Now that I am home, I can catch up my rainbow scrap challenge projects. First, pink, and then, blue. I had sewn the strips for windmill in pink, but, now they are sewn and ready. I began by webbing the blocks and then sewing the center seam for the win.
I don't have any finishes this week, but, I am still trying to tie up loose ends for my rainbow scrap challenge projects this year. Each month, as the color is called, I have made 2 vertical rows of scraps for the quilt I have called jos checkers. I have 18 columns. I didn't finish the greens during that month and need to sew them. I have started the colors design layout. I am not sure if I will have the top ready yet this year. If not, I will continue by sewing rows by color and month in 2025. I laid it out on my bed, and realized it is bigger than I thought. I may alter the size.
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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.
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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.
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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.
I did a little sewing on the hens and chicks this week for the rainbow scrap challenge . Which was a hard choice, since the fall weather has been perfect here. The trees were turning, and the temperature was great, and the sun was shining.
I still have 2 black and all the brown to do.
I decided to make the last 10 blocks I needed to finish my windmill blocks for the year. I had counted them earlier and realized I was 10 short. I added grays, black, and a surprise orange found on the sewing table. That gives me 63 blocks for a 7 x 9 layout. I have tentatively added the windmill block to next year's rainbow scrap challenge list. It was easy, quick, and a good use for scrappy 2 1/2 inch strips. It would take 32 strips from a jelly roll to make it this size. The blocks are 8 1/2 inches. The quilt would be 56 x 72 more or less.
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I decided to make scrappy windmill blocks as part of my rainbow scrap challenge this year. It was my meager attempt to use 2 1/2 inch strips from my scrap saver system. SO, far, Nothing actually depletes the 2 1/2 inch strip bins. But I try. It was time to assess what I have done, and, what I need to do to finish for the year. My goal was 7 x 9 blocks. My count was short by 10.
I could make 10 more or I could do a 6 x 8 layout and have a few leftover. Right now, I think I will make the extra 10. I have 2 more months to go before the end of the year. I did enjoy making them and could make them again next year.
I finished the last 2 blocks from yesterdays post about my zig zag ripple blocks. I decided to finish with gray for the blocks.
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I enjoy participating in the rainbow scrap challenge each year. I pick a few quilt ideas that will use up scraps in a certain size. This year for the 1 1/2 inch strips I followed the color of the month and made a zig zag ripple block. Now, that it is the end of the year, I wanted to clean out some of my projects and regroup. I did a count of ripple blocks for the year and I had 70 finished. My goal was 72. I found 2 gray strips and I will make those and, then, the blocks will go into the ufo closet for a little vacation.
I played catch up with sugar grove blocks for September and the rainbow scrap challenge. I had another black drawer that I didn't even remember. I am certainly set for 2 1/2 inch black strips. I was able with the new color to make 5 more block kits. I am sure it is time to do a real time count and decide what to do next. I am trying to make kits without repeating the same color in each block, but it seems there are a lot of over flowing bags of 3s and maybe 2s. Somehow, I hope to continue this project into next year.
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I worked a little on hens and chicks for the rainbow scrap challenge.
I dug out my gray and black 2 1/2 inch strips and cut for 2 rows of Jos checkers.
I haven't had much sewing machine time this week. I did cut gray for Jos checkers. And, I made orange ripple blocks. I will try to sew black this month and brown next month. I have all the 4 patches sewn for the sashings on my baby 30s project. I am not making any more traffic jam blocks this year. I have kept up with the cutting for monkey wrench blocks, but, have fallen behind in the sewing. I'm done with the blocks I needed for the windmill quilt.
I had to finish the oranges for sugar grove or I would fall way behind, it would only take 1 month to do that.
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I didn't make any ripple blocks in orange.. yet
I worked on the hen and chicks this week in orange for the rainbow scrap challenge. I made three sets but didn't get to the 4th. Some of the pieces for the minis were smaller than my thumb LOL. I hope to still catch up with the rest of my orange scraps soon. I am already making plans for next year How about you? If you could see my 2 1/2 inch strip bag in blue, you could guess that will be a priority next year.
I have been working on my hsts for sugar grove and the rainbow scrap challenge. This month's color is orange and I definitely want orange in the quilt. I cut and made 7 sets of 5 and 14 sets of 4. I have this month's goal of 4 patches for the baby 30s quilt made.
My focus this week for the rainbow scrap challenge. was Jo's checkers . I sewed the white 2 1/2 inch square to each of my 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch rectangles for the 2 rows I wanted to make in orange. I have 3 more rows to make for this quilt this year.
I made windmills in orange this week as part of my rainbow scrap challenge projects. I love how easy these are to make. Maybe this can be my go to donation quilt block. I am using 2 1/2 inch strips this year and all it takes is an 18 inch strip cut into 4 1/2 inch rectangles after I sew it to an 18 inch background. Although it is August and I still need to look at a block to know which way to turn the little blocks haha
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I had a chance to cut my 2 1/2 inch orange strips into my rainbow scrap challenge projects.
L-R jos checkers, windmill, and 2024 stashbuster. I like orange and look forward to sewing these this month. Still on the do list is cutting for sugar grove and sewing 4 patches for baby 30s, and the new orange hens and chicks and traffic jam. sew much fun
