My year of scrappy rainbows..

I've done a lot of sewing this year!  Have you found that to be true for yourself, too?  I know some bloggers have written about losing their sewing mojo, but that hasn't been a problem for me.  Quilting and sewing have really helped how I feel about daily life and all the challenges of 2020,  so I rarely go a day without some kind of stitching.  

Before I start thinking about 2021, and planning what I want to work on, I wanted to do some year end posts about the quilts and projects I finished in 2020.  

Early in the year, I was determined to finish up my version of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge sampler quilt from 2019, Tiny Tuesday.  These blocks were shared by Angela and other guest bloggers throughout the year just about every Tuesday, and I had fun playing along with them!  In early February, I had a finish!

Tiny Tuesday has been my go-to cuddle quilt all year long!

Another favorite finish in 2020 was Scrappy Sprouts and Sunflowers.  This quilt was actually started in 2018, with sprouts blocks being made in the color of the month throughout the year.  During 2019, I figured out a layout, made some sunflower Dresden plate blocks, and finally (it took awhile!) figured out how I wanted the sky to look.  This year I attached the sunflowers and got the whole thing quilted and finished!

I started making Rainbow Rails blocks in September of 2017, and finally in 2020 I felt like I had enough of them to make a quilt!  I started these blocks to make use of the smallest scrappy bits - 1.5 x 2.5 inch rectangles and ended up with 25 ten inch blocks.

From this:

To this:

Two smaller scrappy quilts were also finished this year.  Super Scrappy Baby was made out of crumb blocks, and was just the right size to send to Jack's Basket during the Hands2Help quilt drive.

The other combined a rainbow of color gradient blocks with a fun Kona Aloha background.  I'd like to donate it somewhere, too, but haven't sent it off yet.

Of course, through the year, I started a few new projects, too!  Several quilt tops are ready to be quilted, and there are some blocks to work on as well.  I'll be back with my planning for scrappy projects in the new year in another post.

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