week 4- color quilt - sew zig zag - rolling windmill - stash buster - add colors to patches in square dance

This month, I didn't have the resources to make as much as I wanted for the rainbow scrap challenge.

Still, I attempted to make as much as I could, with what I had access to with me. I was surprised how much fun that challenge was for me. I think I could get rid of a lot of stuff from my quilting studio at home. Although, I still have great ufos waiting in the wings that may need some stash fabric to finish.

I am so close with this yellow baby string quilt. I still have a few days left.....

so close

I sewed all the red zig zag quilt blocks with another color to make twosies.

I made 5 rolling windmill blocks in red. When I grabbed the blue background scrap, I saw plenty of red polka dots. Funny, how I was able to cut and sew it, and only a few showed up in the block.

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I added the outside borders for the square, play blocks from 2 1/2 inch squares.

I brought the entire layer cake with solid colors for the frames of square dance  quilt, and red was one of the colors. I had brought my 2 inch squares with me to make the 16 patches. And, I still have a gazillion 2 inch squares to take home.

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stash report March 22, 2026

 Yep, I found this fabric at a thrift store. It is sad that there are so few quilting stores, anymore. At least here where I am vacationing. Which is odd since there are so many retired quilters here in Florida. Perhaps, they have way too much already. So do I, but occasionally, my resolve breaks.

2 1/2 yards

 stash report March 22, 2026

fabric added this week: 2 1/2 yards 

 fabric added year to date for 2026:  12 1/2 yards  

fabric used this week: o yards

fabric used year to date for  2026  o yards

I have added 12 1/2 yards more than I used.

I sewed 0 days last week. I was doing touristy things

I have decided to work on my older ufo applique project - across the wide missourri- again, as we will be spending quality car time, on vacation. 

It's time to work on block 9. It looks pretty straight forward. These pieces are going to even out other uneven applique blocks in the quilt.

I have another tree finished.

I am back in the groove for my Christmas in new England rug hooking, too.

I am still working on the same house.

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this week

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wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

week 3 - March red rainbow scrap challenge

I have made a little progress on my projects for rainbow scrap challenge.

It is exciting to have part of the yellow baby string quilt sewn together. It will be small - just right for a baby quilt. And, I made it with leftover blocks from blue skies.

I had to dig, but, I found enough red to make candy chains blocks 

I added the inner border for the square, play blocks. I miscounted the outside borders for these blocks, and I will need to find a few more 2 1/2 inch squares before I can add them to the blocks.

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stash report March 15, 2026

I wasn't going to worry with a border for my yellow string baby quilt until I returned home. But, I found this cute stripe shirt that I think will work. I paid a dollar for it.

 stash report March 15, 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards 

 fabric added year to date for 2026:  10 yards  

fabric used this week: o yards

fabric used year to date for  2026  o yards

I have added 10 yards more than I used.

I sewed 3 days last week. 

I have decided to work on my older ufo applique project - across the wide missourri- again, as we will be spending quality car time, on vacation. 

It's time to work on block 9. It looks pretty straight forward. These pieces are going to even out other uneven applique blocks in the quilt.

All I was able to do is trace and iron a new tree to applique.

I am back in the groove for my Christmas in new England rug hooking, too.

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Oh fun, a new house. It breaks up the monotony of the background. I counted 8 houses in the rug, and, this will be number 4.

I am linking:

Slow Sunday Stitching

Oh scrap

sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate
patchwork and quilts

wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

week 2 - March red rainbow scrap challenge

 I had a moment to lay out my yellow string blocks, and while they were in rows, I sewed the rows together, before I lost track. Red is the color for March and the rainbow scrap challenge. But, I want to finish these leftover blocks before I return home.

I have the pieces cut for the candy chains blocks.

I decided on the fabrics I would use for the rolling windmill blocks.

I used the new thrifted piece for the square, play blocks. I had enough 2 1/2 square pieces sewn together for the outside border. I just need to cut for the inner border.

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oh scrap
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my quilt infatuation

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oh scrap

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stash report March 8, 2026

I didn't bring any red with me for the rainbow scrap challenge so I found a cotton sheet while thrifting that I could use. I didn't need a whole sheet, but I didn't find anything else in red.

We have moved locations on our vacation. I've packed up all my sewing and quilting supplies for a few weeks. I have not added any new fabricey thing to my supplies, except a recycled sheet.

 stash report March 8, 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards 

 fabric added year to date for 2026:  10 yards  

fabric used this week: o yards

fabric used year to date for  2026  o yards

I have added 10 yards more than I used.

I sewed 0 day last week. 

I have decided to work on my older ufo applique project - across the wide missourri- again, as we will be spending quality car time, on vacation. 

It's time to work on block 9. It looks pretty straight forward. These are going to even out other uneven applique blocks in the quilt.

1 tree is ready to use later when putting the quilt together.

I am back in the groove for my Christmas in new England rug hooking, too.

last week

this week

I am linking:

Slow Sunday Stitching

Oh scrap

sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate
patchwork and quilts

wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces 

week 1 - March red rainbow scrap challenge

I finished the top for my alternative blue skies string quilt. I finished the flimsy here. For the borders, I found shirts while thrifting  I made the string blocks in 2016, and I am happy to have another ufo ready to quilt.

 

I just couldn't let this quilt go to start the red color of the month for March. I have finished all the ufos I have brought with me, on vacation, so, I plan to continue working on the leftover yellow blocks from blue skies. Hopefully, during yellow month, I will remember to work on a red ufo.  I am sure I will have plenty of choices. I am working on a center star pattern as a baby quilt.

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creations

rsc23 super saturday

oh scrap
wednesday wait loss

my quilt infatuation

I am linking: 

design wall monday 

oh scrap

sew and tell

monday musings