Scrap-a-palooza day 19 and 20 plus progress on the DNP quilt

I was just too tired to post yesterday so here is what I did get done on day 19.

So today I sorted scraps into piles. Here is a pile that will be cut into 3 1/2" squares, 4 1/2" x 16 1/2" pieces for chevron tops, and pieces that will end up 3" wide for making zig zag blocks.

Then I made piles of these like pieces.

Then there were some more pieces for string blocks.

I could not avoid quilting the DNP any longer so yesterday I broke down and got started. I guess I am dreading this job because this quilt is so darn big.  I started free motion quilting yesterday.  I made pretty good progress. I figure I have 9 days to get the quilting done and two days for binding in order to have it done for Xmas. That means I need to quilt at least 9 square feet a day! Right now I have 22 square feet quilted which means I am ahead of schedule. I figure there are 81.7 square feet to quilt!  I will get a bit more done while I watch the Browns game tonight. The sooner I get it quilted the sooner I can bind it and the sooner it will be done.  In this picture the quilt is folded so there is a lot more top to quilt!