Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Friday, March 24, 2017

A Finished Flimsy and Some Monkey Business!

I was so excited to put the last stitch in the last border of my Scrap Jar Stars quilt top yesterday!  I made these blocks throughout 2016 during the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, and I really love how it all turned out.


I've been having a good time looking at it up close and thinking about how I will quilt it.  Digging into my copy of Walk, by Jacquie Gering has given me some ideas!


Meanwhile, the monkeys have not been let out to play all month, and I think they were trying to tell me something!


So I dug through a few scraps and made some red monkeys.


I think they'll be the life of the party!


We're getting toward the end of Red month at the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  Check out tomorrow's link at SoScrappy to see what everyone else has been doing with their red scraps!





20 comments:

Linda said...

I love how it turned out! You know it's all about you enjoying looking at it - that is the key to what we do!
Lol on the red monkey - so cute.

gayle said...

Love your Scrap Jar Stars flimsy! And those little red monkeys are making me grin! (Just keep an eye on them! They have a tendency to take over your whole sewing area!)

Kate said...

The Scrap Jar Stars turned out beautifully! Hope the monkeys didn't get too rambunctious. The red ones certainly are bright and cheery.

claudia said...

That scrap jar quilt turned out fantastic! I love it! And now I am more energized to do more scrappy stuff at RSC, so maybe I will get a few great quilts by this time next year!
The monkeys are fun! Love the reds!!!

Ariane said...

Your scrap jars quilt top is amazing!! Your red monkey blocks are adorable!!

Christine B said...

Beautiful quilt top and I love the new blocks too! Christine x

Libby in TN said...

Now I'm really inspired to keep rolling on the scrap jar stars! It's so pretty. I lover the white box that appears around the 4-patch corners.

Vicki in MN said...

I love how your borders are a continuation of the sashings in center of the quilt. Monkey business at it's best! The red ones look so different from the one the monkey is hanging onto. Do you have a plan for them or are you like me and just making them cuz you can!

Cathy said...

Wow, you get an A+ on the scrap jar stars quilt!! Awesome! And those little monkey blocks are so cute!

Pamela Arbour said...

Congratulations on your scrappy star finish and those lovely red monkeys!

Ivani said...

It is a gorgeous top Diann. ♥ Congratulations!! Love all the reds you use for the Monkey blocks.

Chantal said...

Oh! Wow! I love your Scrap Jar Star top. It is awesome!Those monkeys are so cute. The one with the little white hearts is soooo cute! Love it. ;^)

PaulaB quilts said...

Congrats on you flimsy. I like the secondary patch that occurs, gives it an extra little something to tie all the blocks together. The red monkey is looking for trouble. He should be happy with all those cute red blocks.

Angie said...

Your Scrap Jar Star flimsy looks wonderful! Can't wait to see how you decide to quilt it!

The Joyful Quilter said...

Those RED monkeys are GREAT, but that SJS flimsy is FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scrapatches said...

Beautiful flimsy! That block pattern is on my long "to sew" list. I really like your red monkey wrench blocks ... :) Pat

Nell's Quilts said...

I like the setting of your scrap jar stars quilt. The little monkeys are so bright and happy.

Magpie Sue said...

What a happy quilt your scrap jars are going to be! I may have to indulge in a little monkey business in the near future...

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

Loving those red monkey wrench blocks...so darn cute!

Sandra Walker said...

Loved seeing your scrap jars on Instagram and now here! I've really started to like red...a LOT now!