Unused train tracks...

Those old iron tracks that rumbled and rattled with the weight of passing iron horses are silent in many areas across America. Perhaps in Europe too, I don't know. The tracks I have made across Blogland have also been silent for awhile. But I'm back and ready to dive into some orphan blog re-construction! I have LOTS of candidates to work with. And you know what, I'm going to shrug off the doubts I have about what I do with them, ignore the idea that it might be time better spent creating from stash, and rise to the challenge that working with mis-matched parts creates. I've only recently mastered this new computer enough to upload new pictures, but for todays post, I'm showing some oldies. The first one...scraps! I have lots of raw material to work with. This is a small sample. And in the second picture, a "begun" quilt that I saw for the first time at a guild meeting. It's a 4 patch variation block, being made from someone's Dads work shirts. I've loved this quilt for years and years, and want to re-create it from my recycled plaids. I'll be cutting for that one soon! The third picture has a special personal meaning *VBS*. I'm going to be a great-grandma in January, Lord willing! How could I not be excited about making burp cloths, and flannel blankets, and a special quilt or two?? That picture is of some of my extensive baby flannel stash! So, if you've got time, hop on board and see the USA with me!