Earlier today, I was looking at the growing pile of 2 1/2 inch squares (300 of the little buggas up to now) and started to wonder what's to be done with them when all the scraps are cut up.  There had to be something more interesting than just sewing them all together.  

After a quick flick through a few quilt books, I decided on this quilt.  It will be easy to add extra blocks if needed, to make a lap quilt or, if I get carried away, another quilt for the spare bed, as it's been on there for 4 years and I'm starting to think it's time for something new.  It will depend on when I get sick of cutting 2 1/2 inch squares.

It's from this book.....just in case I forget where it is.  

Dug out this pattern a couple of weeks ago......

 and it sat with this pile of  2 1/2 inch scrap strips on my sewing table until yesterday afternoon. 

They were joined by some yardage I dyed years ago, plus scraps of blue and green.  

A while later, the first 10 inch bee hive was finished.   The leftovers from the yellow strips have gone in a pile for making the bees.

These 2 1/2 inch square scraps were yesterday's leader/ender pairs.   There's only a few squares left, which meant diving into the never ending scrap bin (quilters version of the never endung packet of TimTams, without the genie) and pressing a pile of scraps ready for cutting up tonight.  A couple more sorted piles appeared.  This time, enough to start a string quilt and another of weird shaped scraps which will feed the hexagon tins.

  

It may only be a drink coaster, but it's a start!  My quilting mojo has finally come back.

DH has given the tick of approval for his birthday quilt.  He would like it in similar colors, which means fabric shopping.....yay!

The quilt is called Winter Break and is from this book.  It came out in 2010 and I was lucky enough to snag a vendor copy, along with another 8 quilting books for $5 each at Elizabeth's (a second hand book store in Perth) about 9 years ago.  None of them had been opened.  They all retailed between $35 and $45.  They padded out my quilt book library very nicely!

I've just finished the annual yarn toss (sorting, not throwing it out 😁).  Apart from giving everything a tidy up, it also reminds me what I have.  This time had a lovely surprise.  I thought I'd used all my Cleckheatons stash.  It's the last of my Australian wool, so when I work out the total meterage/yardage, I'll dye it and (fingers crossed), I'll have enough for a cardigan, otherwise it will become a shawl.

The pompom trim was added to this on the weekend and it went up as part of my summer display.  I used Aleene's Tacky Glue for the first time and I'm a convert. No more stitching trims down by hand.