keep the home fires burning

RSC Week #15 Yellow continues from Grandma's Red Needle

First of all, as Chantal pointed out in my previous post, that I sewed three of the four bowtie blocks the wrong way! I was a bit cross-eyed after making all those blocks that day! lol Mistakes happen when we are tired.

I had to make them the right way, or else it had haunted me forever!

Here they are! Redone!

Thank you Chantal for pointing it out!

Yellow Scrap Jar blocks done

...and finally; Zipper blocks

The small yellow table topper has got a black border. I used a piece of ... well, not really 'ugly' fabric, but... a bit ...

added by Astrid 2 weeks, 3 days ago. under garden , keep the home fires burning , quilt blocks , rsc2024 , rscyellow , scraps

RSC Week #14 - Yellow for April from Grandma's Red Needle

HAPPY APRIL!

Easter came and went, I hope you all had some relaxing and nice days. For us, it was all normal days. In Norway, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Monday are all public holidays. None public holidays for Easter in Mauritius. I never get the feeling of Easter here, except seeing the odd chocolate Easter bunnies and Easter eggs in the supermarkets.

New month and new color!

Angela at SoScrappy has chosen YELLOW for April's RSC - Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

I don't know about you, but I prefer doing the RSC blocks the first week(s) in ...

added by Astrid 3 weeks, 3 days ago. under bom2024 , flimsy , keep the home fires burning , quilt blocks , rsc2024 , rscyellow , wips

RSC Week 11 - More Purple and Catch Up on Keep the Home Fires Burning from Grandma's Red Needle

Another week has passed. March is still 'PURPLE', meaning working with purple fabrics for the RSC (Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2024).

I've made the remaining 9-patches

for 'Keep the Home Fires Burning'

The pattern calls for 15 9-patches. I'm making them in RSC colors and may need another purple depending on the other upcoming colors.

A little progress on the purple quilt I mentioned in my previous post:

When I pulled it out, I had forgotten I made two quilts! Just a little pre-senile! lol Part of the backing for the big quilt is pieced, I just had to ...

added by Astrid 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under keep the home fires burning , quilt blocks , rsc2024 , rscpurple , wips

Seeing PURPLE all week! from Grandma's Red Needle

Angela over at Superscrappy has chosen PURPLE for March' RSC (Rainbow Scrap Challenge).

Purple has never been a favorite, hence there's no stack of purple in my stash. Either one likes purple, or not. After I started quilting, I must admit I'm growing on purple, with all its shades. Interesting history about purple here.

Last week, we had 4-5 days glorious weather and when that happens this time of the year, we always ask 'what's wrong?' We took advantage of the sunny days and spent a couple of days yard working. It feels good being outside, dig ...

added by Astrid 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under keep the home fires burning , quilt blocks , rsc2024 , rscpurple

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