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Yahoo, the grandkids are back in school, and I have more time for sewing! I actually got a quilt finished this week.Does this blue block explain the title? It says Dare to be Rad! with the Hot Wheels symbol underneath. Our quilt guild was given LOTS of Hot Wheels fabric scraps by a gentleman who once ran a fabric shop. My friend The Amazing Colleen thought I would enjoy doing something with them, and of course she was right!There are five different Hot Wheels prints, and two colorways of most. To add more color and variety, I mixed in whatever car theme fabric I had, including wheels and tools, plus other vehicle prints.Most of the quilting is my usual serpentine stitch grid, courtesy of Mrs. Pfaff, but I quilted parallel lines in the border to make a road for Hot Wheels type cars. Vroom vroom!
These remind me of my brother. He loved Hot Wheels cars, and used to always have one he was playing with, running it on the carpet or the couch or even on me while I was trying to read!
I do have one question. When did people stop saying things were "rad"? 1990s? 1980s? Just how old is this fabric anyway? It is in very good condition, so no worries there.
My blocks start with a 3.5 in. square, and each "round" is two strips 2.5 in. wide, in the same color. I mixed the new scraps with my strips on hand. The blocks are 9 in. finished, and I love them! If I can stand to wait until January (iffy) I will make these for next year's Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
This year's RSC is almost over! I finished the August aqua blocks, and it will soon be time to start setting this year's blocks together. These are the Thrifty ones.
This is my favorite block this week! The cat in the middle looks properly smug, crazy minions are popping up in the corner, and that yellow fish has a cheeky grin!
I'm going to go find my own properly smug cats for a cuddle or two, and then get some lunch. Have a happy quilty week, everyone!
Thanks for reading,
Sylvia@Treadlestitches
Linking up with these fabulous link party hostesses:
Alycia at Finished or Not Finished Friday
Angela at So Scrappy, Home of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge