2012 Rainbow Scrap Challenge

I Love Rainbow Quilts!
Scraphappy's blog, SOSCRAPPY, at superscrappy.blogspot.com
is doing a 2012 Rainbow Scrap Challenge. You can see Angela's button on my blog. The guidelines seem flexible so I though I'd give it a try. January is RED. Since I have no red scraps, I pulled some red fabric from my stash. (Not a lot of red to chose from, but I'd like to do this challenge from scraps and stash.) I cut 2 1/2" wide strips and made three blocks. I will be trying to make three 8 1/2" square blocks each month, but they are probably going to be closer to 8" square blocks. At this point, I'm not going to trim them to any size. I'll trim them up in December. I'm also saving 2 1/2" scrap strips of the fabric I'm using when I have them. I'd like to have the option of making a rainbow jelly roll challenge quilt in December. If I can keep up I may have pictures of two rainbow quilts to post at the end of the year :D
Regardless, I'm learning and having a GOOD TIME.

Working on a Scrap Strip Quilt

This is my first attempt at a heart strings strip quilt. I read the instructions on Mary Johnson's blog, blog.maryquilts.com. I sewed strips of fabric on 10" squares of muslin, then trimmed them to 9 1/2" blocks. Notice Batman, Spiderman and Superman strips? No pink or purple fabrics. This quilt is for a grandson when finished. The little white spots you see on each square has two numbers indicating row number and position in that row. I got the idea from someone in blogland. I hope they help me over come my senior moments allowing me to sew the 30 blocks together in the correct order.

Made these last minute Christmas gifts, pillow cases, a few days before Christmas.
I can't wait to try some blocks from the first Scrap Sew Along. Maybe I can raid my scrap box and sew some picnic quilt blocks together this weekend :D

Sew Scraps Along

I love scrap quilts, so I think this will be fun!
Pleasant Home is planning a month of quilt ideas designed to use up scraps!
I know I'll be visiting this website daily. Maybe you would like to check it out, too.
pleasant-home.com

8 More Pot Holders

For gifts :D

Three Small Quilts for Three Little Girls

Mother and I made them this weekend :D

Mother's Second Purple Quick Strippie

Mother made a second Purple Quick Strippie quilt for a Christmas gift. So sweet. Fabrics are different, except for small dark purple stripes. The back is like the binding. She holds it up for the picture after it was free motion quilted, washed and dried. Looks a little blue in the picture but it's not. It's purple. Also difficult to see is her happy little Christmas tree is in the picture :D
Cameras and lighting are funny like that.
Again, she used Mary Johnson's Quick Strippie Quilt Pattern at blog.maryquilts.com.
Thank you Mary.

Kitten House Block Traveling To CA

Two excited little North Carolina kittens are on their way to California to visit with Beth.
http://lovelaughquilt.blogspot.com
See them. They are watching from the window :D