Lots of orange to report this week. Some of the blocks are joining sets with the first 4 colors of 2026, but a few are brand new block sets just beginning.
The 12" (finished) bees are done. The Honey Bee block is a Lori Holt pattern.
Scrappy Stars . . . I'm trying to make a dent in the big drawer FULL of black prints. These finish at 9", and I've been making 4 each month. I don't often go with dark backgrounds, but I'm sure liking these.
Six inch Vintage Spools . . . so far there are only 3 orange ones. I need to cut pieces for more of these to use as Leaders/Enders for next week.
And a new block is Confetti Star. It's a 6" paper pieced block from Amy Friend at During Quiet Time. The first one I made was in patriotic scraps, but then I just had to try it out in orange, and then in green. I think I like the totally scrappy backgrounds the best.
Another "new" block is the Mardi Gras Triangles. Again, I'm hoping to make a dent in that drawer of black prints. These are 6" finished blocks too. So far, I've made several orange ones, and even went back to make a couple of each of the other 2026 colors.
Finally, I couldn't resist making some of the Ticker Tape blocks in orange. This version uses just one fabric for the color section, where as the patriotic ones I made first used several HSTs and squares to make the color section. Either way they use up some scraps. The blocks will finish at 4" by 8". I can picture using a jelly roll for this block in the future.
Let's go check out more Rainbow fun . . .
13 comments:
It's always fun to see everyone's scraps grow into something pretty.
The honey bees are darling! I should make a quilt with those and give it to a Master Gardener friend who promotes pollinators! I think. your Ticker Tape blocks look like cute little birdies! Lots of sewing going on in your space!
I love all of the orange blocks you're producing!!!! Beautiful!
What a great variety! I like the ticker tape blocks....a good one for RSC or just plain scraps.
What fun blocks you are making. I like seeing the darker backgrounds as they remind me to do that more! The ticker tape block looks fun.
Orange you having fun!!
I have a friend who is a nut for honey bees. Thank you for showing us the honey bee block. I might just incorporate that into potholders as a gift for her 😊🐝
Love the bees in spools.
You always come up with the best blocks, Sara! And lots of pretty oranges, too. I love the bees, and the stars on black especially. Happy sewing!
You certainly do have lots to report this week, the bees are my favourites
You've been busy, Sara! Lots of pretty orange blocks. I'm in love with your Confetti Star blocks, so pretty!
You have some very fun blocks in the works. Using up odds and ends is hard, but you've found some blocks that work well with this and that in the background.
so many lovely orange blocks - I look forward to seeing them grow
Wow, a lot of lovely orange things happening here. I really like the confetti stars, they look like little sparks of joy.
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