Orphan Blocks

Orphan Blocks are quilt blocks left over from a project -- blocks that did not make it into a finished quilt for one or another reason.  Sometimes I do a "test" block using scraps in colors that won't be in the finished project. 

This is my basket of Orphan Blocks.  Some day they will make it into a scrappy baby quilt for the local Battered Women's Center.

I like baskets; another one holds 2010 quilt magazines while a 3rd one holds 2010 scrapbooking magazines.  With so much inspiration and information on the Internet, I am letting my magazine subscriptions expire.  If there's a special issue I want, I can pick it up at the local quilt shop.