Playing with Greens

This was a week where I developed a bad case of quilter's ADD. I just couldn't seem to settle down and work on my ongoing projects. Instead I kept pulling out all sorts of UFOs and playing with the remains from past quilts, trying to turn them into something new.

As part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, I have been working on UFOs based on the color of the month. Green is our color for May, and I realized that I have made 3 different 9-patch quilts that were each primarily green. I pulled out this collection of leftovers from a Blooming Nine-Patch that I made around 2005. The box contained leftover blocks plus sample blocks with fabrics that weren't used in the final quilt. There were also quite a few pre-cut strips, some of which were already sewn up into strip sets, plus I have some yardage of all the fabrics.

I have been trying out different arrangements of blocks on the design wall and making more blocks from the pre-made strip sets. I need to find something with a little more punch to it for the center, but otherwise this is coming together nicely.

The other UFO that features green is my Boston Fiesta quilt, which is now a finished top! I finished joining all the blocks together a couple days ago and added the green border today. I have a fabulous bright print that I was planning to use for the back, but when I went to press it, I discovered that it is stretchy on the crosswise grain. There must be some spandex or something like that in there. I bought the fabric at a discount fabric store 10 years ago, so there is no way to tell now. I am searching my stash for other backing options.

Boston Fiesta top
60" x 74"

Boston Fiesta reject backing

Even better than finishing the Boston Fiesta top was completing the binding on my Dancing Stars quilt. This was my first project as part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I made the star blocks in 2013, made the top and had it quilted in 2014, and finally finished the binding this week. I have entered this quilt in the ROYGBIV category of the Blogger's Quilt Festival; you can read my entry post HERE.

Dancing Stars 60" x 77"
pattern by Amy Ellis

Check out all of the terrific scrappy projects at the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I will also be linking up on Sunday to Oh Scrap! at Quilting is more fun than Housework.

Julie in GA