There are sites all over talking about scraps, how to cut and organize them and patterns to use them  up.  My problem with those systems is that for me, I am just not that organized.  As I finish a top I'm sick of looking at those fabrics, I do not want to press and stress over what size to cut them to, I want them out of my face.  I also decided long ago that unless a piece is at least 5x5" or a strip that's 2.5" for me, its just not worth saving.  Nevertheless I still have numerous totes and boxes of scraps.  So this pattern was right up my alley, long strips that could be cut from my leftovers.  Any color corner blocks could work and I know this is not the last time I will use this pattern!

Not a whole lot quilty, well actually....

Its not that I dont want to quilt, but getting dsl and now being able to surf really fast has been wonderful. Take for instance this site, www.quiltiger.homeip.net

With dial up I tried to visit a couple of times and soon gave up because it was just such an intensive site and my poor little ole' connection couldnt handle it. There are tons of free patterns there, with instructions for different size blocks and some with different layouts shown. And I had been missing it all!

Oh my, having www.Quilterscache.com pop up instantly! I have bookmarked different patterns that have been available for years but my experience was such that I was intimidated by those patterns or maybe I just hadnt seen them because I grew weary of waiting with dial up. And the inspiration pages at QC, what a joy to be able to see completed projects of the patterns I'm looking at.


And years of glorious antique quilts located at www.quiltindex.org Just a little over 1800 antique quilts to be drooled over.

Looking at upcoming classes available at www.quiltuniversity.com, I needed to see some finished projects to determine if that class is for me. How quilckly I rolled through the pages of student work!

Yep, not a whole lot quilty going on around here at all.....