Last night I got home from work and heated up the oven to cook a baked potato. While I waited for the oven to pre-heat, I brought out the trash and threw a load of wash in the laundry. What to do while I waited for the potato to cook? (The rest of dinner simply needed to be reheated in the microwave, so no cooking was necessary.) What could I do in an hour?
Could I take the little pieces in this scrap bin,
and surround this piece of white fabric to make a 16-1/2" block by the time the baked potato was ready?
There was only one way to find out.
I selected fabrics, and ironed them as they came out of the bin.
I sewed the pieces into pairs, and then sewed pairs together and kept going until I was done.
It took me slightly longer than an hour, but it did provide quite a diversion. The next question was did this make a dent in the amount of fabric in the little bin?
Answer: Not much.
Fun challenge to avoid snacking while dinner cooks!
ReplyDeleteLove these blocks . . .
What thoughts for how you'll use this block?
ReplyDeleteMegan
Sydney, Australia
Great idea! Must remember this one next time I am waiting for something to cook. I love what you have done with your lavender scraps!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing how many scraps you can use up and make so little difference in the pile! I swear there are scrap gremlins churning them out into the scrap heap while we sleep!
ReplyDeleteSo, u follow your Grammy again in joining squares and rectangles in a good way. Great job
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