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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Rainbow Scrap Challenge - January (Red)

Angela is motivating us once again this year with her Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

I lost time and ambition last year :\ **shrug** I guess I allowed it to happen by letting school suck up all my extra energy and time at the start of this school year. I don't want that to happen anymore. Don't get me wrong; I LOVE my job; LOVE my students; LOVE the subjects I teach...... but I miss "ME" time in the evenings and weekends.

SO.....I'm off to a great start so far!

Orca Bay's layout had me UN-motivated after two hours!!! Then, after two hours of final prepping for the upcoming school week (ONLY TWO, that's not tooooo bad)....
I thought digging into my bins for reds would be a nice FUN way to burn up a couple of hours.

1.5" bin; 2" bin; 2.5" bin; 3.5" bin; 4.5+" bin .... dug, dug, dug and pulled out ALLL my red fabrics. NO MORE RED in any of those bins.

I liked the idea of Angela's from last year to create a block of each color and create a "rainbow" quilt at the end of the year. So, I pulled out my Quiltmaker magazines to see if a Bonnie Scrap block would fit the trick.

Psht......as IF I had any doubt!!!! :-)

Her "Jack in the Box" block had already been folded open for my "someday" list. Seems like a perfect perfect pattern!

Her 2.5" "flip" method lead to bonus triangles as well, and rather than make the typical pinwheels from them, I decide to make these "diamond squares" that will most likely make their way into a pieced border of the final quilt 12 months from now :0)

Sadly, I haven't touched my 2" or 1.5" strips (OR my STRING BIN for that matter) OR really tackled lots of 2.5" strips (neatly stacked at the right of the pic)... I may also decide to make some string blocks for a second Rainbow Scrap quilt in 12 months. I need to find some inspirational layouts....anyone know of any?
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15 comments:

  1. JoanneJanuary 1, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    Can you tell me which issue of quiltmaker it is in? Your blocks look great. Last year on red you motivated me to do a red pineapple blossom so you are at it again. Joanne H

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  2. Quilter KathyJanuary 1, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    Very cool blocks! And look at you being all organized in 2012!!

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  3. AndeeJanuary 1, 2012 at 5:54 PM

    Now I want one of these...lol and earlier today I was saying to myself..no more starts just get all that you have going done...but maybe I should pick a Bonnie block and go red too....oy vey!

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  4. Andra GayleJanuary 1, 2012 at 6:27 PM

    Love that block! Good Choice!

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  5. CandaceJanuary 1, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    Gorgeous blocks and that red really looks fresh and happy.

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  6. MichelleJanuary 2, 2012 at 12:01 AM

    Those blocks are gorgeous! And your Orca Bay is looking great, too.

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  7. JaneJanuary 2, 2012 at 1:03 AM

    I've had the same idea too, lol. I've got my reds out, I'm going to do string blocks, but have yet to decide on the other blocks I want to do. Hopefully, in the next couple of days I can decide.
    Have fun with your quilts, I shall look forward to seeing them at the end of the year

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  8. aprilJanuary 2, 2012 at 5:15 AM

    Hi Amy! Thanks for your comment on my blog! You are a much more accomplished quilter than I am though! I will be happy to post a pix of my "string piece" and will take a pix today. I'll let you know when I do. It was fun making a block for each month's color. Just decided to put them all together as a memory of the year, although everyone may not like that - kind of helter skelter. I am not familiar with Quiltmaker and Bonnie Scrap. I will have to look for that.

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  9. aprilJanuary 2, 2012 at 5:30 AM

    Oh! I see that Full House design is the one for Jan, but I don't see where to get the pattern/directions.

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  10. Cathy TommJanuary 3, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    I saw your post this weekend and then I had to do a little 8 inch block for an exchange and came back to the Jack in the box. Here is my post http://cathytomm.blogspot.com/2012/01/tin-box-exchange-box-2.html

    Thanks for the idea. I may have to make more.

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  11. aprilJanuary 4, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    I'm putting a pix of that string quilt top on my blog today that you wanted to see, Amy.

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  12. scraphappyJanuary 5, 2012 at 10:42 AM

    Adorable blocks. What a great pattern for a month to month rainbow quilt. Hope you find some balance. I'm working on on that as well. Isn't as easy as it should be sometimes.

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  13. AndeeJanuary 5, 2012 at 4:59 PM

    I am still thinking about joining in on this so I looked through Bonnie's blocks on quiltmaker and for one color this block is the best, Happy Hour could work with the extra black and white hourglass units I have or maybe Antique Tile...may be copying you again! SORRY!

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  14. AnneJanuary 9, 2012 at 5:41 AM

    Great blocks - they look fantastic!
    Very striking.

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  15. Deb AJanuary 15, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    What a great block! Love how it turned out.

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