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Scrappy quilt blocks and Christmas tags

It's nearing the end of Friday afternoon, a day of sunshine and showers.  I meant to blog yesterday, something about making a notebook, but I was diverted by a basket of quilt blocks.  The picture above is of a completed scrap quilt I previously made, one inspired by seeing Chris English's wonderful scrap quilt.  (It'd been displayed at the NEC quilt show which, sadly, I'd not attended but had viewed via the wonders of YouTube.)  Pretty much as soon as I finished that quilt, I started sorting out fabric for another.  I know, I'm a glutton for punishment.  Actually, making improv scrap blocks is good fun, and an ideal way to make inroads into your Mount Scrapmore.   Anyway, yesterday morning I began sorting through blocks I'd made for a second quilt, and realised I'd amassed more than I thought.   I started grouping them into colours, seeing where I had the four blocks needed to sew together into one larger block.   I've got eno...