I made this “Scrap Wrap” for my mother from the book, Denyse Schmidt Quilts: 30 Colorful Quilt and Patchwork Projects.  I used a variety of fabrics with different textures including two kinds of wool (light gray, black/white herringbone), corduroy (black), quilting weight cotton (plum, stripes), and one of my favorite old sweaters (purple) that wasn’t wearable anymore.  I’m glad my beautiful sweater is having a good second life with my mother!

The combination of textures and colors ended up being just what I had wanted for Mom to wear.  I lined the quilt with cream-colored fleece.

Making this scarf is how I learned how to do foundation piecing (knowledge that I promptly put to use in Ellie and Luke’s color books).  This scarf was really fun to make because I didn’t have to worry about cutting straight lines.  So I just chopped pieces with my scissors and had fun!