I do believe this week I did more shopping for fabric and rearranging of the fabric I already have and less time actually sewing fabric. LOL Wednesday I sewed a little but then did some major rearranging of a couple of UFO and PIG projects with some new ideas. Thursday I drove a friend to the airport and then went on to a quilt shop I've never been to before - with fabric swatches and a list in hand. I found one good background for a future project . . . and a brand new kit for a table runner. The rest of the afternoon was then spent at my daughter's neighborhood garage sale. No sewing. Friday I played golf, and then went grocery shopping. Again - no sewing.
Hmmm - there was a little bit of scrappy sewing early in the week. Some was orange, but a lot of it was a variety of other colors. Scrappy makes me happy.
Two orange Brighten blocks were kitted up, and then sewn another day this week. There are a lot of these, so it's time to lay them out and see how many more I might need.
I finished the binding on an older RSC project. This was the second Ohio Star quilt that used blocks from back in 2022. It's 50 x 60, so a nice size for cuddling on the sofa.
I have a good start on another RSC quilt top. The 16-patch churn dash blocks are going together in an on-point layout. There are 3 more rows to add, and then I'll decide whether or not to do an outer border. I think it will need an outer border of some color to give some ending to all of that white. My husband's basement putting green has become an awesome spot to lay out quilt blocks. Since it's just around the corner from my sewing room this my be my new "design floor".
Dutchman's Puzzle is one of my current RSC block sets. Each one is made from 8 flying geese, and the trimmed off corners have been making bonus 3.5" hourglass blocks. The hourglass blocks are then paired up and sewn into a 6.5" block. I'm not 100% sure yet how these will go together, but there are a couple of ideas percolating in my head.
Last week I made a Facets block in orange on this black background. I really loved how the black made the orange pop. So I made a pink one. Bam! Another color popper!
You know where that led me . . . aqua and green came next. These are fun, so I'll continue adding the colors from previous months of RSC - red, yellow, blue. and purple. And look - the background is NOT white or cream! I'm liking this dark background.
One of the projects this week was cleaning up and organizing the little bin where I've been collecting batting scraps and small blocks that I planned to use for mug rugs. The pieces for this set of 4 were in the bin, so they were quick to stitch up. These are now quilted too, but need some binding. I'm sure there will be something in the stash that works. LOL
I'm linking up with more scrappy fun at . . .
https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/
9 comments:
I am LOVING those facets blocks. The black and bright is so effective.
wonderful how inspired you were to make the facet blocks - the churndash ond ohio stars are wonderful too
For not sewing much you got a good bit down. The Facets blocks are just gorgeous. I really like brights with black, they just pop. Hope you get in more stitching time this weekend.
Sounds like a busy and fun week! Your blocks are always fun to see. The Facets blocks with the black background are fabulous!
SEW much scrappy goodness going on at your house, Sara! Kudos on your RSC quilt top in progress. Congratulation on that lovely RSC quilt finish!
Lots of action! Maybe not this week, but love looking at the creativity that has happened.
love the 'pop' of pink in that block, the green and aqua are pretty spiffy too!
Agree. Those Facet blocks have the wow factor. All your projects are looking good. Lots of inspiration.
Perfect dark background fabric for the bright Facet blocks - it gives them the look of actual gems.
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