I have made HSTS for fish school/ kismet in pink for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. hmmm
When I said I was going to keep the rainbow projects simple this year, I may have reduced the projects tooo much. Time to reconsider for the year.
Last year's quiltville leader / ender challenge was fish school. I did cut all the strips I would need for the triangles according to the rsc color of the month for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy.. This year, I plan to cut the triangles and sew them into fish school blocks. These are the blue for the month of January. Eventually, I will use them in a quiltville quilt called kismet.
I spent a few evenings at the treadle making string units. I was trying to make ahead, the units for the fish school blocks, I have been making for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. I cut fish school blocks for the leader/ ender challenge 2021 and made quite a few, but, didn't keep up for the year. So, this year I cut for RSC. And, about that time, Bonnie Hunter shared her pattern kismet of her finished fish school. I decided, I wasn't far enough along, that I couldn't switch to kismet for finishing my project. I still need many more blocks. I plan to work on that part next year for rsc 2023 ( can you believe we are nearly there?)
I did a head count of the fish blocks for the year and I have 190 which is about half of what I need. I have the colors ready to cut from this years rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. I think I will set this aside until next year and start making blocks. I bought the pattern kismet from quiltville of her fish quilt, and, will use that as my pattern for the top.
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| oops I have a fish swimming in the wrong direction - silly fish |
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| and no mowing |
I have 5 quilts I am actively progressing on, but, every now and then, I slip in a few blocks for fun. I have been concentrating on my hunter's star blocks as leader/ enders. Each block takes 3 passes.
So, I have neglected my official leader / ender project -fish school/go fish. I have missed them. I did just a few so that they would not feel too abandoned.
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| go fish leader/ender challenge |
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| easy breezy |
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| anvil blocks |
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March is here already, and, so far, it is coming in like a lamb which means it will leave like lion. I have a one monthly goal for March. I have the top ready for shine, and, I want to quilt it and bind it this month. I started this pattern in January 2020 as part of the rainbow scrap challenge. After I started, I was smitten. It is a free pattern offered on moda bake shop. It will be nice to get it finished.
While I am waiting on the next color for March and the rainbow scrap challenge, I am sewing scraps
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| easy breezy 1/12/ inch |
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| go fish leader/ender |
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I ordered a new hunters star accuquilt die during the holidays. I decided for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy, I would cut 20 of each color this year, and maybe, sew them next year. I have plenty of projects this year, ( and every future year of my life ), so it seemed prudent to just cut while the scraps are out and available. However, they have been mocking me as they sit in their little container. Just one, they say. What if you can't do it, they say. Well...I can, and I like making them. I will probably sew them as leader/enders while I sew other projects. That means, fish school, and easy breezy will just have to wait.
We have had a winter snow storm that has been very beautiful.
I have cut for easy breezy, fish school, and the stashbuster 2022 in aqua/ teal for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. I can sit and do that.
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| what color is this one? I wish it could make up it's mind |
My last red project for the month and the rainbow scrap challenge are the blocks I am doing called star and crown. I am doing these blocks as a technique block to see if I can get everything a little more precise. I think I did do better, by slowing down and making sure I redid it if I didn't like it.
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I am so thrilled to finally move this project from the 'maybe someday' to the wip list. I have a few string/crumb blocks made over the years by color and enough strings to add to them this year. These pieces of candy are sugar free,, so I can have as many as I want.
My 5 quilts progress report.
1. boho heart - I am working on group 2 first section in pink, but, at this point, I am dropping this project off the list to add it to my rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy list, since, I want to work on it in rainbow color of the month.
2. full stop quilt that Angela is doing for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy.- I made a multi colored word rsc and abbreviation for rainbow scrap challenge. I sure didn't want to make the whole words - eek
3. rhododendren mystery - hunter - I cut the pieces for clue 4. This was a good excuse to use my precious Debbie Mumm fabrics, but so sad to see them go.
4. fish school - this is a year long project for the quiltville leader/ender challenge. I work on this a little bit everyday. I am still making sets from hsts and 2 1/2 in squares. I think I will drop this off the list as well.
5. too many circles - A free block of the month from Little scrap which was open for 3 years in our town. Each month was a new Drunkard's path block to make. I had a chance at Friday group to get too many circles to the sashed stage. I like it so far. I want to get the inner border ready and sewn next.
MY next on the longarm of my own quilts in the 'to be quilted' closet
wonky courthouse - hunter - need to piece a back and prepare the binding - on the frame - quilted - trimmed- needs binding- no change - binding with a new gizmo - DONE!
1. hourglass leader ender challenge - hunter - on the frame - quilted - needs binding - no change
2. end of the rainbow rsc - on the frame - no change- started quilting -quilted - needs binding
3. row rainbow rsc
4. gray baby flannel
5. Pineapple blossom - hunter
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My 5 quilts progress report.
1. boho heart - woo hoo - section 1 and 2 in pink is done. I am planning on doing the part to the right next.
3. rhododendren mystery - hunter - Clue 3 was made from the hsts from clue 1 and added wing triangles. Clue 4 looks like a stinker of a clue, but, it is next on the list
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| clue 3 |
4. fish school - this is a year long project for the quiltville leader/ender challenge. I work on this a little bit everyday. I am still making sets from hsts
I used a random number generator again , and this is the project that came up for my empty 5th spot.
5. too many circles - A free block of the month from Little scrap which was open for 3 years in our town. Each month was a new Drunkard's path block to make. I have the blocks made and I think the single blocks are for the border. There are 12 large blocks, so 3 x4 and I think I will sash them. There seems to be fabric in the box.
MY next on the longarm of my own quilts in the 'to be quilted' closet
1. wonky courthouse - hunter - need to piece a back and prepare the binding - on the frame - quilted - trimmed- needs bound - no change - binding with a new gizmo
2. hourglass leader ender challenge - hunter - on the frame - quilted - needs to be bound - no change
3, end of the rainbow rsc - on the frame - no change- started quilting
4. row rainbow rsc
5. gray baby flannel
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While I am sitting here, our youngest son, who still lives with us, has broken into a round of laughter. I love his laugh and hearing him happy.
My 5 quilts progress report.
4. fish school - this is a year long project for the quiltville leader/ender challenge. I am still sewing the hsts I need for the next round of little fishies.
5. minuet mystery -missing instructions. I pulled fabric for it so I counted it as a ufo. I decided since nothing was cut, this is not the time to make it. I pulled it out of the ufo closet and put it in the maybe someday category. And a quick finish of an old ufo
MY next on the longarm of my own quilts in the 'to be quilted' closet
1. wonky courthouse - hunter - need to piece a back and prepare the binding - on the frame - quilted - trimmed- needs bound
2. hourglass leader ender challenge - hunter - on the frame - quilted - needs to be bound
3, end of the rainbow rsc - on the frame
4. row rainbow rsc
5. gray baby flannel
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