It's the last ScrapHappy Saturday of 2024, and I'm cutting it close to the end of the year, but I did manage to finish assembling the top for one of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge projects this week. This is my RSC 2024 Hen and Chicks Sampler quilt!
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RSC 2024 Hen & Chicks Sampler
41.5" x 55.5"
Every month our RSC hostess Angela posted patterns for four different blocks, including instructions for multiple block sizes. Like her, I made all of the blocks in both 6" and 3" finished sizes, ending the year with 40 blocks in each size. I used the same batik background for all of the blocks, and all of the other fabrics used were also batiks.
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I might still add a narrow border of the background around the outside, but maybe not because I don't want it to get any bigger. I'm planning a scrappy batik binding to finish it off.
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Some of those little 3" blocks were quite challenging to piece accurately, but everything turned out well in the end. I especially like the bright colors on the mostly white background, giving this a fresh feeling of springtime. My setting used all but one of the 6" blocks, and I also had four of the 3" blocks left at the end.
Be sure to check out all of the wonderful scrappy projects at the Rainbow Scrap Challenge every Saturday and Oh Scrap! over at Quilting is more fun than Housework on Sunday.
Happy quilting everyone!
Julie in GA
I love it so much! It makes me want to do the quilt again so that I can set it like this. Your blocks are just beautiful in the batiks and the background sets them off perfectly.
ReplyDeleteThe Hen & Chicks turned out beautifully. Don't you just love mixing the two block sizes together?
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun setting! RSC quilts are always so colorful and pretty. Congrats on getting it to finished flimsy!
ReplyDeleteThat is a nice layout for your sampler quilt. I like multi-sizes of blocks in a quilt too.
ReplyDeleteI really like this setting, Julie. I think I would have found those 3" blocks very challenging. I took this year off from RSC. Too many WIPs from previous years, which sadly, still didn't get finished.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year.
Pat
I hadn't really studied Angela's Hen and Chicks blocks until this post. I can't believe you both made the chicks 3". I would have been sorely tempted to bump them up to 9" and 4.5" at least. There are some very itty bitty pieces those 3" blocks. Your layout is stunning! I love how the 3" blocks act as surround or inner border for the 6" blocks and then the remaining 6" blocks create the next border.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, LOVE how you used the small blocks as an inner border!!
ReplyDeleteLove the setting and it's beautiful in batiks. Well done!
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