the last of the Dresden blocks

 I have finished all the dresden blocks I need, to finish the quilt. I plan on adding this to the UFO list for 2025. If I don't finish this year, it will be on the list each year until it is finished. It has been very patient since 1987. It began as my only daughter's baby quilt. When she was old enough to decide, pink is not her color. haha.

I pulled this older UFO out of the closet in January as part of the rainbow scrap challenge when pink was the color of the month. I only planned to work on it through January, but, I was so close to getting the blocks done, I decided to keep sewing. And, now, the blocks are finished  Such an adventure.

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dresden again

I have been slowly sewing blades and then rings for my dresden quilt. When I restarted it in January as part of the rainbow scrap challenge, I decided I needed 8 more rings for the quilt. I only have 2 more left to do. Then, I will add it to the 5 quilt list for 2025, so that it is not forgotten again.

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more dresden rings

I have had a chance to make more dresden  rings. I tend to sew a bunch of blades, turn and press them and then sew the rings. After I make a couple, I run out of variety and repeat. I need 5 more to reach my goal.

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dresden wedges and rings

 I dug into my 1 1/2 inch strip bin for pink. This year I am sewing the color with a light, in strips. I cut them at 2 1/2 inches and have a zig zag  idea in my head. I am planning  to use 3 strips each month and see how far that gets me at years end. I was hoping to make 36 segments and I made 59. 

rainbow zigzag

My sewing time has been limited, but, I have sewn a bunch of dresden  blades while I am sewing squared away. I was hoping for more of them.

I was planning to put this project away at the end of the month, but, I want to make some more progress. I think I will leave the blades out, and make a few every time I sit down to sew. I have added it to  the bottom of the list of my 5 quilt project for the year, and see if I can get closer to a finish. If I do that every color for the rainbow scrap challenge,  I will have added 12 more quilts to the year.  LOL

I did get one complete ring finished.

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dresden and zippers

Pink is the color for January 2025 and the rainbow scrap challenge.  

I have my pink dresdens with me in Florida. I added 80s fabrics to my project in 2018. I took the time to sort the fabric in the bucket and narrow my choices, as I work to make progress on this old ufo for the rainbow scrap challenge. I cut strips from all the fabrics.

I had a chance to cut the wedges before moving on with other rsc projects

I reopened the zipper ufo box and pulled all the blocks with pink. I want to add different color blocks to them as we move through the year. I made the zipper blocks for the rainbow scrap challenge in 2022.

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dresden plate and pink

Pink is the color for January 2025 and the rainbow scrap challenge.  

I began this dresden plate quilt in 1987 after my daughter was born. After 2 boys, I wanted to see pink again.  It was set aside for many years until a redo in 2020. I brought it out to work on it during the rainbow scrap challenge as a leader/ ender, and, I made a few rings that year. This year, I am once again adding it to the rainbow scrap challenge during the pink month. When I opened the box I found 12 rings together.  I had decided that I had all the rings made in 2020.  This time, I decided I would want to make 20 blocks.

My oldest ufo

I did choose the background for the blocks from my stash, which is one decision closer to a finish.

 I cut this year's windmill blocks.  using a light gray background.

I found 5 sugar grove block kits with pink in them to sew this month. My rsc goal for 2023

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