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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 ...

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RSC Week 12 - More Yellow Blocks and a few Finishes from Grandma's Red Needle

I thought I was done with yellow for this month's RSC (Rainbow Scrap Challenge).

Nope!

Those of you who have followed my blog for some time, know I'm cutting scraps into squares in sizes from 1.5" to 5".

I'm trying my best to use those squares, but it looks like some sizes are less used, like 3.5".

This box containing 3.5" squares were overflowing and it was hard getting the cover on.

Something had to be done!

I got the idea to make 9-patches in RSC colors! I started with yellow.

I got 3 ...

added by Astrid 1 year, 4 months ago. under blocks , hot pads , placemats , rsc2025 , rscyellow , scraps , trivet

RSC Week 11 - More Yellow from Grandma's Red Needle

Where did the week go? It's already middle March, which means we are heading towards cooler days! Hot and sticky today.

Beginning of the week was wet and thundery. We got almost 4" rain. Not much, but every little drop counts. Mauritius is in drought (it's the rainy season and almost no rain!?) Water restrictions are put in force. Water reservoirs are about 40% or less.

Enough of weather, whatever it is, we can't do anything about it!

Over to sewing!

The RSC color for March is yellow.

I made most of the blocks at the beginning ...

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RSC Week 10 - Not Much to Show from Grandma's Red Needle

As the title says; I don't have much to show today.

I haven't made more yellow blocks (RSC for March), as I intended to.

I got busy quilting 'Keep the Home Fires Burning' and I'm happy to say about 3/4 of the quilt is done! I'm quilting it in straight seams only, rather tedious, but I like how it looks.

And there are some yellows too! I have quilted a few yellow blocks, which should count?! lol

Can you spot Mini-Bug? He fell asleep after helping me choosing the right area to quilt and to ...

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RSC Week 9 - March is Yellow from Grandma's Red Needle

HAPPY MARCH!

It's the first Saturday in March and many of us are ready for RSC (Rainbow Scrap Challenge) show and tell. Angela at SuperScrappy has chosen YELLOW for spring!

I prefer doing the RSC blocks at the beginning of each month, after Angela has chosen the color. When they are done, I'm 'free' to do whatever.

My goal this year is to finish some UFOs, so let's see how that works out his month.

I had almost forgotten I'm doing Pat Sloan's '182 Day Solstice Challenge'!

I started the BOM in May 2024, and ...

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RSC Week #16 - End of Yellow... Almost from Grandma's Red Needle

...at least for me!

I have a small finish

The table topper got black border and binding, Grunge Onyx Black

The hot pads, placemats and coasters are quilted and binding added to the front.

Round hot pads and coasters

Square placemats and hot pads

Both fabrics have some blue / turquoise and I found this Moda Marbles Key West Blue 9880-49 in my stash. I had a look at the new Moda Marbles color chart and it looks like it has been replaced with 9863 Turquoise.

The bindings need to be hand sewn or machine sewn to the back. I do ...

added by Astrid 2 years, 3 months ago. under mauritius , rsc2024 , rscyellow , table toppers & runners , weather , wips

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 ...

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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 ...

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RSC Week 37 - September is Aqua + RSC August was Yellow from Grandma's Red Needle

Hello, dear readers and followers!

Days & weeks seem to keep me busy with other stuff than blogging. The last months have kept me busy making Advent Calendars for my Etsy shop. I've made some new calendars this year and some that sold out last year. I'm almost done! I was not going to make any fall items this year, but ended up making some small items.

In between making Advent Calendars, I've kept up with the RSC, the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

RSC color for September is Aqua. I knew I don't have more then a few ...

added by Astrid 2 years, 10 months ago. under quilt blocks , rsc2023 , rscaqua , rscyellow , star blocks , stash

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