Well, it started when Nann sent me a link to a Scrapbuster block. (I guess she thinks I need to bust some scraps or something.) I guess since it is a scrapbuster block by Claudia I will call it Claudia for now. Well, anyway, I took a glance at the block and decided to give it a try as a new Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) block. I grabbed a few scraps and tried. Ok. Looks pretty good. Claudia might be a good Scrapbuster and I have just the box of scraps for it. One problem...unless I missed it Claudia gives instructions for pressing the seams in the blocks; however, when it comes time to put the blocks together into a top I don't think the seams will nest properly.
I think for the seams to nest properly in the top the blocks would have to be set like above. And I'm okay with that layout too. BUT I think I figured out how to press the blocks now so they can be assembled into a top like Claudia's. So, this is a new RSC start.
And the reason I've started it is because I have a little box of 4 inch width pieces that have accumulated. Most of the scraps in that box have come from others. I usually have a block in the works for each size of scrap I normally generate. As I make scraps or receive scraps I try to process those scraps right away into those blocks in the works. 4 inch width scraps is not a size I usually deal with so I just set those aside in a box when scrap processing. Now that I have a little box of that size scrap I know what to do with them and I now have a block in the works for 4 inch width scraps and the block works well for RSC. With each color of the month I can dig into the box and find that color to work with plus I can look in my bag of scraps sorted by color (mostly scrap chunks now) to see what could be used to make blocks. Oh, and I also will hopefully be using up a little pile of pastel bits and pieces to make the blocks. I haven't decided yet if I will make a couple of child sized donation quilts or a larger twin sized donation quilt. More later...
Then I was inspired by this photo in the latest Connecting Threads catalog. It is called Sunset Flight by Needle in a Hayes Stack.
I grabbed a few scraps and gave the block a try. I think I will start making these blocks as another RSC project. Also you can't really tell from the photo but I think I have enough different pieces of light leafy greens to use for the background in these blocks. I'll probably aim for 48 blocks and a twin sized donation quilt.
And then I will also make the same block but in a light blue and black colorway. I have a little pile of fabrics in those colors waiting to be used up. I'll aim for a twin sized 48 blocks. Happy Blocks and Flying Geese = Happy Geese. This one isn't a RSC block. It's just fun.
And sew on...
