Oh Scrap! : Last Orange RSC Blocks

I was able to come just under the wire!

Even though today is the first day of March, I did finish my last RSC orange block in February.  Whew!

I think these 6" little blocks are called Bright Hope.   I have been grouping nine of them into a giant block and them framing them in a solid.  I think these finish at 20".

This project was carried over from last year.  I am not that attached to this quilt and I think I am just continuing to work on it because I have already spent so much time on it.  I just need three more blocks (yellow, turquoise and gray) and I can finish it up.  With March being teal/turquoise, that will just leave two - I might just finish it up in March and start something new. 

 I have been thinking about an idea with log cabin blocks....

Hmmmm

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Oh Scrap! : Group Project

My RSC Bright Hope blocks are turning into a group project!

Last Sunday, I shared how my Bright Hope blocks were turning into a chaotic mess.

Just as I was getting ready to scrap the blocks, I decided to group them by color.
I shared how it had saved this projects for now.  

A few readers shared some more great ideas to turn this project around.  One reader gave me an idea on how to use my brown blocks.  I grouped three together and they will become spacer blocks along the top/bottom to create a staggered look.

I was also given the great idea to frame my blocks in a solid.

I loved both of these ideas so I spent some time this week executing them and here is an idea of how they will work in a quilt.  I will make a total of nine big blocks so the quilt will be a lot longer.  

I have pinned a list of the colors I want to these blocks and I will finish it up in 2020 Rainbow Scrap Challenge season.

A big thanks to everyone for your great ideas and your weekly support!

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It is now your turn to share what you are making with scraps.  Here are the details for linking up: 

• This linky party is for any scrappy project - It can be in-process or a finished piece.
• You can link up your blog post (not your homepage please) or Instagram photo from the past week that features your use of scraps.
• If you are linking to a blog post, I ask that you link back to my blog somewhere in your post. So if you are writing about scraps, just get into the habit of including a link as there will be a linky party available every week!
• If you are using Instagram, please use the hashtag #ohscrap.
• This is a party so remember to socialize and comment on the posts of others.
• Following my blog is not necessary but it sure would be great if you do! 

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Oh Scrap! : No Giving Up

As I have stated before, I have been evaluating a lot of my projects to determine if there are any I want to give up on and pass on to someone else.  The new year is almost here and I want to be excited about all the UFOs I carry on into next year.

One of the projects on the chopping block was my Bright Hope blocks.  Here they are up on my design wall.  I have tried to create various patterns and even made a few blocks going the other direction to see if that would help.

But it is always a hot mess and I decided this weekend to take it down and give up.  

...but I really do hate to give up.  So in the 20 steps down the hallway from my studio to my sewing room I thought of the advise that I always give my students - ask yourself, can it be sliced, framed, staggered, patterned, grouped....Wait a minute!  Can these blocks be grouped?

I immediately sat at my machine and made these 18" blocks by color.  I think I can live with these!

So this RSC project will live on into next year.  Whew!

Now they are back up on the design wall.  I am waiting to sew up the brown blocks because I haven't planned what size and which colors are going to go into this quilt.  They may not make the cut and end up in the orphan block suitcase.

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Oh Scrap! : October RSC Blocks

It is time to pull out those dark scraps for October's RSC blocks.  I didn't used to like these colors in my rainbow quilts but I have grown to appreciate them - especially brown.  It's warm color really blends well with all of the other colors.

I finished up my ten Bright Hope blocks in brown.  I don't have any plans to make them in black but I might make some in gray - I need to think about what size I want this quilt to be.

So far I only have forty of these 6" blocks so I have a long ways to go.

While I already shared my snail block last month, I did make a chicken block for my garden quilt.  Just so those snails don't get out of control (however my possum and raccoon family that I share my property with think they are a treat too.)

Last winter I was adopted by a wayward chicken so I wanted her in my quilt.  This is her staring in my studio window wanting food - it only took her about a day to find me.  She soon found she could actually get right on the window sill.  Which can be quite a shock when you turn around and aren't expecting her!  She has since found a new home and is quite happy.

I still need to make this month's blocks for my garlic knots and my 25-patch.

There is still plenty of time!

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It is now your turn to share what you are making with scraps.  Here are the details for linking up: 

• This linky party is for any scrappy project - It can be in-process or a finished piece.
• You can link up your blog post (not your homepage please) or Instagram photo from the past week that features your use of scraps.
• If you are linking to a blog post, I ask that you link back to my blog somewhere in your post. So if you are writing about scraps, just get into the habit of including a link as there will be a linky party available every week!
• If you are using Instagram, please use the hashtag #ohscrap.
• This is a party so remember to socialize and comment on the posts of others.
• Following my blog is not necessary but it sure would be great if you do! 

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Love Laugh Quilt (Monday Making)

Cooking Up Quilts (Main Crush Mondays)

Em's ScrapBag (Moving it Forward)

Rainbow Scrap Challenge at So Scrappy