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One last flannel baby quilt got finished this week, and sent on its way. As you can see, it's a very simple design, just scrappy 4 patches paired with alternate blocks. Lots of blue in this one, so it fits with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color of the month for February.
The alternate blocks are from a Sesame Street print. Around here we love Sesame Street. My grandson Buddy's favorite character was "Melmo". (He couldn't say Elmo at first.) Later we both loved Cookie Monster and Gonger and their food truck. I learned a lot about foods, like how cashews are grown. If the kids were still up for it, I'd still watch!
Lots of colorful flannel scraps ended up here. I cut the kit up a while back and had it ready to sew.
Just about all of the fabrics in the quilt came from pre-owned fabric sales, including the back (the one with stars) and the binding, which came from the most recent sale a few Saturdays ago.
The deadline for the donations to the Community Baby Shower was the end of January, so I packed all of these quilts up and delivered them on Thursday, after taking one last photo. Bye bye, quilts! Make somebody happy and warm!
Now on to tackling the blue scraps in the Big Scraps bushel basket. I should say that blue has been a favorite color for me all my life, so naturally I have lots of blue fabric. There were 3 bundles of blue in the basket: light, medium, and dark. I'm hoping to consolidate to one bundle by the end of the month.
I started with Bowtie blocks. They measure 8 in. finished. I cut 4.5 in. strips from the scraps for the big squares and 2.5 in. strips for the small ones. I'm also using up some of the light Big Scraps, which is a bonus!
I am so happy to use all these fun prints! It was hard to stop cutting them. I want to make some twin sized quilts this year for a local charity that uses them, so I'm making some larger blocks like these. And lots of them!
I might have gotten carried away!
This is my "vintage" iron from the 1970s or 1980s. I bought it at a tag sale last May for $1.00, and I have bragged on it on this blog repeatedly. This is an iron that gets VERY hot immediately and stays hot, which even improved my piecing. Sadly, she finally burned herself out this week and had to go to that great appliance dump in the sky. She will be missed! I have my back up iron, of course, but it's not the same. I'll be looking for a replacement.
Little Lizzy aka Queen Elizabeth III is doing well and working on fitting in to our household. Snicky is still not a big fan, but I think he's coming around. She is hard to photograph as she's usually running and playing.
I love this picture my younger daughter took of her 3 sons. The biggest brother lives on his own now, but still stays close to family. His little brothers adore him. I adore them all!
Have a good week, everyone! Happy quilting!
Thanks for reading,
Sylvia@Treadlestitches
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So Scrappy, Home of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge
That's such a sweet blue quilt, Sylvia! Your pile of quilts for the community is a fun sight - they're going to be loved. I have a lot of blue, too - time to dig it out!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Diann! Blue is such a good color. And a great contrast with the white snow outside!
DeleteSimple designs are great for kids donation quilts, and your latest flannel quilt is wonderful. Although I've never thought of doing a four patch with alternate blocks. It's always good to see others ideas.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jenny! It's a super simple, super easy quilt. And the alternate block shows off a fun print!
DeleteNothing wrong with a simple scrappy 4 patch quilt. It turned into a fun quilt for a child. I need to quilt the ones I just finished. Sigh! I need more time. Your Bowtie blocks are awesome. Such fun prints. Sorry for the iron. They don't make them like they used to that's for sure. Hope you find a replacement you like. That last picture is so sweet. Enjoy! ;^)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Chantal! I mostly make simple quilts for donation, they're quick and easy, which fits my brain power lately lol. Alas, my poor iron! I hope I find another good one.
DeleteBig Buddy lives on his own now?! Where does the time go, Sylvia? Good work on all of those Bow Ties in BLUE!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joyful! I think grandkids grow up even faster than our kids!
DeleteGreat blocks for your donation quilts. You have the best assortment of blues!! I felt the same way about Sesame Street. Big Bird, Bert and Ernie were the favorites of my girls. The boys are all adorable!!--TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteThanks, Terry! My son's favorite character was Grover. And all the kids love Cookie Monster! It's good to know the show is still continuing.
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