I've really enjoyed participating in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2013 at So Scrappy . Each month, I have pulled scraps to make postage stamp blocks, but still have odd 2.5 inch scraps leftover. Instead of putting them back into the scrap bucket, I decided to sew the strips and charms into 9 patch blocks to make the Gumdrops quilt by Sherri McConnell that was featured in Better Homes and Gardens, Sew Scrappy magazine in October, 2011. Sherri blogs at A Quilting Life and has lots of lovely things to look at and features some great tutorials.
The blocks are addictive. Every time I sit down at my machine, I find myself making more. The quilt requires 48 nine patches. I have already made 94 and can't bring myself to stop. The blocks are sashed with white and the resulting quilt looks bright and crisp.
.I also made one yellow block for my June Rainbow Challenge postage stamp collection.
And discovered enough orange scrapes to make one orange postage stamp block.
I added a few more scrappy centered Sawtooth stars.
Sorry for the distracting shadow.
I haven't been able to quilt any of the tops I was hoping to get done. They are too big to baste on my kitchen table and I am unable to kneel due to an injury to my right knee. Hopefully, the physical therapy will resolve the problem. I am linking my rainbow blocks to this week's block party at Sew Scrappy. Drop by and see all of the other blocks people have completed this week.
The blocks are addictive. Every time I sit down at my machine, I find myself making more. The quilt requires 48 nine patches. I have already made 94 and can't bring myself to stop. The blocks are sashed with white and the resulting quilt looks bright and crisp.
I haven't been able to quilt any of the tops I was hoping to get done. They are too big to baste on my kitchen table and I am unable to kneel due to an injury to my right knee. Hopefully, the physical therapy will resolve the problem. I am linking my rainbow blocks to this week's block party at Sew Scrappy. Drop by and see all of the other blocks people have completed this week.
