Many Hands Make Light Work!
Twelve rows for twelve quilters!
Here is the outcome of our Saturday sewing at Studio Quilters. Many, many evenings worth of 'mindless piecing' went into producing these scrap strip squares and I had a stash of well over 200. With the help of my friends we made just a little dent in the pile with this snazzy top I designed. I gave everyone a row to assemble, then we put it all together. Now it can go on the pile for quilting and then we can send it off for the African orphanage or Project Linus.
Such a great way to use and lose some fabrics I don't like. They get a whole new lease of life when you throw in some zingy brights!
Other distractions, earlier in the week, diverted me from my Jamestown Landing mission. First I was led astray by a little bag of Japanese fabric scraps and produced this 'bargello' strip which will probably find its way into this year's Studio Quilters' challenge.
Next, I was beguiled by one of my all time favourite fabrics - vintage Laura Ashley 'Clover' ! Ann Kelner gave us this little project to hand sew at Connecting Threads. I had to rework it by machine when I got home and now I have a sweet little needlecase.
She gave me the leftovers too - there is definitely another Laura Ashley project on the cards!
So, after that quick pink fix, it was back to the blues. 1680 individually cut triangles now sewn into 210 'broken dishes' units! I think I could finger press for England now! 
Thank you Margaret - for helping me spin the seams on the back!
Next job is to assemble the larger star blocks and tear off the backing papers on the neutral strip squares. Then it will really start to grow.
It's going to be messy but fun!!
Happy Quilting Everyone!
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You have been busy,lots of beautiful projects either finished or ready to be ....love the pink!....xxxxx
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