After about a dozen years of very active involvement in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, last year I felt the need to back off a bit. I loved piecing the many projects I have made through the years, but I haven't done so well at finishing them, leaving me with a large collection of rainbow quilt tops, plus some sets of blocks waiting to be joined together.
I didn't start any new RSC projects last year, but I did manage to assemble three more rainbow quilt tops, Hollow 9-Patch, the Scrappy Colorwash "Terry" Quilt (one of my favorite projects from last year,) and Hearts Applique. I also made some placemats early in the year based on the color of the month.
Scrappy Colorwash "Terry" quilt top, 60" x 81"
It sure felt like something was missing from my quilting experiences by not being a part of the RSC last year, so I'm getting back into it again. I decided to start small, making 3" Old Italian blocks from my 30's scraps. I was inspired by recent posts by Barbara Black and by Cathy at Sane, Crazy, Crumby Quilting. Cathy's blog is a constant source of inspiration, and I am always amazed at her productivity and organization.
Old Italian blocks, 3" finished size
My plan is to keep a stack of pieces for these blocks next to my machine and use them as leaders and enders. I expect to set the blocks with a plain alternate block, but I'm not convinced this yellow is the right color; maybe something a little softer would be better. There's plenty of time before I need to decide that.
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
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