First a shout out to Chantal over at "The Corner of Scraps and Quilts" who mentioned my scrap organization in her post as she was sharing sewing small scraps into fabric. Her posts inspire me to dig into my scraps and use them.
Second, a shout out to Linda at "
Texas Quilt Gal." She e-mailed me for permission to use a statement I had made to her as well as a photo from my Triple Treat
post in her upcoming blog post. I said YES to both requests. To make it easy for her, I e-mailed her the photo.
Many quilters have assisted and continue to assist me on my quilting journey. I've smiled from ear to ear as their requests are two examples of giving back to my quilting community. I am humbled and honored that two fellow bloggers, whom I respect and follow, would share my thoughts! I believe sharing your knowledge with others makes the world a better place. Thank you Chantal and Linda, my heart is full of gratitude!
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| Yellow strings |
Goal number seven on my June
list was to make the Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) blocks in the color of the month. This month, Angela at Scrap Happy picked pastels as the color for the RSC. Don't misinterpret me, pastels are great. I've used some lighter values of the color in my block. I thought, "this is going to be a challenge." Gertie, my inner squirrel, agreed. It was. I pulled pinks that were pastel and when I stood back and looked, it was blah. I pulled blues and had the same result.
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| Beginning the piecing |
What to do? Gertie, my always busy and always at the ready with an opinion "friend," replied, "No problem. Choose yellow." So that was what I did. Next month or in a few months, yellow could be the color picked. When that happens, I'll have to figure out a different color!
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| Rectangles pieced |
It took me a couple sewing sessions to finish piecing the yellow part of the block. I've found that piecing the color of the block first works best in my sewing space. I sew four rectangles at a time. I clip these together. This group will eventually become a block.
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| Leftover strings |
I used a lot of strings; but, I still had strings leftover! Still, I had less than when I began!
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| One block finished |
After I added the gray and black sections. I trimmed the rectangles. I sewed the group of four rectangles to make a block. Finishing each block is like mini reveal.
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| Auditioning which four blocks to stitch together |
I placed the blocks on the design wall. I determined which four blocks I wanted to combine. Then I stitched the blocks together ending up with two super blocks!
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| View of the blocks |
I added the blocks to most of the other blocks on the design wall. I didn't mix the yellow blocks with the other blocks. I like the addition. I like the interest that the gray/black sections of the blocks provide. This project has outgrown my design wall. Future block additions will be photographed from my floor!
Linking to Finished or Not Friday, Patchwork and Quilts, Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
3 comments:
Aren't quilt bloggers a great community to be a part of, Terry?! I've gotten lots of help and inspiration from many bloggers. Your yellow strings are so pretty! I've been in the mood to work with yellow, too - it's such a happy color. Maybe that will be July's color, and you can roll these blocks right into July!
I don't think Gertie can ever steer you wrong. These string blocks look amazing and how lovely to pair the colors with the shades of gray. You are so very creative and talented. You have an eye for color, Terry. Have a beautiful day. Hugs.
Your blocks are all looking fantastic! I think as quilters we all inspire each other at one time or another.
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