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Saturday, September 19, 2026

week 3 purple scraps

My hubby had a hip replacement this week. Everything went well, but, we had some preparation we needed to do. Not much sewing going on here.

I made a few more purple crackers and jam.blocks.

It was time to turn my attention square dance. I made 16 patches with 2 inch squares, and added the purple hsts. I need 2 or 3 more to make the quilt, but I am used all the colors in the layer cake. I will need to scrounge around to finish.

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Saturday, September 12, 2026

week 2 purple scraps

I am pretty sure this is the last of making candy chains blocks for the rainbow scrap challenge.. I can start assembly of the top.

crackers and jam. paper pieced blocks are addictive. Each one is so cute. I have no idea how many I will want for a quilt. I think I will carry this into 2027.

My purple square play blocks are ready to join the pile. I have all the blocks I need to start assembly

The green flower is stitched to the hollow nine flimsy, and two more flowers are ready. Next time, I will do the applique on the border before adding it to the quilt. I do think I will need to cut more flowers.

If I find a suitable scrap, I am making tulip swirl blocks with them. I added a few more. They are 4 1/2 inch squares, so, I am sure I will need a gazillion of them.

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Friday, September 4, 2026

week 1 purple scraps

The applique for my hollow nine rainbow scrap challenge has waited a long time to proceed. Despite the fact that it has even been on the 5 quilt list for at least a year. This week, I have at least added the stems to four sides of the quilt. I finished the top for stack and whack leaves. which I thought would take both August and September. I think this older ufo will work for September.

I took some scraps to Friday sew and cut more pieces for crackers and jam. It is easier to precut the sizes than to just dig for a suitable sized scrap. I started making purple blocks.

candy chains

I made a start with square play. My goal is 30 and I have 24.

I started with 2 1/2 inch purple scraps to make tulip swirl

16 are done

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Friday, August 28, 2026

week 5 yellow scraps

We have a 5th week in August for the rainbow scrap challenge. I was able to work on my monthly ufo. My stack and whack leaves. quilt is a top. I added a small orange border and a larger yellow gold border. Luckily, I had a Saturday of open sew with my guild.

56 x 64

In other news, While I was checking the leader/ ender challenge, at Quiltville. I went crazy and bought a new pattern called crackers and jam. It is a paper pieced tiny block. I didn't realize it was paper pieced when I bought it. I can use some of the tiniest scraps. So far, I enjoy making the blocks, but, again, I don't know if I have the time, considering I have so many ufos I would like to finish.

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Friday, August 21, 2026

week 4 yellow scraps

Thanks to Sara, I realized I forgot the quiltville leader/ender challenge this year. It's called tulip swirl. I made a few in yellow for the month of August. I don't really have room for another block idea. But, I do have smaller 2 1/2 inch strips that I could use and see them disappear.

I made the 9 patch chaining blocks for candy chains. I have purple to go.

I was a little bold in my choices for backgrounds for rolling windmills.

square dance is finished for August. This yellow is very bright.

All the sashing pieces are done for stack and whack leaves. I am ready for borders.

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Friday, August 14, 2026

yellow scraps week 3

I am adding sashing to my stack and whack leaves . I usually will do anything to avoid sashing, ( I find it tedious), but these blocks need something in between them.

I like candy chains in yellow. I still have the 9 patch chaining blocks to do.

My 2 1/2 squares drawer is 60 squares lighter after adding borders to square play

While I was piecing the borders for square play, I grabbed my 2 inch drawer of squares to make 16 patches for square dance.

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Friday, August 7, 2026

yellow scraps week 2

I was able to start assembly of stack and whack leaves . I started it in 2012. It was on my ''I don't need to finish this '' list. But, I saw the colors in my project box closet, and checked how much it would take to finish it. It was doable. Interesting fabrics younger me picked.

I was tempted to just sew the purple candy chains I had cut, thinking it was going to be a purple month.

Again, I had already cut for purple, but, I really like yellow square play blocks.

While I was cutting rolling windmills, I pulled out shorter pieces for my stashbuster quilt. And, then, I cut a few sets that I pieced.

I even cut for rolling windmills.

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Friday, July 31, 2026

A fall project

I am not certain yet which color will be for the rainbow scrap challenge in August. I decided to hedge my bet, with an older ufo that will have both purple and yellow, which are the two missing colors this year. I think there was a clue in last weeks rsc post, but, I may be wrong. If so, I can pivot. If not, it's not like I don't have plenty of scraps in either color.

I took a guild workshop in 2012 with one of our guild's founding members. We made leaves using a stack and whack method. Over the years I have made bits and pieces of progress. This time, I realized, all I need is to assemble the top. And, it is topical for this time of year.

No matter the color announced tomorrow, I have broken my hesitation for assembling my rsc project for zig zag quilt It's just a start. But the start was the hardest part to make myself do. I stared at the picture a long while. It's an on-point layout and the blocks are 2 1/2 inches unfinished.

I cut candy chains in purple. I will need them some time, anyway.

I chose 3 - 4 1/2 inch squares for square play and made the 2 1/2 inch square borders. I didn't have many purple fabrics in my 4 1/2 inch bin. I will need these pieces eventually this year.

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