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RSC Week 35 - Yellow from Grandma's Red Needle

The RSC color for August is YELLOW.

Not much yellow has happened in the sewing room,

except two Scrappy Irish Chain blocks

81-patches blocks

White, cream and yellow squares are from my stash, the others from swaps (here). I started this project to use up some of my 'zillion' 2" squares. The pattern uses 2.5" squares and finish at 90" square. Using 2" squares, it finishes at 68", that is IF my math is right!

What else happened in the sewing room this week?

My Secret Sewing quilt is done. I can't show any photos until it is ...

added by Astrid 2 months, 1 week ago. under flora and fauna , irish chain , jolly tree farm , quilt blocks , rsc 2026 , rscyellow , scrap-buster , scrapbuster

RSC Week 34 - Yellow / Christmas TRs from Grandma's Red Needle

The RSC (Rainbow Scrap Challenge) color chosen for August, is yellow.

After finishing BIG BLUE (Got the Blues, #8 on my UFO list), I felt for working on something smaller. What's better than piecing together some 2" squares to 9-patches

I got 8 9-patches

A mix of my own cut squares and swaps. It didn't make a dent in the box containing 2" squares, but at least 72 squares are out of that box!

I did some Christmas sewing for my DF in Norway

Placemat

Small table topper

Skinny table runner

These are made from upcycled Christmas curtains ...

added by Astrid 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under christmas , flora and fauna , placemats , quilt blocks , rscyellow , table toppers & runners , upcycled

A Quilting Life's BOM 2025 is a FLIMSY from Grandma's Red Needle

UFO #27 (UFO list) is finally a Flimsy!

A Quilting Life's BOM 2025

The quilt consists of 12 blocks. I did 10 of the blocks in RSC colors (Rainbow Scrap Challenge) last year. Somehow I dragged on the last two - see my previous post.

I couldn't decide on what color to choose for the house block. For the Dresden Plates block; I was not veeery eager to do it since I had never done any before. As I can recall, I think an alternative block was suggested. I 'survived' doing the Dresden Plates block! LOL

It always takes ...

added by Astrid 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under a quilting life , bom 2025 , flora and fauna , garden , rsc 2026 , rsc2025 , rscyellow , ufo challenge 2026

Christmas in July Sewing / Going Through Stash from Grandma's Red Needle

Well, not much 'Christmas in July' sewing has happened since this post. However, some already prepped dog and cat mug rugs have been quilted, that's all.

I got sucked into decluttering accumulated fabrics and other crafts.

Some of the jeans will be donated and some are cut into useable pieces. I'm not going to use the most worn areas, and I see there are some spots too that won't be used. I will get to that eventually.

My goodness, jeans take up a lot of space!

Flannel shirts from a DF are also cut into pieces

The ...

added by Astrid 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under declutter , flora and fauna , nature , scrapbuster , scraps

Flora and Fauna from Telling Stories Through the Needle's Eye

Almost 5 years ago, we started a project called Flora and Fauna of Germany. I (Kara) can't believe it has been that long! We began the project as a way to use up our scraps of wool and cotton with simple blocks inspired by the flora and fauna I would see on my walks in Germany with our two hounds. We released 16 blocks over the course of the next two years—one in cotton and one in wool—and loved being able to have the opportunity to bring nature to life with interesting threads, fabrics, and stitches. Once ...

added by Teri and Kara—Through the Needle's Eye 4 years, 3 months ago. under embellishment , embroidery , flora and fauna , stitching , wool , wool applique

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