tokoyo subway finish

I made this as part of the rainbow scrap challenge in 2018

It was an oh Franson pattern. I used a 2 inch square interfacing and ironed the squares by color on the fusible side. I could then fold along the strips and sew the rows together. It was a process. As each color of the month was chosen, I would add that color to all the squares that would need it.

It is Tokoyo subway by Elizabeth Hartman.  I downloaded mine from her website when it was free.

60 x 60 = 12 yards

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birch trees again

The color for the February rainbow scrap challenge is yellow, my favorite color. I didn't have time to gather the yellow scraps, yet, but, I had a chance to work on the birch trees at Friday group. I got this far, and then, some little bitty stubborn thread got stuck in the bobbin case, and I couldn't sew any more. bummer.
I cut some flannel kits until I ran out of flannel that I had brought.
Luckily, I have a great machine repair guy at home, and he was able to take it apart, and get my sweet featherweight up and running again.

Also, this week, I prepared the back and binding for the tokoyo subway quilt. It is all nice and ready for a turn on the longarm. I have a much too long list of quilts that need quilted, so, it may be awhile. But, progress is progress.

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orange and tokoyo subway quilt

Time to add orange to my Tokoyo subway quilt. Orange is the color for the month of August at Rainbow scrap challenge. Can it be August already? There were 8 blocks that included orange in them.

just a little bit of another color and this block will be done.

There were two blocks that orange finished. woohoo

I just had to see them sewn together.

I now have four of the 25 blocks completely finished. I am using a fusible grid, and it does seem a little stiff.....

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This week for my rainbow scrap challenge I worked with my Tokoyo subway quilt. Some of the blocks were much easier to add the yellow since so many other blocks were already added. That makes them easier to iron when there isn't any exposed interfacing. There was yellow in 11 blocks, and I had to start 3 new blocks.

In Friday Group, I am working on a lap quilt that uses these great fabrics by Riley Blake. It was part of a kit, Mint Sorbet, that I bought in Utah. It is a great Springtime project. Unfortunately, Spring is still not here in Indiana.

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There were only 6 blocks in the Tokoyo subway quilt that required light green, and only one of them already had another color. Green is the color of the month for the rainbow scrap challenge. I am really enjoying doing them this way with the colors of the month. It is a little puzzle and a mystery.

tokoyo subway quilt

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quilting and swirling

I pieced the back and prepared the binding for my Fancy Forest quilt.

And I put it on the longarm frame. I was not sure if I wanted to use gray or cream thread. or what pattern I would use to quilt it. I decided on gray thread and a swirl design. The fabrics were busy enough, I didn't want to get too complicated. It's a pantograph called Primrose swirl, and I love it.
I was afraid I wouldn't like the gray thread in all the light areas, but I think it is working.

I was worried I wouldn't like the swirls in the faces, especially the eyes but so far so good.

Such fun when the quilt leaves the floor..  just keep swirling, swirling, swirling.....

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I attended the annual Gathering of quilters Saturday with a friend. I had a wonderful time and brought home some treasures that I will share later.
I worked a bit on my One Monthly Goal and March Ufo - Fancy Forest. I had the blocks all pieced and have to add sashings. I really dislike this part. It is when the fat hits the fan so to speak. This is when I wish I had been a bit more fiddley with my piecing, and that it would just automatically be the right size and magically go together. But it isn't and doesn't.
I will take it slowly and be more focused when I work on it.

 I have started the background on my rug hooking project. I just couldn't wait until it was all hooked to see if I would like the black, and I do. It gives it a more modern look I think.

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