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Saturday, September 13, 2014

Orange Scrappiness

I have been making good progress with my orange scrappy projects for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge this week. I finished all of my 6" LeMoyne Star blocks and have the pieces cut for a 12" block.

I might be ready to start joining these stars together into quilts soon. I haven't decided yet if I want to include brown and black/grey stars or just stick to the bright colors. It's time to put a batch of stars up on the design wall and see how they look together.

 I also finished my first orange hexie snowflake this week and have started on my hexie star. The hexies have been getting lots of questions while I stitch on the train to work each morning.


Check out this week's Rainbow Scrap Challenge posts--lots of amazingly beautiful rainbow projects to inspire you! I am also linking up to Hexie Weekend at A Quilting Reader's Garden, to the Monday Morning Star Count at Life Under Quilts, and to the Hexie Linky Party (HeLP) at Sarah Did It!.

Julie in GA
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18 comments:

  1. scraphappySeptember 13, 2014 at 7:23 AM

    Sewing on a trip is such a great conversation starter. Beautiful oranges.

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  2. Linda M @ Pieceful KingdomSeptember 13, 2014 at 7:59 AM

    I just love the oranges!

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  3. SuzySeptember 13, 2014 at 8:20 AM

    I like how the different oranges make the stars look almost 3D!

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  4. Carla A Few Of My Favorite ThingsSeptember 13, 2014 at 8:32 AM

    I am looking forward to you quilt top! Wouldn't it be neat if your stitching on the train would inspire even one to give this a try!

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  5. CathySeptember 13, 2014 at 8:59 AM

    Oh, I guess I thought all these months that your LeMoyne Stars were 12 inch. The smaller size makes them even more spectacular since there will be more of them in a quilt.

    Oh, and those snowflakes are awesome. I love the color of oranges you used.

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  6. AngieSeptember 13, 2014 at 10:16 AM

    Looking forward to seeing all your stars together! I think the quilt top will be amazing!

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  7. Katie Z.September 13, 2014 at 10:51 AM

    Lovely orange fabrics.

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  8. BillieBee (billiemick)September 13, 2014 at 12:22 PM

    Totally in love with your orange snowflake!

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  9. LA PaylorSeptember 13, 2014 at 12:47 PM

    I like all your blocks. The hexies especially. I am a hexie-fool
    LeeAnna at not afraid of color!

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2014 at 5:34 PM

    I like the stars, and the hexagons are wonderfully color coordinated.

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  11. Cathy TommSeptember 14, 2014 at 11:55 AM

    Love the orange stars. Your snow flack is so cute.

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  12. SheilaSeptember 14, 2014 at 12:29 PM

    Love the orange stars. I've done it but now hesitate to make brown stars. I'm okay with black on white and white on black prints for stars.

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  13. AndeeSeptember 15, 2014 at 5:25 PM

    Your orange blocks are so pretty, love the hexies too!

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  14. PamelaSeptember 16, 2014 at 4:56 AM

    Your hexagons look like autumn. Very nice!

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  15. TerriSeptember 16, 2014 at 11:58 AM

    I really like the idea of doing a snowflake with hexies. I have not seen that before.

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  16. Deb ASeptember 18, 2014 at 1:23 PM

    I love your snowflake! I had my hexagons with me today at bowling and got lots of questions. Looking forward to seeing all those stars together.

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  17. MariaSeptember 18, 2014 at 9:06 PM

    Lovely projects that you are working on at the moment, Julie :-)

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  18. SarahSeptember 19, 2014 at 5:24 PM

    You're lucky to be able to do hexies on the train. Your orange hexies are spectacular...I just love seeing your monthly progress.

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