The Red Scraps are Out!

It's July, and the new Rainbow Scrap Challenge color for the month is red - both the lighter and darker shades of it.  So the reds are out on my cutting table!

I'm hoping to get closer to having enough bow tie blocks to be able to figure out a layout and start sewing them together soon, so I always check that collection of blocks first.  Here are the red ones I've already made - 

And a few new ones added this week - 

The first week of a new color, I always do a lot of cutting - 3.5" squares for bow ties, 2.5" squares for Scrappy Sprouts, and 1.5" x 2.5 inch rectangles for my Tiny Rails blocks.

Meanwhile, the 4th of July holiday this week put me in the mood for some Red, White, and Blue sewing!  So I made a couple new coasters/mug rugs, which we use daily for setting drinks on where we sit to read and watch TV.

They go perfectly with the 4th of July flag table topper that I made last year!

And with this mug - 

And one last bit of sewing - I turned this orphan string block (leftover from my String Star finish earlier this year) into a potholder.

I layered the string block with a scrap of regular batting and a piece of Insulbrite plus backing fabric to make it thick and heat resistant.  Such a good way to use up orphan blocks!   I know other quilty friends have done that and gave me the idea to do the same, so thank you for that!

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at Quilting is more fun than Housework for Oh Scrap! on Sunday.

Have a great weekend, everyone!