This is Fred:

We love Fred, even though the camera doesn’t do him justice. Let’s just say he’s vividly colored.

I decided that it would be fun to make a quilt for the couch that matches Fred. So I gathered all of my scrap fabric - plus a few new patterns - and started my first crazy quilt.

Bright, yes? Even though it doesn’t look like it here, the squares actually do a nice job of reflecting Fred’s brilliance.

I’ve never made a crazy quilt before, and I must say, I’m loving the randomness of it (I have a tendency to not like to follow specific directions. Ahem.). Six squares done this weekend - I’ve SO needed to have a project like this to distract me from work and the computer.