I have been working on a quilt during lockdown to use up some of the tiny scraps of fabric I (and my friends) sew together as Leaders and Enders when we are sewing upstairs. The basket load was getting rather large so I chose a Snail Trail block with tiny squares in the centre and larger squares (which I had cut and stockpiled from other scraps) to make the triangles.
Once I had put all the blocks together you could not even see the hole in the basket so I decided to make borders from the Leaders and Enders as well. Now I have used about half the basket of tiny pieces.
I'm quite pleased with the result which reminds me of waves on a never ending ocean.
The project taught me a lot about contrast - not only in light and dark but also in colour and size of print. It also highlights how our brains can fill in patterns where pieces are actually not there.
I think I'll call it Bits and Pieces.
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