Stitching on the orphans

Orphan blocks, that is! Orphans are what I call my odd blocks, the sample blocks I make when I am learning a new technique or pattern. I can't bring myself to throw them away, so I am adding a border to my orphans and I am going to quilt them in different designs. That way I can use them for my classes and hang them up in my studio. These are my dark, black based orphans.