baby 30s finish

I worked on this quilt as part of the rainbow scrap challenge this year. It was a fun and easy addition to the year. Baby 30s was also a part of my 5 quilt ufo project. I was able to make the blocks and sashings and finish it in one year. I know I could have finished it much quicker, but, carrying it out the whole year made it very relaxing. Before, it went into the ufo closet in 2021, it was all cut out and ready to start. That is one of the blessings of working on older ufos. I usually don't call them an ufo unless they are at least that far along in the process. This quilt played hide and seek with me last year, but I found it.

54 x 54 = 8 yards

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rows for baby30s quilt

Beginning in January, I used my baby 30s quilt as part of the rainbow scrap challenge, and all the blocks were finished by November. It had already been in the ufo closet since 2018. I finished all the sashings and, this week I joined the blocks into rows. I still need to make the 4 patch sashings between rows and as borders.

moving along

We are excited to have the giving machine again in Indianapolis Indiana ( clay terrace). Last year, it was the first year here, and we had so much fun using it. We donated fresh produce to gleaners, sheep and socks to 3rd world countries. There might be a giving machine in your area. There are over 200 world wide. I hope you will check it out at giving machines and light the world.

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baby 30s challenge

This year for the rainbow scrap challenge, I started making an older ufo I called baby 30s. It is a small quilt ( baby size) that I had in the ufo closet since 2018. I found the pattern in sew scrappy magazine. I cut all the pieces then. As each color was called for the months, I made a block and sewed the strips together for the 4 patches. Last month, I made the sashing pieces. I still have November to put it together. I am a big fan of 30s fabrics even though they are not trendy. The idea that those era quilts and fabrics were created to improve a dire time with their pretty colors still works for me.

This is one of my finished quilts that is still a favorite.

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cutting red scraps

I turned my attention to my applique project - across the wide missourri- for the rainbow scrap challenge this month.

The stars were mostly red, so that was my goal.

It seemed that the cabin was red enough, too. I was able to get the big structure attached to the block.

The chinking for the cabin is going to take a bit. There is a red chimney, but, I can't add it until the roof is finished.

 One of my rainbow scrap challenge projects this year is sugar grove pattern by Bonnie Hunter

I didn't have many red hsts in my extras drawer. I needed to cut most of the red sets for sugar grove this month. Last month, I had plenty in green in the drawer.

sets of 5 sugar grove

sets of 3 and 4

I dug through my red 2 1/2 inch bin to cut for my rsc projects this month. I started with 3 pounds and 10 ounces of strips. After sorting and cutting, I reduced the strips to 1 pound 9 ounces. 

I had the equivalent of 1 1/2 jelly rolls in wof strips. I had enough to make a binding for a large quilt - rick rack nines. I cut shorter lengths into hsts for sugar grove and monkey wrench. I sewed odd pieces to a light 2 1/2 inch strip for 4 patches or 25 patches.

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I look forward to the start of a new year for the rainbow scrap challenge. January's color is green.

I have pulled out my applique project - across the wide missourri- and selected block 6 for this month. It has a green tree that I think I will attempt to make, after, I figure out where to start.

I made two green blocks for the baby 30s quilt. I had a strip of green already cut, that, I could sew to get ready for the sashings. The sashings are a mix of 30s fabric in 4 patches. I was surprised to see all the pieces are already cut.

much easier than applique

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to do: new project box and giveaway

 I decided it was time to sort another project box. This one was a bit confusing. I am trying to be very hard core on making decisions, but, it is very difficult for me not to finish everything I come across, or rather, to believe I will finish everything. But, reality, says otherwise. 

I have labels on the boxes to help figure out what I was planning. Still, The black elastic doesn't appear to belong to anything in the box.hmmmm

I don't remember where I bought this panel, but, I loved it. I have had it in the back of my mind for a few years, trying to find a way to turn it into a quilt.

I have collected a gaggle of fabric that I thought would go with it. My first thought was that, of course, I would keep this panel, and work on it to finish it. But, the more I thought about it, I decided it was time to move it on to someone else.

These pretty blocks are labeled granny's flower patch. I don't remember them. I don't have any pattern on my records list by that name, and, a google search hasn't found anything like these. And, they are put together rather badly. But, there are 70+ of them. I am hoping, they aren't mine, but a garage sale purchase. I spent one evening of tv watching taking the centers apart. I thought, maybe, I can put them together better. 

I found this fabric pull with a pattern. I do remember this and I liked it. I am keeping this project and putting it in a newly organized container for future sewing.

 I found bag kits with no pattern. uh oh. They were labeled by the quilt store, so, a quick google search, revealed what the pattern looks like, and, it looked familiar. The one on the left is suzies's sack. I found the pattern right away in my pattern folder. I don't know, what I was thinking, that, I didn't store it with the kit. The two on the right are- what is in your bag pattern. That took some digging, but, I did find it. I don't do these kind of projects any more. 

patterns were not with the kits

I have a hard time letting things go. I can't do everything I want to do. 

now, from the last box, I have a gift away for any one who might want it. There are enough quiltsmart panels for 9 blocks. free to good home just leave a comment.

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