Back to my A-B-C's

Today I finally got back to working on the french braid wall hanging.  The next step was to made the C & D sections.  These sections are exactly the same except that section C is orange and D is yellow.  Today was going to be section C day.  Looking at the diagrams of the C & D sections, I noticed there are Y sets on the end of both of them so I cut out some blue and green 2 1/2" strips from my pile of scraps and made 8 Y sets.  Since I had used up all my G sets in making the A & E sections last week, I needed 4 more of those plus 2 more S sets. I tried to use a variety of different blue and green scraps since this is indeed a scrap quilt..  Once I had them made, the fun could then begin.  The sequence is Y, G, S, 9 patch, S, G, Y.  I put the cutting board with all the sets on it right next to my sewing machine and began picking from the stack deciding which Y set would be attached to which G set, ect.   I did manage to get both sections assembled without 2 of the same fabric ending up next to itself.  I always think of this as playing solitaire; lay out the cards and start playing.  Since many of the same fabrics appear through out the section, I did a little layout of it before I got completely committed by sewing it together.  One of the fun things about making a scrap quilt is remembering all the different projects these scraps came from.  The blue dot is from a baby quilt, the 2-1/2" square on the end, a fun and funky apron! 

I still had enough time today to make the D section but I did promise myself at the beginning of this project to walk away EVERY day BEFORE I got frustrated.  Since there are a lot of sets and sections and parts to this thing, it can get very confusing keeping track of it all so.....I walked away once again still feeling excited about it!