New Orleans House Project

Saturday, October 3, 2015

RSC 15: Scrappy Sawtooth Stars

October will be a month of brown and gold scraps for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge participants.  I don't have a lot of specific plans for how I want to use up my brown scraps, but several ideas are percolating in my head.  I hope I can make the time to do lots of scrappy sewing this month!

I started out the week with a few more orange Sawtooth Star blocks.  It was fun to fussy cut some University of Florida fabric scraps for the center block. 

And I cut parts and pieces to make some more 4" Sawtooth Stars.  Just need to cut the white background fabric and these will be ready to go.  In case I haven't mentioned it before <g>, my favorite method for making Flying Geese blocks is "Speed Piecing Method B" in this tutorial from Quilters Cache. 

I'm about to head out with Dear Husband to enjoy the gorgeous Fall weather that has finally arrived in South Louisiana.  I'm hopeful there will be time for some stitching and RSC blog reading later today. 
 

18 comments:

  1. Gotta love the gators. Perfect choice for an orange block. Hope this month will have plenty of nice calm sewing time to enjoy.

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  2. Neat browns and I love that wavy gold one...hugs, Julierose

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  3. Good fussy cutting - I'm looking forward to seeing all your stars together.

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  4. Oh! Lovely chocolates, a bit of animal print and some delicious Kaffe fabrics. October looks like a fun month.

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  5. Enjoy the nice weather - we are gray and cloudy and quite cool here in TN . . . lovely oranges in those stars!

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  6. Nice finish to ORANGE month and you've gotten a good start on BROWN. As for Flying Geese blocks... I'm more of a Speed Piecing Method A person, myself. That's the BEST part of quilting... options!!!

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  7. Love the browns for your centers! Those gator colors are great. Hope you get more sewing time this month and enjoy those cooler temps. I am loving the 70-72 degree day we are having today.

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  8. are you a gator?? I grew up in Tampa
    Leeanna

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  9. A nice finish for orange and a lovely start on the browns! :) That gator one is so cute!

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  10. Wish I had your brown fabrics, the tiger, deer, chocolate goodies, etc. good luck with your blocks

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  11. Your fussy cut pieces are cute! I like finding those little surprises in a quilt. Glad you are enjoying some nice weather, we are about to wash away after days of non-stop rain. :(

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  12. The gator and animals are adorable in the star blocks. We are leaving later this week for New Orleans, I hope the weather is nice.

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  13. those orange stars are so great fun fussy cutting.
    I never get tired of simple stars!

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  14. I LOVE your gator star. But I'm wondering if your tiger is stalking the confections or the antelope. And thanks for linking to the tutorial...I'm going to try that method.

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  15. Fun orange stars, the gator especially. Love your browns. I think I have some of that tiger fabric sitting in the stash.

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  16. I'm looking forward to that tiger!
    (My daughter was faculty at UF until recently. I know that gator!)

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  17. Love those orange stars and brown prints!

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  18. Oh, those stars are going to make such a fun filled quilt. Yummmmm...chocolate...

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