Greek Cross

I had several tiny triangle-shaped scraps of red and white fabric left over from the Feathered Star block I posted last week. I could have tossed them into my scrap bag. But most of the contents of that bag are 1" or 2" strips. I was thinking of using those strips in a pioneer Log Cabin quilt, a bright Pineapple or an Americana Courthouse Steps. There's no place in those designs for little red or white triangles. So I held them back, waiting for inspiration to strike. Today they became a Greek Cross quilt block. I used every single triangle, and I only had to cut a bit more white fabric to make it happen. The thing I like best about this block is the way the four positive Shoo-Fly designs create a negative Shoo-Fly in the center. It might be fun to make an entire quilt with blocks like these. Something else to do with all these scraps.