January Table Scraps Challenge 2023

Hurray for another year of Table Scraps Challenge! Thank you, thank you, Joyful! For January, The Joyful Quilter gave us the prompt of J, C, R to go with the RSC color of the month,  bright and dark Blue,selected buy Angela at So Scrappy. 

Boy, am I glad I bought this book last year!!!

 

This was my inspiration project.  ↓ I found this brand new canvas tote in the trash in the ladies room of the office where I used to work. It was laying on top and I had no qualms about snatching it up.  It was 2011, way before COVID, way before I worried about that it might "be infected". I brought it home and thought I could cover the Logo with an orphan block. And so it remained in the UFO pile. For 12 years!!!!!!!

I've covered the logo, because I checked and that company is still in business, Not in our small town, but somewhere.  And look ,it's dark or bright blue!!!!    "Light bulb moment"

When Joy posted her letters for this year's Table (ABC) Scraps challenge, she noted them in this order. C,R, and J.  Well, my eyes went directly to the J, of course. 

I dug in my scraps basket and found some perfect blue. Combined with Lori Holt's book, there was a start.

The cream and white background piece has been in my stash for longer than the bag!!

I built the letter J , hemmed it with basting stitch to fit the opening on the pocket between the two straps. Then I decided to BIG STITCH it down. That proved to be a task!  I finally had to borrow a needle-nosed pliers from Mr Busy to pull the needle through the double fabric on top of the double canvas at the top of the pocket. 

But I like it a lot and know I will use it!.  So I filled the bill, with bright blue, the letter J (for Judy, that's moi) and C ( it's Cobalt blue, isn't it?) and R (it's a Recycled project)!

I'm linking up with ABC Table Scraps Challenge  linky party at The Joyful Quilter. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!