Scrappy Trip Along

I found this tutorial recently, most likely because a bunch of other folks found it and posted it to Flickr or Pinterest. It looked fairly easy and not too fussy so I decided to give it a go.

 I used a modified rainbow-y set of colors for the happiness factor. It also allowed me to use some fabrics I've always wanted to use but that have never quite fit in with whatever it was I was doing, like those sweet orange cow boys.

 This was also a good chance for me to practice 'scant' 1/4" edges and precision. The tutorial says to press the edges alternating so that they will lock together, but I love pressing edges open. Pressing them open also means I don't have to keep track of which one is going which way, and that means so much less fuss.

This is what I've got so far. I'm not sure how well the rainbow effect comes through, but they are very happy blocks, that are kind of the same size, and the seams mostly have aligned and i'm pretty pleased.

If you become inspired there is a Flickr group already set up to which to post your photos.

I'm going to finish up that last block while the sun is still coming in though my frosty window,