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Saturday, January 18, 2014

Scrappy January Blues 1/18/14

This has been a good week for using up blue scraps for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I finished up five blue LeMoyne Star blocks with light background, to go along with the stars on black background. I am planning to alternate light and dark in my quilt.



I also completed my Scrap Hexies Star and am now working on a snowflake or two in blue. I need to replace the outer points in the light blue star at the bottom right--they just disappear against the background. This has been my hand-stitching project since last August.



Lastly, I made a batch of little nine-patches that finish at 3". Not sure what they will end up going into, but they are a great way to use up scraps.



Check out the Rainbow Scrap Challenge posts every Saturday to see how others are using up their scraps. So many beautiful projects! I am also linking up to the Hexie Weekend at A Quilting Reader's Garden

Julie in GA

21 comments:

  1. What a good idea using alternate light and dark backgroud fabrics in the LeMoyne star blocks. That's going to be a really nice quilt.

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  2. Ooh, I really like your LeMoyne star blocks, they are turning out beautifully!

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  3. Your lemoyne stars are just gorgeous. Do you machine piece them? Great idea to use a dark and light background, really adds some interest!

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    1. Yes, they are machine pieced. The star blocks finish at 6".

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  4. Really great blocks. I will keep stopping by to see your progress.

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  5. Great blocks! I love those little nine patches -- so cute!

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  6. I love those lemoyne stars! They are on my someday list. Nine patches are so universal - they look great in any quilt.

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  7. I think the lemoyne stars are going to be stunning!

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  8. Love the setting for your stars! What a great quilt they will make. Great stack of nine patches for someday. They come in handy for so many things

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  9. I look at what everyone else is making and just want to do it also (love those stars!)

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  10. Awesome blocks! Especially love the hexies!

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  11. I love the lighter fabric with the dancing stars too. I look forward to seeing your finished quilt with the dancing stars. 9-patch blocks always come in handy. I am sure you will find a perfect use for them.

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  12. LeMoyne Stars - yours are sparkling!

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  13. Nice LeMoyne stars..
    Everyone's doing hexes. I am not going to catch that bug.
    Well done

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  14. Great projects - love the stars.

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  15. I like the LeMoyne's with the alternating background. And your hexies are to die for!

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  16. Love your stars... And hexies... And 9 patches too! You have some fantastic quilts in the making.

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  17. Oh my Stars! Look at you go!!! Those Lemoyne stars are really pretty!

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  18. Those LeMoyne Stars are so nice. I like the background fabric especially. I have never tried Y seams before. It's all very pretty.

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