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Saturday, July 18, 2026

aqua scraps week 3

Aqua is the color of the month for the rainbow scrap challenge. I made some progress.

I made 3 square play blocks

16 patches with 2 inch squares

I made square dance blocks from the 16 patches

I made a few more sets for stashbuster. I suspect I will have to continue cutting for this project next year.

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Friday, July 17, 2026

star baby quilt finish

yellow baby string quilt. is finished. When I decided to change my pattern for Blue skies, I had leftover yellow string blocks. This is the quilt that I made from those blocks. I was in Florida at the time that I was piecing, and didn't have border fabric with me. I found a men's shirt at a thrift store that I could cut for the border. I waited until I was home to quilt it. yellow is my favorite color which is why I was drawn to the pattern blue skies in the beginning.

46 x 54

I found the backing fabric in my home stash and used it for the binding as well.

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Saturday, July 11, 2026

aqua scraps week 2

All the candy chains blocks are done in aqua.

I have everything ready to make square play blocks in aqua. I didn't make these last month.

Last months ufo project, two bits , has the blocks assembled. It's time to find borders in my stash.

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Saturday, July 4, 2026

aqua scraps week 1

This is the older ufo I chose to add for this month's rainbow scrap aqua color. It has waited a long time. When I opened the box, I realized that there isn't anything started. In other words, it is some fabric and a pattern. It isn't a real priority. what to do...

I think I am going to put this one back in the box. And work on my other projects this month.

Last month's ufo two bits has 2 rows together.

layout

I took candy chains, to Friday sew with all the pieces cut and ready to sew. I thought I had all I needed, but I can't count. I was only able to sew 5 of these and parts of the others.

I made 1 block for the stashbuster quilt. I couldn't wait to see how it was going to look. I still need to make more row units to get a good variety.

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Friday, July 3, 2026

blue skies finish

While I was in Florida, I made the top for blue skies. I started this quilt in 2016 when Bonnie Hunter's string book was published. I made all the string blocks, and it became a ufo. Last year, I worked on it for the rainbow scrap challenge, but, when I opened the book and saw that I would need a gazillion small hsts, I decided to take what I had and run with it. I would have loved making the hsts back when I started it, but, not now. I feel like I have too many higher priority quilts I want to finish.

I even went to thrift stores for cotton shirts to add the borders. Now, it is finished and off the list.

66 x 76 = 15 yards

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Saturday, June 27, 2026

light scraps week 4

I added light orange candy chains, 25 made year to date. I need 40 and 45 nine patches with borders.

It was time to trim two bits blocks to 10 1/2 inches. I have 42 finished. I am thinking 6 x 7.

Only one sugar grove block.was done. It is taking more time to finish them. I only need 4 more for the quilt, but I need to scrounge for more hsts.

When I started rolling windmills this year, I had a default of using dark in the center and light on the outside. This month's challenge to use light and pastels, I decided to try light in the center and dark on the outsides. My brain fought me the whole way, but, I like them.

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Friday, June 19, 2026

light scraps week 3

This week I worked on an additional pink candy chains. I have orange left to do.

I finished another batch of two bits blocks. I am more than half way done.

I made strip sets for stashbuster and subcut them into 2 1/2 inch rows. I seem to have more green strips cut than any other color. I am not sure how to even out the colors for a more scrappy look.

I cut some light centered rolling windmills. I used a pile of floral fabrics for the centers and dark for the outsides.

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Saturday, June 13, 2026

light scrap projects week 2

As I mentioned earlier this month, I am catching up candy chains, after a recount of what I needed. I made a paler red and a sweet green.

I have made and trimmed 20 two bits blocks. I tried these at open sew, but, I had to take way to many bags of strips. And I made a massive mess. It was embarrassing. I am sewing them here at home. I am used to making a mess here. haha I am trying to use up some "ugly" neutrals and short pieces.

I worked on building more sets of 5 for stashbuster.

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Friday, June 12, 2026

flying home finish

Flying home is a finish. I made this in Florida I took the blocks with me and worked on them while we were there. I bought the fabric for the borders while I was there, too. This project has a rascally past. Now you see it now you don't. I feel like I have been chasing these blocks for a long time. I started it as part of the rainbow scrap challenge in 2019. When I looked for it the next year, I couldn't find it. In an unrelated cleaning, There they were. I bundled them up and put them in the ufo closet. When I wanted to work on it as a ufo, I couldn't find it. Last year, I was looking for another ufo, and found them making friends... in the wrong box. and tada it's done. It really was flying home.

60 x 75 = 14 yards

I couldn't resist adding a backing with airplanes

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Saturday, June 6, 2026

light scrap projects week 1

This month for the rainbow scrap challenge, we are working to use the light and pastel colors we didn't use so far this year.

I did a recalculation for candy chains, and decided I need one more of most of the colors. Here is a catch up of blue. My other projects have more intense colors.

I have been working on Two bits pattern from oh scrap,

using a swap batch of friendship stars and low volume scrappy neutrals. I think it is light enough to be my older ufo project this month. I have decided to put ditch lilies away again for another time.

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Saturday, May 30, 2026

orange scrap projects week 5

This is a bonus week for rainbow scrap challenge. Five weeks in a month is a chance to really clean up and get ready for a new color.

I was really hoping to see more progress on my older ufo ditch lilies, But, I did make some 1 1/2 inch hsts. I hope I remember to do them all year long. Maybe, by years end I will have all 640 hsts I need. I happy how much I moved this along. I can start to see what it will need to make it. Everything is cut, and some units are made.

I added the hsts to the green squares to make a bear paw. I sewed hsts from cut offs and scraps. I made over 100 at Friday group. I will have many more to go. but, it's a start.

1 1/2 hsts

I sewed the rest of the strip sets and cut the blocks to size.

I cut all the orange 2 inch squares.

2 inch squares

I have added 2 more sugar grove blocks. I think this will make 66 out of 72. My choices are getting smaller.

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Friday, May 29, 2026

pfeffernuesse finish

I finished the red and brown pfeffernuesse quilt. I started the project in 2016 here. In April 2025, the rainbow scrap challenge color was red, and I pulled this project out again to make some progress here. It's a Bonnie Hunter pattern from her book string fling or string frenzy. I was close enough to a finish that I continued to work on it until the end of the year.

86 x 86

I pieced the back with red and brown.

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