Paint Chips is a finished quilt! I’ve had so much fun with these 2.5” squares (and some 2.5x4.5” pieces), that I almost hate to see this one end. The blocks were constructed this year as part of my
Rainbow Scrap Challenge plan. Please note that the blocks are not supposed to be identical - I pieced the colored columns of each block any way that I wanted to so that the ups and downs would be more varied. Probably would’ve worked better with an uneven number of columns, etc (like a 25-patch block). Hmmm… I may have to try that.
Regardless, I do love it, and Paint Chips finished at 48x56”, a good size for a young child. Naturally, it will go to Quilts for Kids.
Once that was done, I did some webbing on the Weathervane quilt. I’ll finish this later today, but the vertical columns are webbed and the first horizontal seam has been stitched. The rest are just pinned up there, safe from Designing Cats.
And speaking of cats, Mr. Cat himself, Alfie, had a dental visit on Thursday. The sore he had on his gums had healed up, so he got a cleaning and didn’t need to have any teeth extracted. Way to go, Alfalfa!
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Pic taken a few years ago
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I only got 30 string blocks done this week (6.5”), which brings my fall total up to 408. I hope to finish 600 by the end of the year and this puts me at 68% of the way there. I’m not sure my strings or stamina will last until I reach 600, but I’ll keep on plugging away. I’m sorely wishing I had taken a “before” picture of my strings tote, a big beach bag, jammed tightly with strings yet still overflowing. Lots of other strings were given to me at the October Quilts for Kids workshop (a gallon-sized zip bag), plus I pieced 63 blocks from my Christmas scraps. So the fact that the tote is now loosely filled and 2/3 full doesn’t bode well for reaching 600. But we’ll take it one block at a time.
Here they are, pinned in the corner of the design board with the 3 sets (of 15) from last blog post. All the others have already been given to QFK except my Christmas blocks.
After Weathervanes is a top, I’ll sew a backing and then it, together with my Windmills quilt top shown last week, will be pin basted. Hopefully that will be this week if my back cooperates. It’s been so stiff and sore (arthritis), that I’ve spent too much time with ice packs and heating pads. This getting old sh** is for the birds! But the past flare-ups have always passed, so I’m hopeful (and maybe naive).
Next up in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge “finishing pipeline” will be these Night Flying Geese blocks. Stay tuned!
The last bit of news that I have is that my first knee replacement surgery will take place on Thursday, December 4. I’ll talk more about that as the time approaches.
Have a good week, my friends! Linking up to
Scrappy Saturday.
11 comments:
Your kitty is sure cute! I love how your Paint Chip quilt turned out. I've been making blocks but will continue them next year in order to have enough for a quilt. Love those weathervane blocks too.
How are you doing now that it's been several days after your knee surgery? Your Paint Chip quilt is pretty spectacular and super kid-friendly. What will happen with your 600 string blocks? I'm curious because I'd like to make up a bunch of string blocks too.
Susie, my knee surgery is scheduled for December 4, so I’m just in prep mode (exercising more, discontinuing some meds, stocking up on food, etc). The string blocks go to our Salt Lake Chapter of Quilts for Kids. I pin them in sets of 15 and the leaders cut fabrics to go with them for volunteers to sew into quilts, according to standard patterns we have. I’ve given them well over 250 string blocks in the last couple months.
Oh, my, the Paint Chips turned out so CUTE! I've been loving seeing those blocks & the finished product is fab! Weathervanes is striking. It sounds like you're getting things rounded up & prepped to be ready for surgery. Less than a month!
Thanks, Sara! Alfie has always been a hoot - especially when it’s his turn to use the legendary single floating brain cell that orange cats are rumored to share! LOL. (And that is an Orange Cat World joke, they’re actually bright and very personable cats). Thanks for the quilty love on Paint Chips. It was a fun experiment, one that will bear repeating.
Thank you, Sue! Yep, it’s surgery prep mode AND quilty finish mode that are top of mind. I’m trying not to think of the upcoming holidays yet. But we have decided to have an easy, non-traditional Thanksgiving dinner at home. Yeah, we’re exciting like that! LOL
"So the fact that the tote is now loosely filled and 2/3 full doesn’t bode well for reaching 600."
Seen another way: "I might have an empty tote before I reach 600!"
When the strings are depleted, that's when I start ravaging the drawer with the chunks of "what do I do with this?" fabrics. So satisfying to see that pile diminish too!
Trying to churn through some double 9-patch blocks to the point where I can set them aside long enough to dive into my own bin of strings, also overflowing. Those paint chips sure look cute too, and I've got quite a collection of 2.5" squares, already sorted by colors....
Carolyn
Paint Chips turned out wonderfully, Cathy! I just love all that color dancing around. Knowing you, making your goal for the string blocks will happen well before your knee surgery! I hope your back starts to feel better, too. Mike and I say that same thing daily about getting old, lol!
I wasn't sure about the paint chip block when you first started making them, but I love the resulting quilt top. The weathervanes are pretty too, and all of the vivid color is what we need on an overcast day here, leading up to snow flurries.
Congrats on your Paint Chips finish, Cathy, and best of luck with your other RSC projects!
Love the layout for the potato chip quilt. A perfect design for the RSC. Should be interesting to rework it with a 5 x 5 block vs the 4 x 4. Really, only 30 string blocks made in a week? I would have been ecstatic with that number.
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