Playing In The Scrap Pile

I felt the need to do a little therapy sewing over the weekend, so I plunged into the pile of scraps on the floor near my sewing machine. This pile had been growing since January.

It felt good to just dive in, and let that sewing machine roar along at top speed. The result was a pieced rectangle, about 14" by 25".

I layered this up with batting, and quilted it, using feather, leaf, and paisley motifs in my three favorite variegated threads.

I decided to use this as a binder cover, so I cut up some fabric for the inside sleeves to hold the binder, and some pockets for loose papers. Once all the layers were sewn together, it looked like this on the outside.

On the inside, you can see the pockets. Lots of room here to stash stuff!

And finally, a view of the completed binder cover. I'm not good at keeping records in a bound notebook. Usually I grab whatever piece of scrap paper, post-it note, or napkin is closest to make drawings and notes to myself. I'm hoping to corral some of those in this binder, making it easier to go back and find information that I want to reuse, or ideas that I want to expand on.  

I'm very pleased with the cheery look of this project. Isn't it amazing what a treasure trove a scrap pile can be? What have you made lately from your scaps?

Ginny Update: Not much has changed here. Her eating is up and down, so she is getting Critical Care supplements (which I have to work hard to keep Weasley out of!). I'm checking into some suggestions I was given after my last post. Thanks for all the support and prayers.