Monkey Wrench
10 inch
I think the Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) color(s) for September are black and brown. I have several quilts that need blocks with blacks and browns.
In 2022 and 2023 I made Monkey Wrench blocks in three different sizes from scraps for donation quilts. I've finished dozens of quilts but still have a few piles of blocks that need more blocks before I can assemble a top. One of those piles is a pile of black 10 inch blocks for a teen quilt 60 x 80 so I need 48 blocks total for a 6 x 8 layout. I dug into my pile of black chunks and cut what 4.5 inch pieces I could in order to make the HSTs. I have a little box of 2.5 inch scraps already cut and had enough black scrps for the rest of the Monkey Wrench pieces.
Now I have a complete block set. Sometimes I put complete block sets in my SAR (Some Assembly Required) box but I think I'm going to try to assemble this top in September.
Wonky Windmill
8 inch
And since I was working with the black 4.5 inch scraps I cut pieces that were long enough for two 4.5 x 5 rectangles to make more Wonky Windmill blocks for a teen sized Wonky Windmill quilt with pink and black windmills on gray backgrounds. My goal is 32 pink and 31 black Windmills for a 7 x 9 (56 x 63 inch) layout.
I've been making Windmill blocks from scraps for over a year and recently divided them up into piles for 4 different quilts. I've already assembled one top.
Shoofly
10.5 inch
Made with 4 inch width scraps.
I have a small box of 4 inch width scraps and recently started making Shoofly blocks with the scraps that are long enough. I pulled out any black and brown pieces and matched them up with other scraps in the box. I haven't decided upon size of quilt or number of blocks yet. My goal is to first see how many blocks I end up with from that box of 4 inch scraps.
Broken Dishes
7 inch
Also made with scraps from the 4 inch scrap box that weren't long enough to make a Shoofly block.
And sew on...
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CELEBRATE (my word of the year)
August 30 - There was a beautiful pink glow over the land because of a glorious pink sky at sunset. Looking through rose colored glasses....