All–Inclusive

When the Inside Addition Quilt Along started up in January, I was gung ho, declaring that it was going to be my 1st scrappy quilt of the year, and I'd attack it as a leader/ender project. Obviously things didn't happen that way. As much as I wanted and intended this to be a big 'ole scrappy quilt, I wasn't that enamored with my scraps, and finally decided to just finish it up as a small lap quilt (48" square).

The pattern for the Inside Addition blocks is by Jessica/a little gray {alittlegressica on Instagram}, and you can find plenty of them on Ig tagged #insideadditionquiltalong.
You will find some form of gray in most of my blocks, which was my attempt at tying things all together. Backing is dearStella's Gridlock in navy . . .

. . . and binding ended up very scrappy. I actually used my lengths of left-over binding bits, plus added in a fresh cut of Michael Miller's Clown Stripe, also in navy. So you'll see a mix of the navy, medium blue, gray, and the scrap-friendly Clown Stripe in black as well.

Quilting, though it's hard to see in these post-wash photos, is a horizontal straight-line, every 3/4". I used Aurifil 50wt #2021 (Natural White), which is what is in my machine 90% of the time. It tied everything together without standing out too much - one of its consistently fine qualities.

Even though I used about every delay tactic at my disposal, thankfully this one is now complete, and sadly, that scrap basket is as full as ever. So be it.
This finish was on my 2015 Finish-A-Long Q3 list.