Quick Mid-Week Update: Stay at Home Round Robin

Hello! I’m popping in quickly to show you my progress on the next round of the SAHRR (Stay at Home Round Robin).  This week’s hostess, Anja, called flying geese blocks. So I got right to work and figured I’d join the link-up early this week.

All the colors are intense (which I love), so I figure a little bit of background “breathing room”, which in this case is Kona Snow, would be in order. I will probably begin next week’s round with a small, plain stop border to frame it. Currently, however, it measures 26.5” x 32.5”. So far, I really like it. 

I also sewed 20 blocks for the next 4-Patch Posy quilt I’m doing for Quilts for Kids, but no pictures of that yet. I also did a yellow block for a sampler quilt that I need to finish up. It was started as a Block of the Month quilt at a local quilting shop, but when the pandemic hit last year, I quit the class and the blocks have languished. It’s all done in solids, so I figured that since this month is Yellow February for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, I’d add a much-needed yellow block (and then only 2 blocks left).

The problem is that I forgot I was making 12” blocks (duh) and this one was only 10”. So, I had to add a 1” border all around. The other issue is that I was OUT of the yellow tonal fabric for the squares, so had to piece two little bits together to get the final 2.5” square. See if you can spot it.

Naturally, I was looking through my stash (not the scraps, but the larger yardage) and found another piece of the yellow (half yard or more) once the block was done. Isn’t that the way it always goes?

This morning Bruce and I went for a nice walk in the neighborhood and even got to visit with some friends outdoors. It’s a bit breezy, so we’re hoping that means that maybe a snow storm is coming. Gotta check the forecast. We desperately need the moisture.

Stay safe, friends, and see you on Saturday!