Artists write about their process, and I find it comforting to read in some way, more often than not; so why shouldn't I? First hurdle, to dismiss the concern that no one will read it, no one will care.
I'm stitching up coffee-cozies this evening, little blankets that wrap around a to-go cup to protect your hand, and to jazz up your cup. They're an easy use for scraps (even the tiniest, which I tend to keep along with all others). Take a small piece of flannel or felt, couch or applique and stitch down your scraps in vertical rows or strips over this ground, layering and changing thread colors and stitches along the way -- a tiny, chaotic crazy quilt emerges. Using a template I cut from a magazine (though any disposable cup holder does just as well) I cut the curvy strips from my crazy-quilt one by one, saving even these scraps; then customize each one, zigzag stitch the edges a bunch of times, maybe add some couched ribbon or some low-relief charms... and enough velcro to fasten the cozy around any size cup in the standard coffee shop repertoire. Easy holiday gifts. Fun to make. A nice break from whatever I'm laboring over on the table, because this is easy, this is fun.
As soon as I finish the first two I'll post an image. I should make a bunch of them and let friends choose which they'd like. More soon!
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