Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Friday, August 6, 2021

Aqua for August

 It has been delightful to get out the aqua/turquoise/teal scraps to play with this week for August in the Rainbow Scrap Scrap Challenge!  I started the month with some question marks and chandelier blocks.  You can tell I had a few bigger chunks that worked for multiple blocks!




Of course, I had to look at all the chandelier blocks together on the design wall.


The Little Sisters fit right in, don't they?
Read more about them here.

My evening hand stitching has been this hand-pieced Scrappy Trips block in aqua.  I'll continue working on this over the weekend, as well as prepping squares for the second one of these for the month, maybe with a few darker turquoise fabrics.


I love those cats on turquoise!

Sharing at SoScrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday and at 
Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.




31 comments:

Libby in TN said...

Lookin' good!

Vicki in MN said...

Such a pretty month for sewing;)

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

the wall is looking good. I think I need to start looking for more aqua I found I had a couple pieces of yardage but I didn't want to cut into them would rather use the scraps for these. Love your sister's block

Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué said...

Aqua is definitely a beautiful color, and you have quite a lot of it! Love your design wall with all these pretty blocks!

MissPat said...

Is the solid aqua in your blocks more of the Kona Aruba you used as the binding on the mini-sisters? It's a vibrant color.
Pat

Ivani said...

Great beginning for aqua month, Diann.
Love the sisters block
And those cats are really cool.
Happy stitching!!

Quilter Kathy said...

Great job on the start of aqua month! I'm looking forward to trying those question mark blocks!

piecefulwendy said...

How can you not have fun playing with that happy color! Yes, Little Sisters fits right in on your design wall!

grammajudyb said...

You jumped right in on the aqua! Very cool blocks! Every time I see your Scrappy Trips blocks, I vow to try my hand at hand piecing! Maybe I’ll hunt up a couple of tutorials or YouTube videos and put my Big Girl panties on and give it a try! LOL

LA Paylor said...

your aquas are so fresh and pretty!!!!

Sylvia@Treadlestitches said...

Great blocks! I love the cat fabric.

Mari said...

I love your question marks! They make for such a good picture, especially in aqua.

Deb A said...

Your ? are great! Love the chandelier blocks and little sisters is the perfect fit with her aqua border. Happy stitching.

Sue said...

I love those chandelier blocks. They look so striking set on point & would be easy L&E's. Hmmmmm........

Kate said...

You got a good start on your teal scrappy projects for August. The chandelier blocks are such fun.

Linda said...

You can't go wrong with aqua, and your blocks look great. Love those cats!

Kim said...

Those hues of blue are so very restful. Your design wall, too, is joyous to look at. Yes indeed The Little Sisters fit right in. Aren't they lovely? Chandelier blocks, cute cats on aqua......everything is very pleasing indeed, to my eyes.

The Cozy Quilter said...

Aqua is such a pretty colour. It’s fun to add interesting fabrics into our scrappy projects...makes people look a little closer and smile!

Susie H said...

Such beautiful blocks on your design wall. As I was scrolling down, I spied & LOVED those kitties. Then I saw your comment on them too. Hahaha!

Angela said...

Love your aqua blocks!

CathieJ said...

You have a lot of pretty aqua fabrics. Love all of those blocks!

Pat at Bell Creek Quilts said...

so pretty and very calming aqua blocks. will be a great addition to your growing collection.

JanineMarie said...

Oh, yes, those little sisters do fit in. They make their own little chandeliers, and I love how you quilted them. I’m interested in your hand piecing. I’m dithering over making a take-along kit. I had been thinking hexies, but squares look like fun, too, and much easier to prep. Hmmm...

Karrin Hurd said...

I love the aqua. My favorite color! Have a great week!

Katie Z. said...

So pretty!

Miaismine said...

Your blocks are so pretty! I'm adding a chandelier quilt to my 2022 list as yours is so lovely! Thank you for sharing!

Sarah said...

Pretty blocks Aqua is one of my favourite colours but not easy to find fabric that colour here in the uk. Im not sure why..

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

Well I have to say that you rocked Aqua this week. Those question mark blocks look awesome as do all of the blocks. Have a great week and happy quilting.

sewyouquilt2 said...

Fun quilts. You reminded me i have a chandelier quilt started too.

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

Isn't that chandelier block so pretty when put together! And lovely aquas too Diann.

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

Looking great Diann!