Island Runner

You saw that title and thought that I might be engaging in a physical challenge at an exotic location, didn't you? Ha! Nope. But I am challenging myself, to use up all of the 1.5" scraps out of the precut bin. After finishing "No Scrap Too Small" last month I decided to keep on using up those itty-bitty four patches that have been assembled, L-E* style, over the years. 

Here's the design plan that I came up with, using only fabrics that are in the stash for setting. This will become a runner for the kitchen island. It will serve as one giant placemat when seated there for meals. The overall finished dimensions are 113" X 17" (it's a long island); slowly but surely this is gaining length. Am I in danger of running out of these itty bitty scraps anytime soon? One would think so... but I can't see the bottom of the bin yet! I'm assembling the runner as I add more wedge blocks to the kaleidoscope quilt on the design wall, more L-E sewing, one thing leads to another, and SEW it goes.    

Life is Good!

*L-E: In sewing, particularly quilting, "leaders and enders" are small fabric scraps used to start and end a chain of piecing to prevent thread nests, conserve thread, and ensure a clean seam. Sewing this way conserves thread, is more efficient and, for me, I stitch up entirely different projects while working on others at the same time.