Rainbow Scrappy challenge 2017

Digging around in the various tubs scattered around the house I came across all these completed 9 patch blocks.

The 2.5" squares and half square triangles were made to use for the Scrappy Sprout quilt in 2015 out of my scraps and unloved stash.   But with sufficient leaves made I started making them into 9 patches and star blocks. Then they fell by the wayside after RSC ended for that year.

Fast forward to 2017 I need a new leaders and enders project!

Plus I have been busting to return to the Rainbow Scrappy Challenge, win, win!

January is Purple and here is what I have made for the month.

I started making four patches, as the supply of scrap purple dwindled.  Ditto only got one star made as there was only sufficient half square triangles for one. 

And I couldnt resist some other new blocks - but out of my reproduction stash, instead of scrap!

One 4" basket block (handle to be made) and a 7" Dresden - but might swap that neutral for a different purple yet.

Happy quilting Sue.

April is purple

It took me half way through April to get stuck into Purple for the Rainbow Scrappy Challenge.  The main reason was school holidays and finishing projects for our up and coming exhibition.  

I started with some nine patches.

Once I started I realised the biggest problem I had was the fact that I had cheated and added purple into the pink patches in February.  So I unpicked the offending purple patches and replaced them with pink.  I found a bit more pink scrap in my stash (I really need to do a bit resort of my stash) and also unearthed some more purple. 

And then I decided I had better make a pink and a purple star, because I had more fabric!  

They are not the same type of star so I am still hoping to make each colour in the other style.  

I don't have any yellow star blocks because I ran out of yellow scrap in March - but I did make a blue one in January.  I plan to go through all my boxes of fabric and tidy them up as the different colours have been spread here and there....after my local quilt show is over!  Then hopefully I can tackle May's colour (and catch up the missing stars) whatever it is, with a lot more ease.

Happy quilting Sue.