A new month has arrived along with cooler weather and a new Rainbow Scrap Challenge color.
The challenge color this month is brown, so I've been pulling out all kinds of brown scraps and dreaming of ways to use them up.
Last year during the brown scrap challenge month I pulled out a "chocolate" UFO and was inspired to finish the project. It's now in the pile awaiting binding, so I moved that chore peaceful pursuit to the top of the "To Do" list.
The chocolate quilt produced a bunch of bonus HSTs. I think there are probably enough for a few table runners or table toppers - quick gifts if I can snatch the sewing time this month! I did some fabric therapy last night and trimmed the HSTs to a consistent size. Bonnie Hunter mentioned a new-to-me technique earlier this week, so I had to try it out. Using the Easy Angle Ruler makes trimming the HSTs a breeze!
My New Orleans house this week is inspired by log cabins. Several years ago, my Dear Husband allowed as he had always wanted to live in a log cabin. We began searching for a weekend getaway and to help matters along I made some pillowcases featuring log cabins with appropriate flora and fauna. Dreaming about log cabins would surely help us find one, right? It turns out log cabins are few and far between in our neck of the woods <g>, so we settled for a camp instead. Pillowcase scraps make great log cabin blocks, though!
Believe it or not, these "houses" are actually located with the New Orleans city limits!
The houses are all located on an estate downriver from the city center, in an area known as Lower Coast Algiers. Most of the land in the area was originally plantations and is still very sparsely populated. The owners of this property created a retreat known as Studio in the Woods where artists can go to nurture their creativity.
And now my coffee cup is empty and it's time to get on with the day. I'm linking up with the other Rainbow Scrappers; I have a feeling they will nurture my creativity!
