I have been inspired by another Missouri Star tutorial I found and have pulled out my scrap jars to improv piece. This has the satisfaction of clearing the slate (for more scraps, of course) combined with the slight intimidation of having no plan. It was actually quite addicting, once I got started.
I started out thinking I was just going to do a bunch of random strip pieced blocks, but it evolved. Eventually the approach I took was to sort scraps into little piles based on shape and color and then decide how to use them from there. Many of them lent themselves well to monochromatic blocks, and others were experiments in combinations that I found pleasing or that were inspired by a multi color print.
I'm not certain what these will end up being yet; they may end up in one big project, or they may be fun pieces for some small projects. I don't think knowing is the point, really. This was about sitting down and just playing for a while. And how great it is to see the way my mind works! I started out with those random diagonal strip blocks but quickly ended up picking just one or two colors to create themes for blocks. Even in improv I gravitate towards some order.
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