saturday for squares

with the secret sewing project top just about done--just a border to add--decided to let my quilty muse take flight and she headed right for those christmas squares recently gifted.  how to use them?  organized them again by print....and sewed this up first...

all those pretty neutral backgrounds called me...another placemat but not before i add some wildlife applique, maybe a moose or bear and a tree...i know just the person for it!  then, more of the broken dishes blocks....

this is what's left of the black/white print...

so not too many more....next?  set these aside for a patchwork stocking...

leaving these....

after using some to finish the black/white print, maybe a few more stockings.  i have plenty of suitable lining fabrics...maybe i'll use the neutral prints and add a moose to that or just some trees....anyway, respectable dent has been made and a hot saturday has been well spent.  the only other thing done today was a quick trip to the farmer's market to replenish vegs.  pretty soon will need to replenish some thread!