Scraps and Charms

My Friday finish today is made from scraps and two charm packs. I had this stuff sitting there staring at me for so long and I couldn't figure out what to do with it. It was like it was at the edge of my thoughts, but wouldn't come into focus. Needless to say, I did get it into focus and now the top is finished.

 I saved the white curved pieces off my Retro Flowers quilt because they were so interesting and I though they should become something. I toyed with lots of ideas, but nothing in my mind would translate to the fabric.

 I finally decided to sew them together into pairs along the curved side. I clipped the seam and turned it right side out and ironed the heck out of it.

 I took two charm packs out of my stash of charms, one was Oh, Deer and the other was a Moda charm pack that went well, color-wise. The name escapes me at the moment. I arranged them on my design wall to a pleasing effect.

 Then I inserted the curved pieces in a pattern and stitched them in when I sewed the seams together. Yes, they are a bit bulky where they overlap, but I love the way they look.  They are like little pockets.

I am going to quilt this in the ditch I think, so it will be well anchored, but I don't want to stitch over those pockets.  Happy Friday to you. Linking up to TGIFF at Quilt Matters, and the new Sewjo Saturday at My Go Go Life.