Here we are in 2025! Are you ready to begin another year of fun and games, sewing scraps and eating too much? ………….. Well, I’m not either. Except the sewing scraps part. And maybe the fun and games, but that will likely have to wait until spring. Right now, our first appreciable snow of the season is falling outside, I’m curled up with a cup of coffee and a fire in the fireplace. The cats are fed and curling up for their morning naps. Life is good.
This week I made a good start on my pink scraps, the color that Angela called for January for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
First, I started with the Weathervane block, just one in pink. It’s a 12” (finished) block, so for the year I’ll make either 12 total (3x4 layout with sashing and borders) or 20 (4x5 layout without sashing). We’ll see.
And then I did these “paint chip” blocks with 2.5” squares and some 2.5x4.5” rectangles. Yeah, that bottom right one is a hot mess. It deserves a re-do or the trashcan…
My pink scraps are voluminous enough that I realized a few RSC blocks were not going to make a significant-enough dent in them . So I got a wild hair to lay waste to them in one fell swoop. The in-process result is this monstrosity you see below. It’s partly pinned, partly sewn, and definitely a messy work in progress. Crumb blocks, strips, chunks and stripes. Oh my! Yes, it needs work. It reminds me of the old “creature” quilts I used to do. But I think I’ll call this one Nightmare at the Bubblegum Factory (cousin to Creature from the Bubblegum Factory).
The size of this one will be limited by the pre-cut batting I have from Quilts for Kids. That reminds me - I need to order a new roll of batting. But that won’t happen until I baste and quilt all the donation quilts that are drumming their fingers, waiting to be finished when my Bernina returns from her annual spa visit.
In the meantime, impatient quilt tops notwithstanding, I’ll be continuing this week with more pink scrappy sewing. What’s in store for your week?
6 comments:
Oh now I love your Bubblegum piece--looks like our old "creatures" we created a few years ago;))) what fun!! :))) Happy pink sewing;)))
hugs, Julierose
That Weathervane block is gorgeous, Cathy! You've got me curious about the layout for the paint chip blocks, too. Sewing all those crumbs and chunks up for the bubblegum design looks like it was just plain fun. I know you'll make it work! Happy Snow Day!
I love the name Midnight at the Bubblegum Factory. Kind of describes my remodeled bathroom. I thought I was matching a mauvey pink in the roses on my shower curtain. But on the wall it looks like the set from Barbie. It's grown on me, but it might get repainted sooner than necessary. At least no one else has to put up with it but me and, so far, guests have refrained from commenting.
Pat
I love that first block
Pink is definitely not on my favoured colour list so I'd be hard pressed to work entirely in that colour. Have to admire your production though (but then, I always do!)
You're giving me some ideas of what to do with the relatively large number of pinks on my shelf. The black-squiggles-on-pink in the first block is a Benartex, I think, that they made in many colors. It's one I wish they'd reissue. Have a great week!
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