This patchwork thing is killing me.  Initially, I dreaded cutting 88 small squares, but in the end, I found it sort of therapeutic.  I got carried away and cut way more than 88.  And I'd keep finding more scraps and thinking, "Oh! Yes, this is the one!" and so I'd cut a little more.

Then there was the arranging.  I've been arranging these tiny squares for two days. Just because. I left the whole thing sitting out one night, because I wanted to look at it first thing in the morning with a fresh perspective. Turns out, the baby got to it before I did.  I think she liked it, because she came into the bedroom with a huge smile and two chubby fists full of squares. Deep down, I think I left it out so one of the children would destroy it, and I could start all over again.  It's F-U-N!

I could have arranged and rearranged for weeks. Like a little puzzle. I had to make myself stop.  In order to do so, I spent sometime checking out other patchwork designs. Just to get an idea, you know, of how people are arranging their things.

And I found this:

Adorable pillow from Liz LaMoreux's Little Room on Etsy.

Fun patchwork handbag from A Touch of Stardust.

Sweet little dress from Tickled Pink Girls.

And when I think of patchwork, I always think of quilts. Carolina Patchworks has some of the prettiest quilts in great colors with wonderful designs. I'd love to have her quilts on every bed in my house.  But I can't complain, because we do have a closets full of quilts made by grandparents and great grandparents. 

Fully inspired, I walked away ready to commit to my design...but my bobbin had run out, and it was after ten o'clock...so you know what that means. 

Nonetheless, tomorrow is the big reveal of the Recycled Bath Mat. Don't miss it!