Endless Ritzy Crackers

Are you tired of seeing these blocks yet?  I got 9 more made, and with the family reunion coming up in two weeks I do need to count them again and figure out if I need more.  The reunion numbers were at about 95 this week but we expect to hear from a few more yet before it all happens. So my plan is to have about 150 blocks ready to sign - just in case we need that many.

Pink Ritzy Crackers

 

The 12 pink Ritzy Cracker blocks can be checked off my May goal list as complete.  I already had 6 pink ones made before, so these are just added to the stack. I could definitely see doing a single color quilt of these blocks. And they would make some wonderful Quilt of Valor blocks in reds and blues.

 

 

If I have counted correctly, I have 97 blocks made. I want enough made for the family reunion at the end of June.  I think that it needs some orange, more red, a few more black, and more multi-color blocks. So I'll be deviating from the RSC18 monthly color choices to get these done in time. My plan is to have them stacked by color and let people choose a block to sign. 

 

And ironically the reunion is the same weekend as our bi-annual guild quilt show. So I'll be feeling a bit frantic for a few days until both are over.  My husband is in charge of the reunion, and I'm on the quilt show committee.  Luckily both events are taking place here in town.

More goals for May

Besides finishing the UFO items, I have set a few other goals for the month of May.  Most of these are just keeping up with or moving along WIPs (Works in Progress), but I want to start a new project too.  Maybe the Farm Girl Vintage blocks will have to be my "new" project since all I have is blocks. Guess I will just have to see how the month goes. 

Pink/rose was selected as the May color for RSC18 (Rainbow Scrap Challenge).  So there is a lot of pink in my goals for the month.

3 RSC Sampler blocks in pink

2 Saturday Sampler blocks  

12 Ritzy Cracker blocks (pink)

finish top of Christmas jelly roll quilt

bind Pink Pineapples

prep the sewing room wall hanging for quilting

make a plan for large Farm Girl Vintage blocks

This morning I dug through the stash and scraps for pink.  I actually thought I had more pink than I found.  But there were some good ones to choose from.  Twelve pink Ritzy Cracker blocks are under way.  I love this 30s reproduction fabric with the black Scottie dogs.


The center sections of all 12 blocks are sewn, and ready to add the triangles.  And I'm kind of hoping that I get some more sewing time after work this afternoon.  They are all laying on my sewing table waiting for me.

Yellow Ritzy Crackers

 

There are now 12 yellow Ritzy Cracker blocks.  Ten of them are new, and two of them were made in previous months. I have a couple of duplicates, but that's not a problem.  I'm thinking however that I need just a couple more, especially since I set of goal of making 12 this month.  I may need to dig much deeper into the stash to find more yellow.

I need some April goals

I had set some reasonable goals for March because I was afraid I wouldn't have much sewing time.  And I'm pleased to say that I met all of these goals plus a couple of other small things.

3 RSC Sampler blocks - DONE 3 green blocks

2 Saturday Sampler blocks - DONE

12 green Ritzy Cracker blocks - DONE (13)

finish top of Christmas Grand Adventure - DONE

bind ABC kid quilt - DONE

10 new blocks for Christmas jelly roll quilt - DONE

April will definitely be busy as we have things going on during 3 of the weekends between Easter, 4 family birthdays, and a retirement party in Kansas. So, my April goals need to be small again.  I'm working on a few Ritzy Cracker blocks today since I don't have much sewing time.  4 are made and 4 more yellow ones (because the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color for April is yellow) are cut out and waiting.

3 RSC Sampler blocks in yellow

2 Saturday Sampler blocks 

12 Ritzy Cracker blocks (yellow)

finish top of Christmas jelly roll quilt

bind unicorn & stars quilt before April 14

make unicorn pillowcase before April 14

Ritzy Cracker blocks & March goals

These are the last 2 of the Ritzy Cracker blocks that I made in February. They weren't purple, but they are certainly cute.  I'm anxious to see what new color comes up this week for March for RSC18.

The FREE pattern is from Moda Bake Shop at the link below.
http://www.modabakeshop.com/2010/10/a-ritzy-cracker-quilt.html

March will be quite busy, so I'm setting some small goals:

• 3 RSC Sampler blocks
• 2 Saturday Sampler blocks
• 12 Ritzy Cracker blocks
• finish top of Christmas Grand Adventure
• bind ABC kid quilt
• 10 blocks for Christmas jelly roll quilt

The last item on my list - the Christmas jelly roll quilt, is the #3 UFO Challenge item.  I have half of the blocks done.  This started with 1 jelly roll plus red and green solids, but I ended up buying a second jelly roll so it could be large enough to be a good throw quilt. It's ironic that both of these Christmas quilts have been the February and March UFO Challenge projects.