First finish for 2012

To begin with, and as a New Year gift to myself, I've decided that I don't actually have to save every single scrap of everything that comes my way!

So I've been throwing some stuff out............. and you know, it's quite liberating.  I've even found a bit of space in the cupboards to put some of the stuff that I do want to keep!  But enough of that.

I purchased a couple of Martinique layer cakes last year (or the year before that) from Patchwork Angel, and I made a quilt with the bits that I liked the most......

Tangelo Pie

.....which left me, of course, with the bits that I didn't like quite so well.  Not that there is anything wrong with them, they're just a bit pale and wan.  But I also had two pieces of yardage from the same range, which was quite dark by comparison, and I didn't quite know how to get them to play nicely.  But this is how I got it together.

Mocha Stars

And I'm pretty happy with that!  This quilt will be going to my friend, Bev, to use as part of her fundraiser for Australia's Biggest Morning Tea.

And just in case you're wondering, no, there hasn't been any further progress on Orca Bay, but I'm getting to it soon.