I made 16 of these blocks last year for RSC2021 & decided I needed 8 more to make a good-sized lap quilt, so I’m going to make one more/month this year. Here’s the cute little red one inspired by Deb A.
These are my four red blocks from the Tula Pink 100 Modern Quilt Blocks book. They are square & nice IRL, but got wonky when slapped on my design wall. LOL I’m making the Sliding Scale quilt from her book.
I got 3 Shine blocks made this week! This long-awaited project has been slowly gathering pieces in a box until I was ready to finally do it for RSC2022. The ombre jelly roll I’m using for the colors doesn’t have clear rainbow colors, so these are the reddish ones for this month. So happy to be finally doing this quilt. It’s a free pattern by Melissa Corry.
So here is my first Cozy Stars “super block”. I made 4 stars in each color last year as part of RSC2021 but went to sew the top together & was not feelin’ it. So I set it aside for the end of the year to think. I decided to snowball the centers to fill in all that white between the blocks & love the secondary pattern it creates. So that’s going to happen each month. Pattern is from the Pat Sloan QAL called Cozy Things. I found this Seminole Patchwork tutorial & am experimenting with it for the sashing. I’m thinking each block gets its same color on the left & bottom. Then when I decide on the layout, the top & bottom of the quilt will have corresponding colors against each block.
In some fun sewing, I raided my bags of tiny scraps & made some slabs. For what? Dunno. But I can play & use up scraps each month, then figure out what to do with them later. It’s relaxing sewing.
In more fun sewing, I made 4 blocks for the Covered in Love Jan/Feb Block Drive. She wants them sewed to old sheets & I’m guessing that starching the foundation sheet pieces might have helped my blocks be more square. Will try that on the next set I make! She did specify that wonky was fine. Whew.
And in some non-RSC2022 sewing this week, I made 16 more blocks for my Rockabilly Swing by Bonnie Hunter. I keep thinking these are going to use up so many scraps, but the pieces are so tiny, it doesn’t make much of a dent in my piles. (eye roll)
Here’s a little freebie project that I’m unsure of how it’s going to end up. For months I downloaded the free Modern Blocks each week from Amy Ellis & love them. I like this Scraps block & started some as L&E’s this week. I got four done & am debating whether I want lots of colors or if I want to alternate more reds with a different block to make a quilt. So for now I’m sewing the low-volume pieces as L&E’s & looking at it on the design wall to decide what to do. Thoughts?
Love your red blocks, especially the SHine blocks, but I’m really loving thos Rockabilly Swing blocks. So much color and movement!
You’ve done a lot of red sewing! The red and white star block is particularly nice.
Oh boy – so many fun projects you are working on. Love your version of the stars and nines – it is going to be beautiful. I love your solution for the stars – that block in the middle makes a great secondary pattern. Love all the scrappyness. So happy and joyful.
So many fun things going on in your sewing room! I love Deb A’s stars and nine patch blocks, too. Also that Shine pattern – will have to check that one out!
Yes, those scraps just seem to grow like dough. Love all the projects you are working on. Have a wonderful day.
SEW many wonderful bits of RED for the RSC, Sue!! Those blocks for Kat look lovely, too. I still want to make at least one to send. They are easy and for a very good cause!
Fabulous blocks! Love the Shine ones too. The m odern ones with the neutrals are very interesting too. I think they’re going to be wonderful when mixed with the upcoming RSC colors!