It's a Flimsy! Mountain Taupes

It's a flimsy!

Mountain Taupes

(Delectable Mountains)

80 x 90

Within the last few months I have found that a monthly theme has enabled me to move UFOs forward as well as bust stash and scraps.   Back in December I declared January's theme to be "Making Brownies"  - move forward brown UFOs and scraps. 

I'm almost embarrassed to admit that I acquired this UFO back in 2018. It came with a few blocks made, some big HSTs sewn together ready to be cut apart and sewn together again, some extra fabric pieces and backing fabric. It all came in a white plastic bag and II put it into my UFO bin where it made it's way to the bottom and was ignored for all these years. I was looking through my little stack of backing fabric and noticed the backing that went with this UFO. That prompted me to dig in my UFO bin and pull out that white plastic bag with pieces and parts and move it forward for Making Brownies this month. 

I added in some fabric of my own in order to have enough blocks.

When finished this will make a nice large donation quilt. I like to have a few larger ones on hand for special donations. Normally my donation quilts are around 40 x 60 for kids or 60 x 80 for adults and those get donated as soon as possible. 

Another UFO moved forward!  

 

Making Brownies: Brown Cows

Within the last few months I have found that a monthly theme has enabled me to move UFOs forward as well as bust stash and scraps.   Back in December I declared January's theme to be "Making Brownies"  - move forward brown UFOs and scraps. 

How about brown cows? I'm in the MOOd!

It looks like I started making some cows back in November 2017. I made five of them and then didn't make any more.  So I think I'll make a few more brown cows this month. I might even finish a top. Who knows? 

 If I remember correctly my goal was 15 cows set 3 x 5 and then a border.  The cows finish at 9.5 x 14.75 . I just added two cows to the herd and so now there are seven. Only 8 more to go!

 

I gave this poor cow cowpox so she is in quarantine right now. So much for herd immunity.

The tutorial I'm using is provided by the lovely Sally at The Objects of Design. 

Here's four of the old cows who were getting lonesome all penned up in the UFO bin. Now I've put them out where the grass is always greener. 

And I guess there will be some type of sashing between cows.  I want to stay more realistic - I have not seen cows balancing on top of each other in the pastures around here although who knows what acrobatics they get up to in the barns. 

Finished OR NOT FINISHED Friday at Alycia Quilts

 

Making Brownies: Jacob's Ladder and Double Four Patch

Within the last few months I have found that a monthly theme has enabled me to move UFOs forward as well as bust stash and scraps.   Back in December I declared January's theme to be "Making Brownies"  - move forward brown UFOs and scraps. 

 My first task has been to use some cream to light brown scraps left over from my recent Jack's Chain finish.  as well as a BIG fat bag of brown scraps.  

So I have been making 9 inch (finished) Jacob's Ladder blocks as well as...

...6 inch (finished) Double Four Patch blocks. 

It takes awhile to cut up scraps in a variety of sizes to make blocks. 

But I'm having fun making brownies. 

 

When I Have Brown Scraps I Make "Brownies"

 

I started making some Jacob's Ladder blocks as well as Double Four Patch blocks. 

Now that I'm finished with my Jack's Chain quilt I'm left with a small box of 5.5 inch short strips of scraps in creams to light browns. I figured if I further cut those scraps into 3.5 and 2 inch pieces I could use them in a couple of different blocks. That's how I decided upon the Jacob's Ladder and the Double Four Patch blocks. 

I also have a giant bag of bags of brown scraps in all shapes and sizes. So these scraps will also be used in the Jacob's Ladder and Double Four Patch. 

I have also been trying to empty my 1.5 inch scrap bin and what is mostly left in there are brown. I've used the 1.5 inch scraps in other colors throughout the years in Rainbow Scrap Challenge projects but  lot of times I do not include brown. So...I'm already making 18 patches in all colors of the rainbow for a quilt and now I think I probably have enough brown scraps in there to make a small quilt with just brown and creams 1.5 x 2.5 pieces. I call these blocks Small Change.   

I also need to clean up this little pile of brown irregular shaped pieces that a lady gave to me last March after she made a LOT of masks. 

The last few months I've kind of declared a theme for myself in order to move UFOs forward and to use scraps and yardage. September was only for quilting; October  I used strings; November I used Nine Patches that had accumulated in the Parts Department; December I used rose print yardage and finished a few UFOs of roses.  So I think in January I will Make Brownies (brown blocks) - and use the above mentioned brown scraps plus I've dug up a few brown UFOs I will try to move forward. I may even have a brown UFO I can quilt.   I love earth tones. I love brownies.