Happy Geese
10 inch blocks
Inspired by a picture of a quilt in a Connecting Threads catalog, I made a few blocks last October to see how I liked making them and to see if I thought they might be a good Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) project. And here we are. I'm thinking 48 blocks might make for a nice sized quilt. I'm using some very light green florals for the backgrounds for all of these blocks.
All of the blocks I've made this week used mostly 2.5 inch green scraps.
Twilight Flock
6 inch blocks
Twilight Flock
From From the Cover (Quilter's Newsletter Magazine Editors and Contributors)
I did a few sample blocks with scrap I had laying near the sewing machine last December and then decided it would be another good RSC project to use dark scraps plus blacks.
Happy Blocks
8.5 inch blocks
5 inch centers and 2.5 inch sides.
Someone sent me some Happy Block border pieces for 5 inch centers. There was quite a mix of prints so I divided them up into different piles for different quilts and I will add to the borders.
For this one I used the rainbow colored prints and I'm going to use 5 inch tone on tone (TOT) or solid 5 inch squares looking first for squares in my 5 inch squares box. I will need 20 blocks for this donation quilt.
This one will be florals in the RSC color of the month and will be a larger sized donation quilt so I'm thinking 30 blocks for this one.
For this one I cut some prints with small critters for the centers and the sides will be in the RSC color of the month. I might make two little donation quilts like this with 20 blocks each.
Monkey Wrench
5 inch blocks
For a couple of years one of my RSC projects was Monkey Wrench blocks in three different sizes - 5 inch, 7.5 inch and 10 inch. At the end of last year I started putting the blocks together into tops. I made four tops with the 7.5 inch blocks and then looked at the 5 inch blocks. When I counted them I had 203 blocks. I remembered a big Little Monkey Wrench quilt I made back in 2015 and decided to make another. In order to do that I need 288 blocks so I made a few more from my green scraps and will keep making blocks each month until I reach 288.
Monkey Wrench
5 inch blocks
Nine Patch
6 inch block
And now I have 220 Monkey Wrench blocks and need only 68 more!
And sew on...
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CELEBRATE! (My word of the year)
Jan. 19 - I paid the last of hubby's 2023 medical bills ! That's definitely a cause for celebration. And I'm hoping he hardly has any medical bills for 2024. I did catch an error on the part of the hospital - they overcharged me $1,000+ on one bill and it took me forever and many many phone calls and letters to straighten that out. But, thank goodness, they have finally seen the error of their ways and I don't have that headache anymore.
Looks like you've been having lots of sewing therapy with green scraps this week! I love those cute monkey wrench blocks - they're fun to look at. Thank goodness you found that error and got them to fix it. Wishing you a week of far fewer phone calls!
ReplyDeleteOh my - I love every one of your green blocks! The Happy blocks are one of my favorites. It reminds me that I have a Happy Block quilt top needing to be quilted. And a box of the center squares waiting for frames.
ReplyDeleteGreat collection of so many blocks! As always, a lovely variety of fabrics, including some great donation scraps. Well done on your latest Celebration. What a huge mistake in one of your bills, well done for chasing it and winning!
ReplyDelete288 blocks. My mind would boggle but then I realized my current scrappy project requires 168 blocks (of which I have 93 completed). Are you going to set the new batch of monkey wrenches the way you did the earlier one?
ReplyDeleteAs always, a great collection of blocks! More than 200 Monkey Wrench blocks is a LOT. And congratulations on the medical bills! Right there myself, so I can imagine just how good that would feel!
ReplyDeleteLove all your greens - but I really like that first block you posted - so cool!!!
ReplyDeleteThe happy blocks caught my eye. They do make me happy. The fact that the green reads close to solid keeps them from being too busy.
ReplyDeleteI love your newest block Happy Geese. The print in the first block is gorgeous! The Monkey Wrench blocks are so joyful, except for the spider one. Oh! Gosh! I have goosebumps running down my spine. EEEKK! Happy you found the error and got them to fix it. It is a great reason to celebrate. Have fun! ;^)
ReplyDeleteI’m fond of Monkry Wrench blocks! I should add them to my list. I linked back to see your Wild Little Monkeys from 2015! It is so cute, colorful and amazing!
ReplyDeleteOoooooo! Loving that Twilight Flock!
ReplyDeleteI love everything you do. You really have me going with your blocks. I really tend toward large blocks and large pieces. LOL One of these days I will pick a small beginner block and try to make them into a quilt. (long term project) :) Those hospital and clinic bills can be very hard to handle. I think they just hope you don't find the mistake and I honestly don't think they care. It's hard to get the right person. I'm glad they took care of it. It's bad enough being sick but having to deal with that can really add a lot of stress.
ReplyDeleteA great assortment of green blocks,I've yet to try the monkey wrench block,I do want to venture out of the comfort " easy" zone & try new styles in 24
ReplyDeleteI love the way you get your blocks done. I've been trying to keep that in mind when I'm cutting scraps...try to cut for more than one project.
ReplyDeleteYou are always my inspiration. I just adore those 5" monkey wrench blocks. The other blocks are wonderful also. So glad you got those nagging bills settled, that should give you a boost mentally and rest wise.
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