Scrap Sorting

I don't sort my scraps. I should say, I did it once. But before long I dumped them all back into my scrap basket, and that's where they've lived happily ever since. My method is to rummage through the basket for what I need for a particular project, and otherwise don't worry about them.

But. Amanda Jean/crazy mom quilts has just begun a scrappy quiltalong, making the June Quilt from her book, No Scrap Left Behind. And I think 1) it sounds fun, 2) I could use up more scraps, and 3) it would be a fun 'alternate front' (aka "backing) for the improv quarter log cabin quilt I've been working on.

Soooo.... I spent some quality time with my scraps and came up with several stacks I'll use for my June quilt. I chose not to include any blacks and browns, reds, and true yellows. But I'm really liking the mix I settled on and IF this isn't enough to make the size I'm after, I can always pull from stash.

I don't really have many strings as Amanda Jean suggests, but rather chunky scraps. Just so happens I gave all my strings to my guild-mate Clare at the last sew-in! But I'll manage! And gosh, this sorting really got me going! I pulled all my browns for another project, and all the grays for an improv stripes tutorial I'm working on. So that all feels really good!