Pat Sloan has a clever idea for re-doing an old favorite, in this case, a Gingerbread man.

What if you have a pattern you really love... but you don't have the time to make the project before a holiday or special event?  Pat says to take the elements you love and use those to make something new - something smaller.

Pat shares her idea and a few examples on this Merry Moda Christmas blog post.

The red Gingerbread man block shown above was made using Pat's Sunday Drive Prints & Batiks.

Have fun!  Happy Wednesday!