2025 Rainbow Scrap Challenge Blocks--post 1

Selvage squares with the background

I'm behind with this project. I had good intentions. I purchased the background fabric in January. I even pre-washed it; but, didn't move further than that! 

Pink squares laid out

Last year for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC), I made selvage squares. At the time, I couldn't figure out a background fabric so I decided that year I would make the squares and the following year I would sew the squares into the blocks following the monthly color.

Pink blocks

Now that it is the end of February, I decided I needed to make some progress!!! Pink was the color for January and blue was the color for February. Surely, I could put together eight blocks before the end of February!

I cut a two yard piece of the background fabric and starched it. I let the starch dry and then I ironed the fabric. I cut strips; then squares and finally half square triangles. I laid out the block parts and started stitching.

Layout blue block

It didn't take long and all of my pink blocks were stitched. The blocks are supposed to be 10 1/2 inches. These were right on the mark. Starching the background fabric helped! I pulled the blue squares and stitched those. Again, the process went without one hiccup!

Next month, the color is yellow. I will make a few more blocks. It feels good to get caught up with the RSC! 

All the  blocks went together easily. I like the blocks in the straight setting. The pattern, however, had them set on the diagonal!

Blue blocks

Catching up on the RBSC was goal number one on my February list.