Playing with the back -

It's really no secret that I don't like to make "backings" for my quilt tops -

And that's probably why so many wind up as UFOs just sitting in a pile - ;))

I DO like piecing a quilt top, though -

But they usually take me a while and by the time I do that -

I'm bored with the project and decide to chase another "Squirrel" - ;))

So - sometimes I play a little game with myself -

And I pretend that the "backing" is another quilt TOP -

In the same or similar fabrics -

So it tricks my brain -

And I can have some FUN with it -

Instead of it being a chore - ;))

So this time -

I pulled out four of the left-over 2-1/2" strips to save/use for the binding -

And sewed up the little bits and pieces that were lying about -

Made a "strip" of them -

Put the 10" squares up on the design wall - scattered them around -

Along with the left-over sections of the ones that I used to cut the 1-1/2" strips -

Added some red "filler" scraps -

And got this - ;))

I knew that I could make Hourglass Blocks and Flying Geese Units -

With the odd HST and QST -

But I had forgotten that I could also make Pinwheel Blocks - ;))

Now I have no excuse -

Five Stars Plus 5 -

Is ready to fuse/baste and QUILT!! - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -