A Quilt? In progress...

The idea of putting in the zipper for my shirt is daunting me.  But I have caught a sewing bug.  So I decided just to sew straight lines.  The best way to do this seemed to make a quilt!  I have lots of fabric scraps - time to use those suckers up!!

So, I have started what will be my first quilt.  I made a pillow once, like 20 years ago, but I don't think that counts.

I didn't want something complicated.  No triangles.  So I chose the Blissful Quilt by Pat Bravo.  It's all rectangles - perfect!

As I am sewing with my scraps, the color scheme is completely different to her suggestions.  Here's what I decided upon:

I'm having fun even during the cutting process, so that's a good sign!

I would've preferred to use the flowery fabric for one of the bigger rectangles, but I just didn't have enough fabric.  So I am forced to use it on a smaller piece, which I feel like is too bad 'cuz the beauty of the print is lost a bit on such a small piece.  Oh well.

Here are my first two rows assembled:

That's lots of brown, but I'm pleased so far! ;)  many many rows to go!