Sorting scraps.............

Since I didn't have anything lined up to sew last night, I decided to sort through my Marcia Derse scraps that were in 3 project boxes.  The box on the left is now all strips of various widths and lengths and the box on the right is scraps large enough to cut 2" finished triangles or larger.  In the plastic bags are small irregular shaped scraps in one, and pieced strips left from previous projects in the other.  Now I'm down to 2 boxes.  I will reserve the empty box for any new MD scraps that I create with the next project.

I had to take another picture of the tree across the street.  It still has green leaves on the interior branches but the outside is brilliant color.  This was taken as the sun was almost set last night.

While I was out there I checked on the yellow coneflower.  One bud is almost ready to fully open.

There are 6 more buds that may or may not open before a hard freeze.  We have above average weather predicted for all but one day for the next 7 days.  It's even warmer at night now than it has been.

Judi, you are a no-reply blogger (your email address is not enabled in your Blogger profile) and you asked about the stitch length for my staystitching on the edge of my quilt tops.  When I turn on my machine it is set for a 2.5 stitch length so that is what I am using.  When piecing I use a 2 stitch length.