RSC25 - Week #5

It's exciting to wrap up one color and begin the new month with a new color.  And this morning is a guild meeting, so that is always fun too.

This pink wall hanging was completed at the beginning of the week.  It's not quilted yet, but is hanging up in my living room.  For now it's pinned to another finished wall hanging the same size so I can enjoy this through Valentine's Day.  After that I'll deal with the quilting and binding so it's ready for next year.  The pattern and kit - It Takes Two - was the 2022 Cupid Box from Fat Quarter Shop.  I'm thinking the pattern may have been exclusive to the box, and not sold separately.  It's really cute. 

There has been one final pink finish this week - a Valentine mug rug.  I used up some of the scraps from the wall hanging.  It's made with 2.5" squares, scrap batting, and a chunk of leftover backing.  There is no binding on it, as it was made to just turn inside out through an opening in the side.  

The next month's color for Rainbow Scrap Challenge has been announced.  It's BLUE - which is a color that is overly abundant in my stash, in the scrap bins, and in the UFOs living in my sewing room.  I'm going to begin with seeing what blue UFOs can be moved to the next stage, and/or finished completely. 

Twinkler was a project I worked on gradually in 2024, making 2-3 blocks each month.  By late November I had 28 blocks made, but then couldn't find where I had put the remaining jelly roll strips to make the last 2 blocks.  Luckily those strips were found and have been hanging in the closet with the blocks.  So my February goals began this week with making those last 2 blocks. Now I'll work to get this one to the flimsy stage.  It has a scrappy white-on-white background and batik jelly roll strips in many shades of blue.  

Another UFO with a lot of blue is this dinosaur themed Quick Strippee child's quilt.  I have a project box with a couple of kits all cut and ready to go using this pattern.  Getting this to the flimsy stage should be a 1 day project, so this will also go onto my February list.

Each month I've been trying to choose at least one NEW project to tackle as well.  Lately these have been small things, like bags or door hangers.  Some years ago on a guild bus trip I purchased a few fat quarters of Aboriginal prints and this blue one has been demanding to be made into something.  I'm thinking another Hemingway bag would be ideal.  

There is also a quilt using a panel that has a lot of blue in it, so hopefully that might see progress too.  With a focus on blue I'm sure some Quilts of Valor things will occur.  

I'm linking up with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge . . .
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