Have you ever been inspired by your studio floor? Well, me neither, but the scraps on the floor are a different matter. You see, when I'm working at my design wall, I just let little scraps fall to the floor. At the very end of my project, I rake them up with my fingers and give them to friends.

But not this time. Some of the pieces were a decent size, and the colors were irresistible! I just had to do something with them! So, I decided to make a small Croton quilt.

The first thing I had to to was to figure out what size I could achieve with the existing scraps. When I laid them out, I noticed the energy created by the oddball shapes and sharp angles. I wanted to retain that, so I used the pieces with almost no alteration.

I had great fun cutting loose and working this way. And I love the result! I call it When Crotons Cut Loose, shown below.

I've written much more about making this piece on my blog.

For more information and a detail shot, see When Crotons Cut Loose on my web site.

Although our class started on May 25th, you've still got plenty of time to join our Sticky Fingers (glued collage) class. The technique is very straight forward, so you can easily catch up. Plus, you can save all the class material for future reference, if needed. Since this class is only offered about once a year, this is a great opportunity.

Glued collage is really fun because it's FAST, and it allows you to work with very tiny pieces. As a matter of fact, I've been inspired to do another glued collage while teaching the class. Here's a sneak peak.

Perhaps you can tell that I've included sheer papers. Several of these are painted paper towels, pulled apart into very thin layers. They're too fragile for sewing, but work beautifully with glue.

See awesome student results here.
Find full class details here.