pink scrap projects week 3

I thought it would take forever to sew the plates to the background for my pink dresden blocks. I met with my Friday quilting group, and, the wonderful company, helped me complete 5 of them. The time went quickly. I did choose to machine sew the edges. I cut the background squares 17 inches, so it was nice to have a big table to glue and pin the blocks before sewing.

 I have 64 sugar grove blocks. I had planned for 72. I have developed a great rhythm, that is adequately successful. I cut and sewed the hsts last year, for the rainbow scrap challenge, and assembled the blocks this year. 

I began the 2024 stashbuster quilt last year ( 2025) by cutting 2 1/2 inch scrap strips by color. The pattern is basically a triple irish chain. My plan is to make them scrappy.

I was hoping to sew twosies this year. I didn't take them to Florida with me, so, I am back to sewing them.  I sewed the pink and the green to catch up with those

 I made the 16 patches for square dance  quilt while working on other projects. I used 2 inch squares from my scrap drawer.

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stash report April 12 , 2026

Now that I am home, I am digging into my black friday box from Missouri star -Christmas all over again. My stash numbers are upside down. I need to clean around the longarm and pretend I remember how to use it again, before I can have some used fabric numbers.

batiks layer cake

 stash report April 12 , 2026

fabric added this week: 3 yards

 fabric added year to date for 2026:  16 1/2 yards  

fabric used this week: o yards

fabric used year to date for  2026  o yards

I have added 16 1/2 yards more than I used.

I sewed 3 days last week.  I joined my Friday quilting group again. Oh my it was so wonderful to see them and gab. Apparently, I missed guild drama. I am not sorry I missed it - haha

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. 

This is a big block with 5 trees on it. 

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

The house is done and I made it red.

last time

adding more background

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week 2 - April pink rainbow scrap challenge

Since we have returned home from our winter break, we have spent time catching up with doctors and dentists. I needed to bring in the groceries and restock the kitchen. I am  so glad that Spring has started, with a few cold hiccups. I do love Spring for all the possibilities.

I made 4 pink candy chains  blocks. 

I added the 2 1/2 inch square outer borders to my pink square, play blocks.

I found a little time to add the border to my yellow baby string quilt. I was so close, I just wanted to finish it. Now, the trick will be uncovering the longarm and remembering how to use it again. LOL

it's about 52 x 60

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Happy Easter

Happy Easter

week 1 - April pink rainbow scrap challenge

It's good to be home until I walked into my sewing room - what a mess. I need to get serious about a clean up. I am excited about pink for the rainbow scrap challenge. It gives me a chance to pick a ufo that I am anxious about moving forward.

We saw the prettiest pink flowering bush in Key west. It took a minute to drink it all in.

I finished putting the rows together for the yellow string blocks. I have a border cut and ready to add from a thrifted shirt.

It is time to play with squares for square, play blocks. I had a whole box of 4 1/2 inch squares to choose from this time.

I cut for the white border.

I need to find my packed 2 1/2 inch scrappy squares to make an outer border for them.

From my pink 2 1/2 inch strips, I was able to make the chaining blocks for the candy chains .

I am excited to look at my pink dresden blocks.  I began this older ufo a long time ago, but restarted it in 2025 for the rsc as a way to see it to completion. All the fans are done. I need to cut the background blocks and attach the dresdens this month.

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stash report March 29, 2026

 This was my last thrift store find before starting the trip home. I can't imagine where I could use this, but it was so pretty.

fabric added this week: 1 yard

 fabric added year to date for 2026:  13 1/2 yards  

fabric used this week: o yards

fabric used year to date for  2026  o yards

I have added 13 1/2 yards more than I used.

I sewed 1 day last week.  we were on the move - hoping to sleep in our own bed tonight

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. This is a big block with 5 trees on it. The first tree is finished.

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

The house is done and I made it red.

last week

red house

 

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 4 - March red rainbow scrap challenge

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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oh scrap

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monday musings