Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Saturday, April 28, 2018

A DrEAMi and some RSC Tidbits

A week ago or so, I learned that a friend needed some extra love, so I did what I love to do the most and pulled out my scraps to make a little quilty hug for her!


I love text fabric, and this was perfect for what I wanted to tell my friend.  Plus, an added bonus - it fit right in with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge colors of yellow and gold for the month of April!


Sharing this at Sandra's DrEAMi linky over at mmmquilts.  

There was just enough of the text fabric left to make a bowtie block, too, so that was sewn up.


While I had the yellow scraps out this month, I cut 2.5 inch squares and pieces for  HSTs so that I could make a second Scrappy Sprout block in different yellows from the first one.


Finally, I added one more Sawtooth Star to my slowly growing collection!  This one has some yellow in its pretty floral center.



And one last thing -  earlier this year, I had said that one of my RSC goals this year was to make scrappy placemats for our dining room table,  and when I decided on my project for Kelly's Stash Statement blog hop, I knew it would be perfect to help me achieve that goal!  Click HERE if you want to read my post about making these.


I've enjoyed this month of yellow, and hope you have, too!  Sharing at SoScrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday!







25 comments:

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

you come up with good ideas for mug rugs and place mats

Gretchen Weaver said...

I'm sure your friend felt the love when you gave her the mug rug. All the other projects looked nice too. You've been busy.

Linda said...

What a darling mug rug! I especially like the little message incorporated into the binding. Love that text fabric.
I have enjoyed your yellow month!

Louise said...

What a sweet and kind gift for your friend! I'm sure she'll appreciate it :)

Barb Neiwert said...

I'll bet your friend loved this gesture to brighten her day!

Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué said...

Beautiful projects! I love your placemates

Janice Holton said...

What a very thoughtful thing to do. And very cute too. I really like your star blocks a lot! Especially the one you just made. Elegant!

Kay said...

I am sure your friend was thrilled with her unexpected gift. It was so kind of you to think of her, we all do need some extra love sometimes but not every sees it and reaches out. x

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

Quilty hugs from good friends are always so appreciated. And they continue to bring love and support as they are used. Yellow is such a sunny and happy color :)

gayle said...

I love all your projects! You and yellow did well by each other!

scraphappy said...

What a great placemat arrangement. The centerpiece really ties it all together. Perfect! So many great yellow blocks this month. Must feel great to have put so many great yellows to use.

Cathy said...

What a sweet way to tell a friend you are thinking of them!

Vicki in MN said...

I am sure your friend will appreciate your quilty hug for her.

PaulaB quilts said...

Love that all your Sawtooth Star blocks have flowers. It will make a really special quilt.

Julie in GA said...

So many lovely projects! Your rainbow placemats turned out great!

Tanya Quilts in CO said...

Lots of pretty yellows for the RSC! So much scrappy goodness.

Angie said...

Love the color combinations in your Sawtooth Stars! And the scrappy placemats look great!

Edith said...

So many lovely quilty things here. What a lovely (DrEAMi) gift for your friend and I really like your scrappy place mats, I might just want to copy that idea.

Carole @ From My Carolina Home said...

Wow, you busted a bunch of stash with these fun projects.

Kate said...

Lots of pretty yellow scraps in this week's post. I hope you friend got a nice lift from your quitly hug.

Sandra Walker said...

Wow you win the prize for RSC quilter of the month! LOL. Wonderful cheery goodness you created Diann. Thanks for linking up with DrEAMi!

Tracie said...

I love the sawtooth stars!

Cathy said...

Your placemats are so awesome! And hooray for killing two birds with one stone (ya know, I hate that idiom). Anyway, what a precious mug rug for your lucky friend.

JanineMarie said...

What a sweet placemat for your friend. It looks so pretty with the yellow cup and saucer. Sure to make her smile. Yellows make for happy projects!

Karen S said...

Lovely work with your mug rug and all the blocks.
Well done getting the placemats done, too.