week 1 - February green rainbow scrap challenge

For the rainbow scrap challenge   I made a soul searching quilt as rsc in 2018. I even taught a workshop for my quild for this quilt. These blocks, I found at an estate sale for a 97 year old guild member. She was a dear member. She had all the blocks pieced, but had not assembled the quilt. I brought it with me and want to add this to my projects since it is the only green I have with me.

Last month, I cut each rsc project and finished it before cutting another. Now, that I am comfortable with the process, I decided to live it up and cut them all at once, using green, of course- Square dance, square play, rolling windmill, and candy

Now the fun begins

The square, play block needs frames of 2 1/2 inch squares. I enjoy sewing these randomly in between the other block projects. And, it is like rediscovering loved fabrics..... still they overflow

I had been working on on an alternative blue skies string quilt. I managed to finish the center top. I like it so far. I bought 2 shirts at a thrift store that I will cut to make the borders.

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stash report February 1, 2026

 I was in need of border fabrics for my blue skies quilt. I checked hobby lobby and was unimpressed with my choices in yellow and blue. It is a string quilt, so my next choice was thrift shirts. Some thrift stores here are very pricey. But I found these that were just right. I don't count shirt fabric in my yardage totals since I haven't bought any in a very long time, but I am away from home. I don't really want to do the math to add it now.

 stash report February 1, 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards 

 fabric added year to date for 2026:  7 yards  

fabric used this week: o yards

fabric used year to date for  2026  o yards

I have added 7 yards more than I used.

I sewed 4 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. 

I finished the last block, so it's time to begin block 8. I traced the pieces on freezer paper and cut them out.

new beginning

Just a bit of rug hooking, too

last time

this time

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January week 5 flying home top

This is a bonus week 5 for the rainbow scrap challenge. I have finished the top for flying home. I really like my flamingo border. I think it looks better with 2 additional rows. I will have to wait until I get home to quilt it.

58 x 74

The nova star alternative to blue skies is growing as I add rows: that I triple check for placement. I will have most of the yellow blocks left, probably enough for a small quilt.

I looking forward to a new color in February.

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stash report January 25, 2026

I didn't add any fabric purchases. But I did see a beautiful sunset.

 stash report January 25, 2026 

fabric added this week: 0 yards 

 fabric added year to date for 2026:  7 yards  

fabric used this week: o yards

fabric used year to date for  2026  o yards

I have added 7 yards more than I used.

I sewed 5 days last week. I have my sewing machine next to the tv for evenings.  

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. 

I have the applique for this block all finished. It will need embroidery, too

finished

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week 4 January blue rainbow scrap challenge

This is week 4 already for the rainbow scrap challenge. I have assembled all the blocks I had made for  flying home. I definitely want it bigger.  I have 8 leftover blocks. I only have to make 4 more to add a row to the top and bottom. That is what I have decided to do. I made a trip to hobby lobby and found a really great border fabric, too.

I 

zig zag quilt, is last year's rsc project. I cut and sewed all the blocks. This year, the plan is to take all the single units in the color of the month, and sew twosies with any other color. That way, I won't even notice I am working on assembling the quilt. Sneaky right?

I added the color to the 16 patches I made last week for my square dance  blocks. Very nice and scrappy.

I cut for rolling windmills. It was a bit challenging. All the pieces for the block need to be facing up to cut them. I had 2 that I didn't get right.

They are very cute.

I brought the string blocks from blue skies with me on vacation. I pieced the first row. I am following a graph for a supernova layout I found online. I am angularly challenged, so I must have checked it 20 times before sewing it together. I hope to get more done this month.

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stash report January 18, 2026

 I am working on a quilt for the rainbow scrap challenge called flying home . I am nearly done with the top. I didn't bring any border fabric with me, so, drat, I had to go to hobby lobby for fabric. I really liked the flamingo fabric. It sure isn't my usual style ( if i have one) but, it came home with me.

 stash report January 18, 2026

fabric added this week: 2 yards 

 fabric added year to date for 2026:  7 yards  

fabric used this week: o yards

fabric used year to date for  2026  o yards

I have added 7 yards more than I used.

I sewed 6 days last week. I have my sewing machine next to the tv for evenings.  

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

It is starting to look like a cabin and I am more encouraged. It was time to add the roof.

last week

this week

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week 3 January blue rainbow scrap challenge

I spent time building rows for  flying home  for the rainbow scrap challenge this week. I am gratefull, that there are very few seams that need to match. I am sewing away from home with my trusty featherweight, Florence. I realize how much I take for granted having a real sewing room back home. 

I made 4 square play blocks by finishing with a border of scrappy 2 1/2 inch squares. I really like them. They are bigger than I expected, so I will have a donation quilt, sooner than expected,

I had leftover strips from making candy chains.  and decided to make the chain blocks for candy chains.  I am glad to be that much further ahead.

While I was sewing other parts for the challenge, I made 2 inch 16 patches for square dance  as leaders and enders.

And just because, I added blue skies to my projects this month. Blue skies is an older ufo that I moved forward last year. I started ironing the hsts which are 7 1/2 inches. I have a different idea for them than the quiltville quilt that I had originally planned.

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my quilt infatuation

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