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I've missed the last couple of months of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.....packing and moving house will do that, throw the schedule right off!....and although I missed the first week of April, I managed to haul out the scraps on the weekend. April's colour is orange with a touch of brown....like a jaffa! This was timely, as I still had orange and brown scraps on the table after finishing the March F2F blocks, which were shades of brown, orange and red.
I made these two churn dash blocks...a 6.5 inch and a 9 inch.....these will be added to the blues I made in January, which I'm yet to find, I'm sure they'll turn up before I'm ready to sew these blocks into something.
.....and a handful of scrappy log cabins. These need a few more rounds to finish, then they'll become a quilt for Maya's Rest a respite centre for terminally ill children and their families.
The scraps will take a bit of a backseat this week while I start a quilt for my son's 40th birthday....40!!?? It's this one, it's called Radiant and is a very simple block, but looks complicated and geometric...he'll like that. I'm making it in shades of grey, black and white and blue/turquoise/teal for the centre blocks.
Linking up with so scrappy........ there's lots of orangery goodness to check out there.
'till next time
Love the scrappy log cabin blocks. The Radiant quilt is a beauty. Looking forward to seeing it is gray black and white. Thanks for sharing ... ;) Pat
ReplyDeleteHi Pat...yes, nothing like a log cabin to eat up the scraps.
DeleteMe too, I do like scrappy log cabins, always have. Orange is not a colour I think to buy and yet its so cheerful when included in pieces - I really must buy some!
ReplyDeleteI have quite a bit of orange, not sure why, as it's not a colour I automatically think about to use....think I've probably bought most for quilts for other people. Off you go then, dash out and get some :)
Deleteoh fantastic quilt there for your son, Nanette! love the geometric look of it!
ReplyDeleteGreat work with the orange fabrics too... I think I should join in with that RSC next year when I have all my sewing stuff back
I love scrappy log cabins but rarely make them.
ReplyDeleteSon's quilt is awesome!
That is a lovely quilt design you have planned for your son. I look forward to seeing your version.
ReplyDeleteLove that log cabin! 5 years ago, I'd have said I didn't like orange, wouldn't use it, etc. Now, I adore it, to the extent that it's one of my current favourites. I haven't changed my mind about not liking yellow much, and I use oranges in place of yellow for bright warmth where a quilt needs it. That design for your son's quilt is beautiful, and I think he's a lucky bloke to be getting such a beauty, and in his own particular colourway.
ReplyDeleteI like the churn dash blocks very much. I've never done any and now I am tempted to try
ReplyDeleteWow! Magic 3d effect of blue quilt! It looks complicated to do. You are so creative!
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