Guilty~

 I have been quilting for 20 years. 

Yes, I started as a wee child. 

Fabric color and designs have really exploded in the last 7-8 years. 

I remember seeing my first  
Amy Butler Gypsy Caravan line of fabric. 

I thought I had died and gone straight to heaven. 

From that point on, I just couldn't do the muted, 
dark, tea-stained look any longer. 

I needed bright, large, and in charge fabrics. 

So what's a girl to do with all the excess yardage that has accumulated over the years?

Corrie was here this weekend and we cranked, 
AKA accuquilted,  
through a bunch of yardage. 

I decided to just 'tumble' it all.  
I'll make tumbler quilts for nephews and nieces.  
The tumbler quilt goes together so fast!  

I had yardage pieces that weren't big enough 
for the 7" strips that I needed for the tumbler.  
So I cut them into strips and then threw 
the rest of the parts and pieces away.  

But now the guilt is setting in. 
I haven't been able to bring myself 
to empty the garbage can.  

There's a lot of fabric in there and 
I have another garbage sack full. 

Darn that guilt.  

It's easy when they're not your scraps.  
I was so bold as to tell Jenny to throw her scraps 
away and get on with her life!  
Rude!  
Look at all the things she can do with those!

Then I made the mistake of re-visiting 
Ms. Leaders and Enders and now 
I really can't throw them away. 
But I really, really, really want to. 

I want to get on with my life. 
But instead....
....I will grab a good movie 
and start digging through the garbage.  

There better not be any banana peels in there! 

Post Edit:  Okay, I did it.  I watched both Mansfield Park and Becoming Jane.  Dug through the blasted bags and kept the most worthy of pieces.  Now they're going to sit and stare at me.  I should have just hauled it all out to the garbage!