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Here's my last pink quilt for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color of the month of April. It was fun to scrounge around in my scraps to find 5 in. squares for the centers and 2 in. (cut) strips for the outsides of these Happy Blocks. You could say it made me happy!
Some of these scraps have been waiting a long time for their chance to shine. For example, check out Betty Boop playing the guitar. I don't even remember where that fabric came from.
One of the squares came from scraps left from the Princess quilt I showed last week. It's the fabric that keeps on giving.
I ran out of good bright pink for borders a couple of weeks ago, but I had a half yard of this wild floral. The binding is the last of a pink polka dot.
Our guild's Stash Coordinator, the lovely Joy, brought this light floral piece to our last meeting, and I snapped it up for the back of this quilt. There are only two small strips left of it, which are now filed in the parts department.
I'm happy to donate this little quilt to the Children's Advocacy Center for a child to keep.
So, what's In Progress this week?
I'm sewing 20 of last year's RSC Thrifty blocks together with sashing pieced from 3 in. finished squares. It's a new idea for me, I'm liking it so far.
Also, orange scraps need to be tamed into blocks for the RSC May color of the month. I love orange, so I'm psyched!
What's the weather like where you live? Here, we are moving into spring, going back and forth from 40 degrees F to 80F and back. At least, we haven't had any tornado warnings this week. The dandelions are springing up all over the park.
I've put out some small quilts with spring colors. I've shown these before. Both of them were projects started and abandoned by unknown quilters that I enjoyed finishing.
Snicky and Lizzy are so excited when we open the windows. Bird watching is their favorite thing. Don't worry, the window screens keep them inside and the birds safe.
I hope you are keeping safe too, inside or outside! Have a lovely week, and happy quilting!
Thanks for reading,
Sylvia@Treadlestitches
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Your last pink quilt is a sweet finish, Sylvia! That big bold floral made the perfect border for it. I've been digging through my oranges already this morning, too!
ReplyDeleteDon't you just love a good fabric that just keep on giving? I have one too. Whenever I say that's the last of the M&M Gang fabric, I find another piece. I love the sashing you pieced for the Thrifty blocks. It's a great idea and I might "have" to copy it, lol. Enjoy the orange pile! ;^)
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