I am inspired by a video by Kristine Vike on sewing with scraps like a Victorian (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XreUqSfiDpo). I plan to use these scraps to make a bag for my extensive collection of scraps. Scrap. What a word.

I started with just solid-colored linen, but it wasn’t very interesting. So I threw in some patterned cottons. Much better.

Here is one side of the bag, with seam allowances all pinned up. Those seam allowances take up a lot of fabric - something to plan for.

Now I get to dig out my embroidery floss and have some fun!

This is too much fun! I might not be able to turn this into a bag. I might want to hang it on a wall.

I hit an inspiration wall but then remembered that there is such a thing as the Internet. I found all kinds of blackwork embroidery images and made these rather gargantuan lady bugs.