New Orleans House Project

Saturday, April 4, 2015

RSC 15: Purple On My Mind

A new month means a new color for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  The color for April is purple, so I will be having a fine time using up purple scraps this month.  Not only is purple my favorite color, it also plays a big role in Louisiana culture.  Purple is one of the colors of Mardi Gras and also one of the school colors for our flagship institution of higher learning - Louisiana State University.  I have plenty of purple scraps left over from making LSU-themed quilts!
I started off the month by making some purple 9 patch variation blocks.  These were easy, because I already had a big stack of 2.5" squares and strips stashed in my 2.5" scrap bin.

I also was bitten by the 4" Sawtooth Star bug.  I gave up resistance to starting a new project and jumped into Barbara Brackman's Stars in a Time Warp QAL.  Instead of making the stars at 6", mine are 4" - thanks to Barb of Fun with Barb.  The first star was a practice block, so I just grabbed some blue and white scraps.  I liked the result so much I decided to make these blocks for the RSC, too!  I have no idea what these stars will become, but for now they're just fun to make!

Speaking of fun - Gold Brick eggs are a New Orleans tradition at Easter.  They're delicious solid chocolate eggs filled with chopped pecans.  I had no idea they made a dark chocolate version - guess what I will be looking for later today?! 

There will be lots of purple inspiration at the Rainbow Scrap Challenge link-up, so do hop on over!