What Next?

 10 days since the mystery reveal, and my top is finally together. 

What a lot of time and energy this thing has taken. Not a lot of fabric though, because it's all scraps and leftovers and some very ancient material. My decision to make it came about because I had precisely those colours already out from my latest top, and it made sense to turn them into a quilt rather than put them back in the scrap drawers.

Initially I didn't like the purple squares in the Ohio Star blocks, so I substituted HSTs.  

Then after the reveal I decided the pattern needed them, so I placed the 4 I'd made around the centre block to make it look like I'd done it on purpose. The colours are lovely, I'll see if either of the granddaughters would like this. Pink and purple are definitely trending as their favourites right now.

I don't even know what I want to go on with next, apart from a massive clean up, and getting stuck into de-clutter mode; there are far too many unnecessary things on the floor, making it difficult to get around. I really want to go and buy more plastic, as if that will solve the problem, but I know I just need to use what I have more effectively. Not as much fun, but a lot more economical.

I feel like doing something out of the ordinary, and made some Drunkards Path blocks to see if I'd like them. 

These are 4" blocks, and they went together easily. Mereth has larger templates, so I can borrow them and make more. There are lots of scraps that I think would look nice in this design. I will probably turn these smaller ones into a potholder with some spiral quilting. That would be fun and practical.