Large Scarab Beetles: After doing so many fish and smaller beetles, I wanted to work on a bigger scale. So I cleared my work table and sketched out as big a scarab as my table would allow. The piecing in these quilts is done from scraps of fabric taken from old projects. There is almost no cutting involved. I simply reached into my bag of scraps and pulled out pieces and glued them down according to value and general shape. According to a north African myth, Earth was created by a giant beetle who rolled together a ball of scraps from the makings of the universe.