Oh Scrap! : Yellow

 Even with all the other quilts I am working on, I still try and keep up with my Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks.  It is a good way for me to keep a small focus on my scraps.  We don't want them building up any more than they already are!

August is the color yellow.   So I made one heart block and one ombre color block.  I don't have a lot of yellow scraps so it was a bit of a challenge to find all these different shades of the color.

I also made 16 switchplate blocks.  Yellow is the only color I need to finish this quilt.  I will probably need more yellow blocks but this is enough to get me started so that I can decided on a layout.

Once I have an empty design wall. I can start designing the layouts on all my RSC projects.  The new Compassion Quilt block drive gets announced the end of this month and I always have some "downtime" while I wait for blocks to arrive.  Maybe I can get these tops all sewn together then.

What scrappy things have you been working on?

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Oh Scrap! : Switchplates

This is the last Sunday in July and I was able to get out my scraps and sew up some of my RSC blocks.  The color for July is red and I don't need any more color or heart blocks.

But I did make twenty more of my switchplate blocks in red.  I already made about 30 so now I have a nice big stack of them.

I was going to start putting them up on a design wall but I noticed I don't have a single yellow block!  Maybe I will get lucky and Angela will make yellow the color for August.  No matter what, I need that color to finish this quilt.

Guess I will have to find something else to work on!

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Oh Scrap! : Orange

 I know, orange was the RSC color for May but I really did finish all of these before the end of the month.  I just didn't get a chance to write about them.

I finished my orange heart block and the color block for May.

I also sewed up 17 more switchplate blocks.  It takes a long time to cut these out because I am trying not to make any duplicates.

I really need to get this one up on a design wall so I can see how many more I need.

The good news is I have plenty of blues and greens so I don't know that I will be needing to make any RSC blocks in June.  It will be nice to have a month off.

What have you been sewing with your scraps?

BTW - I f you are looking for information on the current Compassion Quilt block drive, you can find it on this post.

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So Scrappy for RSC23 

Oh Scrap! : Purple

 This week I spent most of my time digging through my purple scrap bin.

I found a couple purple striped fabric strips that I turned into some 16 patch blocks.

I added them to the rest of the completed blocks on my design wall.  I think I have reached the halfway point on these blocks.  I am in no hurry to finish these - I just make blocks as I find fabric in my scrap bins.  Eventually it will just become one of my Compassion quilts.

I also cut and sewed up a bunch of switchplate blocks.  I added those to the stack of purple blocks I made last year.

My little helper must have been inspecting my work and noticed I repeated one of the prints. He quickly destroyed one of them so it couldn't be used.  Someone has to keep an eye on me!

I did cut a bunch of 2.5" squares so I can finish a couple heart blocks hopefully next week.  It feels good to actually work on the RSC color in the month it was announced!

What have you been working on?

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Oh Scrap! : A Bit of Spring Cleaning

 I finished out March dealing with a few piles stacked around my sewing room.  

I definitely felt a sense of accomplishment.

First, I finished sewing together the last of the green switchplate pieces I had sitting next to my sewing machine.  It looks like now I need to get out my purple scraps and start cutting. The cycle never ends!

I also made one sad 16 patch block for one of my donation quilt projects.  I sew up these whenever I come across a 2.5" strip that is long enough to complete a block.

My greatest accomplishment this week is completing all the blocks and sewing up the brown/green 16-patch quilt top.  I just need to sew up the backing and it can go onto the "to be quilted" pile.  This quilt was inspired by the need to clean up a bunch of brown scraps after the rail fence block drive.  I had a whole bunch of long strips from excess binding or backing trimmings. 

I will share the finished piece once I get it all quilted up.

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Oh Scrap! : Green

 I really put the pedal to the metal this week and almost got caught up on all my RSC blocks.

I cut and sewed two green hearts.  This brings my total blocks up to five.

While I was sorting and gutting green scraps, I also cut enough squares to make two of these blocks.

I think I have a total of five of these blocks completed too.

I didn't forget about my switch plate blocks - I found eight more green prints I haven't used yet and sewed them up.  I think I have a few more cut and ready to sew.  I like to use these as leader/enders - they are pretty hard to lose your place on them!

I fund some darker green strips I decided to make some 16 patch blocks with to go with the blocks I made in browns.

I even found a few more brown strips to ad to the pile.  I still think I need about 20 blocks for a quilt top.  But I need to go track down some more neutral strips.

So I feel like I was really productive last week!

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Love Laugh Quilt (Monday Making)

What a Hoot (BOM Mondays)

So Scrappy for RSC22 

Oh Scrap! : Some Progress

 I actually feel like I made some progress on the scrap front this week.

I finished up my big 18" heart block in pink so that I could finish my second heart quilt.

I also dug through my pink scraps to see if I could make any more stitchplate blocks for my RSC quilt.

I am trying not to repeat any prints.  Here are all the pink ones I have finished to date.  My pink scrap bin is looking pretty sad.  I might need to replenish it with some fresh fabric from my stash.

Having made all those rail fence blue and brown quilts, I ended up with a lot of brown scraps and leftover binding pieces.  So I made these twelve 16-patch blocks.  I still have a few more browns to add and then maybe I will add in some greens and maybe a few blues.

I thought these would make a nice scrappy quilt for a man.

I still haven't gotten out my green bin to complete my RSC blocks for March.  I think I will try and do that this week.  I know I have a LOT of green scraps!

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