Blue, bright and dark, is the Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) color for June. I'm going to use all blues. I have a lot of blue scraps. The first thing I did was sort them by size. This week I used pieces that were 5 to 5.5 inches or so in width.
If they were long enough for a 5 x 9.5 inch piece then that's what I cut to make these Horizon Blocks.
Sometimes other colors sneak into the mix. I will make these blocks from scraps until year end and then see how many donation quilts I can make with them.
I'm making two different sizes of Square in Square blocks (Chips) and this is the bigger size made with 5 inch squares and 2.75 squares in the corners. I am using white on black with the RSC color of the month in jewel tones and have been making them for a couple of years now. I trim the corners and make QSTs. Not sure what will become of those but I have quite a collection of them and there might be enough for a small quilt when all is said and done. Or they might make a fun sashing for something. Time will tell.
Any 5 inch pieces that aren't long enough for Horizon blocks but longer than a square will be cut in half lengthwise and added to the 2.5 inch width scraps and will be made into other blocks when it comes time for me to use 2.5 inch width scraps.
The pieces that were shorter but at least a square's worth got cut into squares. I have a bin with all different sizes of squares where they are stored until I decide to make something with them.
Any 5 inch piece less than a square was sewn into strips for a Chinese Coin quilt. That box of coins is overflowing because I've been adding to it for years so maybe I should make that Chinese Coins sooner rather than later.
13 comments:
Loving the chips on white with black fabrics and those coins are so pretty...enjoy your weekend hugs, Julierose
i've watched you make those chips in different colors and have to say they are very striking...they did inspire me to use a black/white print for some kaffe fabric shuttles i'm making...they do make a statement for sure!
As always I marvel at how much sewing you accomplish in such short bursts of time. I’m sure your methodical procedures for dealing with your scraps helps you cut down on wasted time but even so you have made a lot of RSC blocks this week. Looking forward to seeing your first Chinese Coin quilt. I’m wondering if you will mix the RSC colours or keep to one colour per quilt.
Your Horizon blocks are starting to whisper my name. Not to mention those Chinese Coins.
Love the chips, as usual. And those leftover hourglasses would make dandy Ohio Stars...
Your photos are like a treasure hunt for fun prints, Cathy! I spy butterflies, whales, snowmen, flamingos, sailboats, chairs... Great scraps and ideas for blocks, too!
I always love seeing your chips!
So many wonderful ideas and so many wonderful blues! You will have a bunch of quilts at the end.
Great start to BLUE month, Cathy!!
Great start on blues. Chinese coin quilts are so fun to see.
Your blog is always filled with blocks galore, handy hints of how you deal with scraps, you are such a inspiration! Mmmm, I'm sure I have some lengths of Chinese Coins tucked away somewhere, wonder where they are?
all of these are pretty in blue
What great ideas you are giving me!
You have so many great projects going on. And you're SO organized! Just curious - why do you call your square-in-a-square blocks "chips"?
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