Pink 1.5

Pink is the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color of the month so this week I dug into my 1.5 inch pink scraps and made a few 3 inch spools. 

Then I got a little distracted by some scraps laying next to my sewing machine and made a few other spools.  Wish I would have looked at how many spools in total I needed to meet my goal of 766 before I made these instead of after because I am now only 13 SPOOLS away from my goal.  I might not be able to wait until next month to complete 13 more spools. We shall see.  It's nice to know that after about 3 years or so of making a few spools a month from scraps I'm close to a quilt!!

And I made some postage stamp rails.  These blocks will be separated by sashing a la a vintage quilt that inspired me to make these from the itty bittiest of scraps. 

There's one more pink Saturday this month. Grab some pink scraps and join us for 

ScrapHappy Saturday

The Birthday Girl Quilt

The Birthday Girl

(commonly known as Broken Wheel)

53 x 66

I didn't make a single block.

Ladies from 3 different birthday clubs - two last year and one this year - made the blocks. 

A "birthday club" is a group of ladies who makes blocks for each other as requested and sends them off to the birthday girl in her birthday month.  For all three groups I chose the Broken Wheel block on neutral background and colors of choice.  It was fun to see what each lady chose for "colors of choice".  I received more than these 20 blocks but these played together the best and the rest are in the orphanage for now until I figure out what I want to do with them. 

I added a one inch sashing and cornerstones. 

I pieced some batting by zigzagging it together and then quilted it on my DSM with lines going in all different directions. 

I wish I would have had the ladies all sign the blocks they made on the front but I still have all of the envelopes they came in so I can put their names on the label (if I ever get around to making it). 

I had just enough of this fabric to piece together for the backing.   And now it will make a nice lap quilt for me this winter. 

This was my goal #8    for     Q3 Finish-A-Long     

Linking up to:

Can I Get a Whoop, Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Log Cabin Lunacy under the Full Buck Moon

Wonky Log Cabin

40 x 58

It will be a donation quilt for either Wrap-A-Smile or Quilts Beyond Borders

I started this in February when the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color of the month was brown.  I noticed I had a lot of short brown strings and a quilt was born.  Surprise, surprise...I started and finished something all in the same year!!!!! 

In the summer I like to piece together my leftover batting for smaller donation quilts and then get them quilted on my DSM.   I send the quilts off to their destinations at the end of the year and then the cycle starts all over again.   

For the backing I used a nice soft 100% cotton sheet. 

I quilted it with some wobbly and wonky spirals on my DSM.

I even had enough leftover binding pieces in brown to finish it up. 

This was goal #5    on my      Q3 Finish-A-Long list. 

I'm also linking up to: 

Moving it Forward Monday at Em's Scrapbag

and when the Full Buck Moon arrives tomorrow I will link up to 

Log Cabin Lunacy at Julie Quilts

In the Hoop (Only When It Is "Cool")

String Stars

I don't have air conditioning so don't usually hand quilt much in the summer. But we have had a few "cooler" days lately. After work I've come home on those days and taken my quilt out to the deck with a tall glass of freshly brewed iced tea (thanks to a thoughtful hubby)  and satisfied my craving for a little hand quilting.    I'm hand quilting String Stars (a BIG quilt made mostly from leftover quilt backings and other long strings) with navy perle #8.  Right now I'm quilting the Stars. I'm not sure what I'm going to do in those diamond shaped areas between the stars. 

And as a bonus I get a fix of color and scents while out on the deck serenaded by birds. 

Today it is raining but maybe later (after I make a couple of canners of pickled beets and make some wild black raspberry crumble for the grandkids for breakfast) I'll find some time to put in a few stitches. 

Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts

Oh Scrap! at Quilting is More Fun than Housework

In the Pink 2.5 - Part II

Pink is the color of the month for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  This week I worked again with my 2.5 inch scraps.     I worked with 2.5 inch scraps at the beginning of the month but didn't get them all used up. 

I made some pyramid units for a 1000 (or more) Pyramid quilt following the tutorial on Molly Flanders blog.   I sew together end to end any pieces that will be big enough for a pyramid and that is why I sometimes end up with pyramids with more than one fabric. 

I also made some little 4 inch I Spy blocks with 2.5 centers and 1.5 sides. 

And finally Interlocking Chain blocks.

And now I'm a whole lot of 2.5 inch pink scraps lighter. 

Rainbow Scrap Challenge ScrapHappy Saturday 

Peace

Peace

40 x 60

It will be donated to either  Wrap-A-Smile  or   Quilts Beyond Borders. 

This is made mostly of leftover Happy Blocks with peace signs from a quilt I made my brother years ago (maybe 2013?) and some star blocks leftover from who knows what - probably patriotic Happy Block quilt. 

I pieced together leftover batting with zig zag stitches. 

The backing and binding is some calico from the thrift store.  I found a couple of yards for 95 cents - brand new, never used.  I know it was old because it was only 36 inches wide.  I remember those days! 

I quilted it on my DSM with loops and three petaled flowers. 

This was my goal #3      for      Q3 Finish-A-Long

Old Bow Ties

Bow Ties

40 x 56

Made from some really, really, really old swapped 8 inch bow tie orphan blocks.

It will be donated to either Wrap-A-Smile   or   Quilts Beyond Borders. 

I quilted it on my DSM with some squiggles through the bow ties and some Xs in the black squares. 

This is truly scrappy in every sense. I pieced together batting with zigzag stitches, used some gingham from the thrift store for backing and pieced together leftover bindings for a scrappy binding. 

This was my goal #4   for    Q3 Finish-A-Long

Linking up to Scraptastic Tuesday