February Red Rainbow Scrap Challenge and !! Finished ( or not) Friday

Happy Friday!!!!

One of my goals this year was to try to keep up with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I know every year I think that, and then about May I get bamboozled.... so I am trying to make it a priority!!!

My February Top was done right before the end of February - and!! I have it quilted and bound now!  Everytime I sew with red - I sorta of Think Quilt of Valor - so that is what mine has become!

Ta da!!!!  I used my Red 5 inch squares - and then added Blue and White - you can see my little plan here:  I think it turned out pretty good!!!  ( If I do say so myself haha)

I quilted it with Gushing Stars, and bound it with Navy Stripes!!

I had a really cool wide back in Light blue that I used for the backing. I even had enough to cut some 5 inch squares for when Blue is called!!

Last Friday ( March 29) was Vietnam War Veterans Day and my little QOV group was there!!! Deb, Vickie and I headed to a cool presentation and we got to award quilts to some awesome Veterans. It ws a great celebration

I had to hug everyone.... you know - I just can't not do it ;-)

And now what you all have been waiting for!!!

Finished!! Or not - Friday!!

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Purple RSC Top - just under the wire!!!

 I got my Purple RSC blocks into a top!!!  March 30th snuck up on me!!!

I am getting behind on getting them quilted!! I have all of Januarys done. Februarys is pinned and ready to go on the Longarm - and now I need to find a back for this one.... and then its on to Aprils color!! Oh boy!!

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Green Lightening #3 and Finished!!! ( or not) Friday!!

I have been commissioned to make some Memory Quilts from a loved ones shirts - and you know what's funny?  its taking me a LONG time....I decided to Buckle down this week and really concentrate on getting everything cut and into tops... so my own Quilting slowed down... 

It's interesting to me how that happens. I always think I am really good at organizing my day, until at the end of it I haven't finished what I thought I would. Good things happened though - Nine Quilts were taken to our local hospice, a guild meeting was had, I taught some new quilters their next blocks in the sampler they are making, and we had a birthday 😎😍

I did get a chance to Quilt and Bind my January Green Lightening #3!! 

This one might be my favorite because of all that Dark Purple Plaid. I think I am growing to love Purples even more with their range of hues.

and yes - I did have to stand on it - the wind was blowing and it was blowing from under the deck and lifting my quilt up. I did not appreciate the help the wind was trying to give me.

The back on this one is Two big pieced of Plaid that I found in my stash. I really liked the Purple one on top but didn't have enough , so added the Blue stripe as well.  It is bound in Purple - even though Green was the color of January.

And my Baby!!! She Turned 9 months old. She is getting better at posing, but there is just So much to look at that it is hard to sit down!

She had lots of Birthday Treats, and  a New Pink Harness. She is not sure about the pink, but!! I think its nice to have something to change up a little!

Back to the Memory Quilts for me. Back to keeping the world in order for my Bella girl. 

It is now time for you to link up and show us what's up this week!! I know there was a Blog Hop, so I hope Somebody posts their finishes from that.

Hey!!! If you have had a program come to you guild - either in Person or on Zoom - leave me a comment or email me direct and tell me who it was.  We need a few more programs for our Guild - and I am on the lookout for some new things.

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Designing on the Table

 Because the Design wall is full!!!

But I wanted to lay out my Purple RSC blocks so I could make sure that the colors didn't touch...

so!

I improvised!

I laid out Three rows at a time, pinned two - moved three to the top and laid out two more... so when it is all stitched together - Fingers crossed I didn't turn anything!!!

I am growing to like the pale yellow with Purple . Sort of....

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Green Lightening #2 and Finished!! ( or not) Friday!!!

 

Happy Friday!!! There was a bit of a snow event in Colorado and I was starting to feel left out, all we had was rain. Of course, I will take rain, but the rest of the state was measuring the snow in feet!!!  

and then we finally got some!!! Thursday afternoon we got about 2 inches and then by 6 it turned back to rain.. but I saw some snow!!!!!

This is my Green ( January RSC color) Quilt #2  it is finally finished and bound ! Whoot Whoot!!!

I used a fun Crop circle type alien design on it - or at least that is what I think it looks like!

The back is the same Shirting as Green Lightening #1 - it was a large piece.

We went to Riverton for a Family Funeral. and we got to drive in between two storms. It was a perfect drive for us - we skirted between the two snows and it was a beautiful day.

My Sister in Law shot a photo of us as we were all getting ready to head back home. She was in her pickup and we were still chatting.... I always think you should run out of stuff to say - but... words keep coming.

And!! Progress on March RSC ( Purple) blocks - I didn't want to pair it with Green - since I paired Green with Purple in January. I looked for Grey - but the shades I had I didn't like - so I went with pale yellow. Still not sure that's what I really wanted to do... but!! It's cut now haha!

(Linked up with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge HERE) ( Also linked to OH Scrap!!!)

And now it is your turn!!! what happened this week? Fill us in!!!

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Rsc Green Lightening #1 and !! Finished ( or not) Friday!!!

 (Go) Go Green Lightnin', you're burning up the quarter-mile

(Green Lightnin', go Green Lightnin')

Ear worm right?? and yes - I changed the words to match my Quilt!!

This is #1 of 3 Green Lightening quilts that I made out of my January RSC blocks..

The dog and I took a walk to see if we could find a good Sunshiney spot - and we did!! 

I quilted Flowers all over it - it was fun!

I had found a piece of Western Shirt fabric in my stash and I thought it would be fun to see what it looked like......

Yay!! One down - Two to go!!!

You can see all of my Lightening Streak Quilts and the little How To if you'd like to make one by clicking this Link:  Lightening Streak Quilts

Last week one of our Veterans who is also a Law Enforcement officer died on his way home from work, This week my Aunt in Law passed away... Its really interesting to me how my Quilting can keep me level and somewhat sane when things like this happen. Its almost a tangible relief, or expression to me to dig in to that fabric. 

Does quilting help you that way too? 

I am excited to see what you all have been up to this week. I know a lot of you went to QuiltCon - we even have a FONF participant who might have won a little something there:

Quilting Jetgirl

  CONGRATS!!! you will also want to check out her blog for a recap of the show!!

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Red RSC Lightening Streak Quilt

I moved on to the REDs for RSC and I had an Idea .. but then I wondered if it would really work. I was told to play in EQ8 with it, but..... when I Was ready to design... I wasn't where my Computer was (oops)

So I drew!!!

and guess what?

I liked it!

What to you think?  It will be 63 x 81 - so perfect size for a QOV - and scrappy !! 

This is my Drawing - and design Ideas of sorts - each block is 9 1/2 inches square

I use 2 5 inch red scrappy squares to make the top half, then use a 5 x 9 1/2 inch Bar for the bottom half- and Voila!!!

Just so you know - my husband has lost his critique privileges' for 2 weeks!!!  I told him to look at the design wall and tell me what he saw - and he said it was PERFECT.... Ahem!!! It was NOT... 

Good thing QuiltyDog ran by really fast and blew a block off - or my Lightening streaks would have been crooked!!

And just a sneak - I got one of the January Quilts on the frame.... oh ya!!!

Only 62,000 more years till you see it bound haha!

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Progress and moving into the REDS

 There is progress on my Green (and purple) Lightening streak quilts... 

Number 1 is now topped

Number 2 is Rowed

and number three is on the ironing board patiently awaiting its turn to get on the design wall....

and!!

I even started in on the reds for Februarys RSC color..

I have a little different idea for these - so I will just have to see if I can make that happen. Do you every get ideas that sound good, but then you just can't make them work?   Seems to happen to me a bit (oops)

And my Baby Girl - I think I forgot to show you here 7 month photo....

it seems to me she hasn't gotten any bigger in the last few weeks - and her appetite is not as large as it was... so either we are plateauing for a moment, or this is her size?  Either way - We LOVE her!!

Until she thinks she can bring my fabric for my quilts.... I am sure she thinks she is being helpful... but... I disagree ;)

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Lightening Streak #2 progress

The blocks are growing!!

I figured I have enough to make 90 blocks - so if I set them 5 x 6 - that would be 30 blocks

therefore 3 quilts. 

The would be 45 x 54 ish each - that's a good lap size quilt right?

this block is turning out to be a great leader ender project... super simple!! 

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Lightening Streak #1 - Yellow - and!! Finished!!! (or not) Friday

I barely got this one done.... just under the wire!!!

and What's funny - is!! I had another one done, and I gifted and... this blogger of a million years... FORGOT to take a photo of it.... so now.. I will have to redeem myself and go sneak one....

But!!

No worries - I snuck this finish in...

it is 64 in x 64 inches.... 

This is the Yellow Lightening Streak quilt - using  a lot of my leftover yellows... and!! hey!! I got this one finished un UNDER 2 months... maybe a new record for me??? 

I had a lot of fun quilting it - I turned on ol' Jerry Lee Lewis and the Top Gun soundtrack and away we went....

Now it is your turn to shine!!! I am still catching up from last week!! the emails went out to the winners of all the Giveaways - and I will recap the names this weekend for you!! 

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Lightening Streak # 2

and no - I am not referring to my puppy... who is a BOLT of lightening.. and a speed demon!!

You might remember - my quilt guild did a challenge quilt and the person heading it up wanted us to make blocks with a gazillion shades of a color in it. My blocks were yellow and Green.

When I had the fabrics out I just couldn't put them back away - so I made a Yellow and White Lightning streak top - and now... its on to the greens....

I found a little color app on the web and it said purples went well with greens. I agree -that is one of my most favorite combos. I headed down to the trusty stash. I  pulled some dark purples.   

and here is where I am as of today...

I believe I have enough Green 2 patches to make 90 blocks total. They measure 9 1/2 inches .

I am not sure if I will make one quilt top or two. the Jury is still out on that. 

I need to head over and check out what the Rainbow Scrap challenge color will be for January - maybe I will make these blocks for that in 2024.  ( edited to add.... I just checked and January is GREEN!!Go me!!! I'm ahead of the game!!!) 

Come back Wednesday for the Intro to Stars Like Spaghetti

Come back Friday and Link up your Finished ( or not) Friday post

But for today - go have some fun!!!! 

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