Yellow block play

First of all, the good news is my daughter tested negative for Covid, which has surprised us all. But the bad news is she still doesn’t feel well.  She is thinking the horrible headache and fatigue she is feeling may be connected to the herniated disk she has. Happily, her husband continues to feel better so that is good.  The kids can’t go back to school until Nov. 9 unfortunately.  We’re trying to count our blessings here, because things could be so much worse. 

I had an hour over my lunch break on Tuesday to sew a little, and I just felt that desire to sew something different than what was laying on my table.  So, I pulled out a couple of yellows from the scrap bin and made 2 blocks for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  October's color is yellow - a cheerful color to make up for that snow outside.

The Ohio Star block looks good in every color, and adding this yellow one to the mix brings the total number of blocks up to 27.  I need to make 3 more blocks in any color and then I'll have enough to set them 5 x 6 for a quilt top. The plan is just setting them together with no sashing.  A border decision can be made after I see how it looks.  The Ohio Star flimsy is going onto my November goal list. 

The Fat Quarter Shop is running an online set of blocks called Sewcialites.  The block that caught my eye this week was #5, called Wisdom.  I just couldn't resist making a 9" one in yellow.  I think this will be a good scrappy block going forward as it's so fast and easy.  It takes 4" squares and 2" strips. And the pattern also has a 6" block and a 3" block.  I'm pretty tempted to try making some of each size . . . eventually.