If you are familiar with my quilts, you know that the majority are scrappy in nature.  I prefer to work in that multi-fabric theme.  Number one, frugality is in my DNA plus it was the reason for the development of patchwork originally; and number two, I like the additional challenge to motivate me in quilt making to use what I have on hand.  When it is necessary to buy yardage for backing and borders, I always think about will the fabric/color scraps be useful in a future quilt. 

This scrap quilt is based on an old quilt block called ...

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