rsc 2026

182 Day Solstice Challenge - UFO#15 FINISHED! from Grandma's Red Needle

Pat Sloan's '182 Day Solstice Challenge' is FINISHED!

This is UFO #15 on my UFO list 2026

I'm so glad I did this quilt in RSC colors.

I really love how it turned out.

Layout direction

https://patsloanquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pat-sloan-asymmetrical-layout-directions-solstice-challenge-1.pdf

I changed the layout a little bit, for not to get blocks with the same colors next to each other. Two (the turquoise blocks at the top) are a bit close, but that's OK.

Here are some of the blocks

Block #9 - Among the Stars

Block #8 - Never ending love

Block #5 ...

added by Astrid 3 weeks, 5 days ago. under finished ufos 2026 , pat sloan bom , rsc , rsc 2026 , rsc2024 , rsc2025 , solstice challenge , ufo challenge 2026

RSC Week 38 - Solstice Update from Grandma's Red Needle

It's Saturday and time for RSC (Rainbow Scrap Challenge) update.

This month is purple.

Even if my intention has been to piece together some purple nine patches, that has not happened. My goal for this month is to finish '182 Day Solstice Challenge', and I'm happy to say I'm almost there!

Since the RSC color is purple, I'm quilting one of the two purple blocks today. The other purple block was quilted earlier this month - here.

It's a big block, it measures 24" / 61 cm square, finished.

When the purple block is done, I have ...

added by Astrid 1 month ago. under pat sloan bom , rsc 2026 , rscpurple , solstice challenge , ufo challenge 2026

RSC Week 37 - Purple / Solstice Update / Blogger Problems from Grandma's Red Needle

First of all: BLOGGER PROBLEMS!!!!

While others have had problems, I haven't, but now it seems to be my turn.

I read blogs every day, from my 'Reading List'. About 3 days ago, I noticed there are NO NEW BLOG POSTS from any of you! I was thinking; that can't be?! I checked out a few blogs from the comment page, and yes, there were new posts, which do not show up in my 'Reading List' since some days!

I have not changed anything, it must be Blogger??

Any of you facing the same problem?

Any solution?

I ...

added by Astrid 1 month, 1 week ago. under pat sloan bom , rsc 2026 , rscpurple , scrap-buster , solstice challenge , ufo challenge 2026

Weekly update: end of the August from With Strings Attached

New fridge collage

The trip to Scotland was wonderful! I got home Friday evening. I've recovered from jet lag and I'm gradually coming up to speed with regular life. The travelog is in process (basically a compilation of the daily Facebook posts and photos). I'll post it in a day or two.

The design wall is as I left it on August 12 with batik wonky stars.

Instead of working on those the past two evenings I made purple coin units for the September RSC. The pattern calls for 12 blocks with two coin units each. I ...

added by Nann 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under design wall monday , monday musings , oh scrap! , rsc 2026 , sew and tell , stash report , weekly update

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 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under flora and fauna , irish chain , jolly tree farm , quilt blocks , rsc 2026 , rscyellow , scrap-buster , scrapbuster

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, 1 week ago. under a quilting life , bom 2025 , flora and fauna , garden , rsc 2026 , rsc2025 , rscyellow , ufo challenge 2026

Jolly Tree Farm QAL / A Quilting Life BOM 2025/2026 from Grandma's Red Needle

Hello everyone!

First of all: THANK YOU to those of you who have commented on my previous posts! I'm sorry I've not been able getting back to you.

I'm online again! After two weeks off due to the PSU on my desktop PC failed. Long story short; DH managed to fix it (install a new PSU), by communicating with our DF and data-guru in SA! Thank you so much, A! I hate using my mobile phone for 'computer work', it is way too small and I tend to lose patience (very fast!)!

Sewing, cross-stitching as well as ...

added by Astrid 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under a quilting life , bom 2025 , bom 2026 , christmas , jolly tree farm , quilt blocks , rsc 2026 , rscyellow

Weekly update: stash report and a good start to August from With Strings Attached

A short walk close to home on Friday. Top: compass plant, Culver's root, prairie pinnate coneflower. Center: tansy, purple coneflower, jewelwood. Bottom: monarda, rosinweed.

It rained all day Saturday--nice and gentle, no wind. I puttered around indoors.

Stash report for July: fabric IN 41.75 yards, $70, average $1.67 per yard. Fabric OUT 71-5/8 yards. Year to date: fabric IN 233-3/4 yards, $307, average $1.31 per yard. Fabric OUT 451-5/8 yards. That's a net decrease of 218 yards -- hooray!

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Hopscotch Butterscotch is a flimsy. I think the border piano keys should have more ...

added by Nann 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under monday musings , omg 2026 , quiltville , rsc 2026 , scrap quilts , sew and tell , stash report , top-along , weekly update

Boxed-Mix from Sew Preeti Quilts

Yes, it has been a while...

It is a challenge to time this blogpost after I am missed but before I am totally forgotten.

Boxed-Mix

This is Boxed Mix, a layer cake friendly quilt, I made for Summer 2026 issue of Quilter’s World.

Made using the Island Batik collection, Enchanted Flutter, Boxed Mix finished at 60" by 84".

We took the completed quilt for a photoshoot.

You know that the colors are stunning when you can fool a grasshopper to stop by and examine :-D

I modeled it on my bed. I took pictures of the label and I ...

added by Preeti 2 months, 4 weeks ago. under boxed-mix , island batik , island batik fabrics , layer cake friendly , lost quilt , quilters world , quilting magazine , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc 2026 , ups

Weekly update: rain, shine + goals met + reading from With Strings Attached

Wildflowers at Pine Dunes (Saturday) and Ethel's Woods (Sunday). Top: monarda (bee balm), purple coneflower, pickerel weed. Center: compass plant, Queen Anne's lace, false sunflower. Bottom: butterfly weed, Culver's root, swamp milkweed.

Just as forecast, thunderstorms rolled in Friday afternoon, rolled out, and more rain overnight. Saturday dawned sunny and I had a great 2-mile walk at Pine Dunes in the morning. Later in the day the rain returned and the temperatures dropped. I didn't want to bundle up and sit on wet grass (even in a chair on wet grass) to watch the Zion festivities ...

added by Nann 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under design wall monday , monday musings , oh scrap , reading , rsc 2026 , sew and tell , top-along , weekly update

Weekly update: solstice, rummage sale + VRD challenge complete from With Strings Attached

Welcome summer!

I was up really early on Sunday and caught the solstice sunrise over Lake Michigan.

In the afternoon I took a nap, rather than a walk, to compensate for the early morning.

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I did get a 2-mile walk on Saturday.

Water lily, nodding thistle, blackberries, St. John's wort, elderberry, self-heal, white avens, coneflower.

The walk came after I went to the final morning of a church rummage sale. I bought two bags for $5 each and filled them with a lot of men's shirts (23) and ties (44). If they were cotton or silk I put ...

added by Nann 4 months ago. under design wall monday , monday musings , oh scrap! , rsc 2026 , rummage sale , sew and tell , villa rosa , weekly update

RSC Week 21 - Orange from Grandma's Red Needle

Another week has passed (how did that happen?).

What has happened in your sewing room?

This is the only orange that happened in my sewing room - one 9-patches from 2" squares

In between working on my UFOs - mostly quilting - I've been piecing some scrappy 16-patches. As I've mentioned earlier; I have thousands (I'm not exaggerating!) of 2" squares from swaps as well as my own. Some are used, but there are still a lot. I just have to start somewhere, right? I've yet to decide what to do with these blocks.

Seven 16-patches (2" squares) from ...

added by Astrid 5 months ago. under mauritius , quilt blocks , rsc 2026 , rscorange

RSC, swaps, and a couple of books from With Strings Attached

Why, yes, I can write a blog post on Saturday!

I'm making it easy on myself with RSC this year. 15" x 5" Chinese coins blocks in each monthly color. The pattern that you can see in the photo is from an old issue of Quiltmaker.

I used some orange batik to make a fabric box to hold the mug rugs for next weekend's P.E.O. convention. The box, or is it a bowl?, uses fusible Peltex to make it flexible but firm. The exterior fabric is also batik.

I used to have the Fast Fun Fabric ...

added by Nann 5 months ago. under mini quilt swap , reading , rsc 2026

RSC Week 20 - Orange / Small UFO Finish from Grandma's Red Needle

Another week has passed and it's time to show what I've been up to with orange.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I don't have any orange yardage left. There are squares in different sizes. I have a few orange 5" squares left and I just couldn't leave these cute cats in the box!

Two squares + leftover black = two mug rugs!

The quilting will happen another day.

After finishing four big UFOs (I need to take photos!), it felt good working on something small.

UFO #22 is FINISHED!

This is the table topper or candle ...

added by Astrid 5 months, 1 week ago. under christmas , finished ufos 2026 , rsc 2026 , rscorange , table toppers & runners , ufo challenge 2026

RSC Week 19 - Orange - An RSC FINISH - BOM 2026 from Grandma's Red Needle

Remember '70s has moved from my UFOs/WIPs list (UFO #14) to FINISH!

I got the idea to make a quilt in orange & brown in May 2023. That year/month, orange was the RSC color as well. Who does not remember the 1970's when orange and brown were popular? I think I had enough of these colors at that time! Orange is not amongst my favorite color, but if I had to choose between orange and pink, I know I would have a big problem! LOL

I have to say I like how this quilt turned out, mixed with ...

added by Astrid 5 months, 1 week ago. under bom 2026 , fruit and vegetables , fruits , remember 70s , rsc 2026 , rscorange , ufo challenge 2026 , weather

RSC Color for May is Orange / A Squirrel popped in from Grandma's Red Needle

Who sent the squirrel?!

...and one can't work on UFOs all the time, right?

I've been admiring the '99 Charms quilts' in RSC colors at GraceandPieceQuilting. Nancy has done a fabulous job on those quilts, using 5 inch squares from scraps, and quilted beautifully!

I got inspired!

I have a shoe box full of 5" squares and wasn't sure how to use them. Not that it was a priority to use them, but after admiring Nancy's quilts, I decided to do the same. Thanks for the inspiration, Nancy!

There were squares in colors I have more ...

added by Astrid 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under 99 charms quilt , flimsy , remember 70s , rsc 2026 , rscorange , ufo challenge 2026

RSC April 2026 - PINK / Dear Nina is back! from Grandma's Red Needle

It has been some busy days since my previous post.

It has been yard work and decluttering. I've gone through lots of papers, tossed or shredded most. I couldn't believe how many quilt patterns I've collected; 2 big ring binders! I've kept one stitchery pattern! It has 12 cute snowmen motifs, how could I toss it?! It would make a fun winter / Christmas quilt.

Last week was 'sewing week'.

Yes! Dear Nina (Bernina 440 QE) is back from the spa in South Africa! She had a total breakdown and the dealer here nor Bernina Switzerland, did ...

added by Astrid 6 months ago. under a quilting life , bernina , bom 2025 , mauritius , pat sloan bom , quilt blocks , rsc 2026 , rscpink , rscred , solstice challenge , ufo challenge 2026

Polite Society from Sew Preeti Quilts

Welcome to Polite Society.

Polite Society

Designed in EQ8 and made with the Island Batik collection, Essence, Polite Society is a precut-friendly design published in Precut Quilts Made Easy (A Quilter's World publication).

This is a beautiful collection. Look for it in your local quilt shop. For background, I used the Island Batik Neutral Egg White. The binding is another neutral named Glaze.

Published

I quilted using a variegated thread and my trusted walking foot. You guessed it - my favorite squiggly stitch :-)

Beginner Friendly Quilt Pattern

Polite Society is a super easy, beginner-friendly, jelly roll pattern that you can ...

added by Preeti 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under annie's quilting , island batik , island batik designer , island batik fabrics , jelly roll quilt , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc 2026 , variegated thread , walking foot quilting

Weekly update: quiet weekend, RSC, batik blocks from With Strings Attached

I had a meeting Friday morning (good to get out and be sociable) and the rest of the weekend I was at home with just a couple of errands. We're on the southern edge of the huge storm with only 4" of snow. We're under a blizzard warning because it's quite windy. I cancelled an appointment this morning and plan to stay in today. Sewing and reading and, just maybe, catching up on a few no-time-pressure tasks.

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In the studio: I made red "coin" panels for this year's RSC project. The pattern (shown in the photo ...

added by Nann 7 months, 1 week ago. under design wall monday , monday musings , oh scrap! , rsc 2026 , sew and tell , weekly update

Coffee With Dad - An RSC Flimsy, Another WIP from Grandma's Red Needle

As the title says; Coffee with Dad is a Flimsy!

Viola at Familie Barwitzki challenged me to work on my UFO #26, since 26 is her birthday. Now that Swirling Stars is on hold, waiting (forever! due to shipping error from the online shop!) for ordered quilting thread, I accepted the challenge.

In my previous post I mentioned I had too many blocks for one quilt.

That is absolutely not true! I don't know where my head was, or better say brain (it must have melted in the heat these days!), when I figured out I need 36 coffee ...

added by Astrid 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under basket quilt , bom 2025 , coffee with dad , fruit and vegetables , mauritius , nature , rsc 2026 , rsc2025 , rscred , ufo challenge 2026

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