Fun With Bits and Pieces

 As I have been making the blocks for my

"Lucky Stars" quilt,

I have been saving the triangles cut from the stars.

There was no way I was going to make tiny HST's

with these bits and pieces,

but I couldn't throw them away.

Then the other day I was thinking about a

"Sew Together" bag I want to make for a gift

and got an idea.

What if I stitched all of these little triangles to a background

and used them for the outside of the bag?

Out came a glue stick, some batting and a piece of ugly fabric.

Here is what I have....

First I randomly glued these background triangles to the ugly fabric.

Then I randomly glued the batik triangles on top of the

background pieces.

I just used a little swipe of a glue stick...

just enough to hold the triangle in place.

 

 

 

After I made a quilt sandwich with another piece of ugly fabric and batting

I pulled out a bunch of different color threads

and started stitching straight lines.

I only marked the first line and then

the rest were organic.

Doesn't this look like tissue paper modge podged to something?

I love how the triangles became a little mis-shapened while sewing them down.

I had more than enough triangles to make two outside pieces

for the bag with some pieces left over!

The fun part is done!

Soon I will begin working on these bags

and am excited to see how they look when finished.

Mindless sewing is the best some days!

Happy Quilting!