Since my last midweek update post, I shared the finish of Masala Box here. That was a big quilt finish, so working on some smaller things was on the agenda next. Next up, the background squares needed to be sewn together for the Orange Peel SAL, hosted by Julie at The Crafty Quilter. ✔️
I'm ready to start the orange peel applique -
I think that's coming up this week.
Sandra's most recent post about the Glowing Hearts QAL talked about fabric requirements, so I spent some time digging through my stash to see if I could find anything that inspired me there. When nothing exciting turned up, my next thought was to visit my LQS for some fat quarters to cut strips for the hearts from. But before I even did that, I found an Island Batik jelly roll at Missouri Star Quilt Co that I liked ✔️, was on sale ✔️, and they had a Daily Deal for free shipping! ✔️ And it just arrived this afternoon, so I'm all set to get started on that project, too.
With those things out of the way, I could get back to sewing with my red scraps for a Rainbow Scrap Challenge project. I've been making sixteen patch stars for one of my RSC quilts, so that was on the list for this week. These blocks really take longer to cut the pieces and prep for the star points than they do to sew! It didn't take long to make a star in red.
Then it occurred to me that I've actually been making two of these stars each month, one in a darker shade and one in a lighter! How was I going to do that for red? (Isn't light red actually pink?! I made those in February...) I hunted around for some different red choices and I'll share in my Saturday RSC post what I ended up using!
Hope you're having a productive week! Linking up with The Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday Wait Loss.
And at Alycia Quilts for Finished or Not Friday.
Melva Loves Scraps for TGIFF.
15 comments:
that sure is a pretty bundle of fabric!!
The Island Batik fabrics are scrumptious, Diann! And I just adore your red block. I cannot wait to see your 2nd one. Now I am off to check out that SAL- sounds like fun. Hugs.
You are the energizer bunny of scrappy projects!
That is a pretty background for your orange peels. Love that bundle! I agree with you about the 16-patch stars. When I was making some for RSC years ago, it took for.ev.er to choose fabrics and cut them!
I like pieced backgrounds. I like orange peels. I love batiks.... Such goodness!
You have a well organized midweek update, Diann. Love the background for your orange peel project and those batiks are lovely. You've got the most perfect points on your 16-patch star block.
You've got some fun projects in the works. I like your jelly roll you've picked out for the hearts quilt along. I think I'm going to play along this year. I have a fat quarter bundle that I won that should work. Now I just need to pick out the background fabrics.
I sure like how that jelly roll checked the boxes!! What a fun projects are ahead of you now that you have the Marsala finish behind you!
ooh - pretty fabric!
I'm in love with that Island Batik strip pack you found! It'll make a pretty quilt. Love the block you are using for RSC. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2025/04/16/wednesday-wait-loss-428
The batik jelly roll will be perfect for that quilt! The colors are so pretty. Pretty star block too.
Look at all those soft neutrals. Won’t that be fun! I’m still looking for fabrics for Sandra’s QAL. I’ll find something, I have a room full of fabric!!
I do love the star and square scrap block. It is always pretty!!!
Red star is looking good and ready to play with the other stars! Love all your neutral background pieces...that's one thing that I don't have very many of in my stash...lol I tend to buy white as a neutral.
What fun you have - I like the strips from MSQC - so pretty!! and your red star is awesome!
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