How quickly we've arrived at the end of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge month of orange scrappy stitching! I've definitely made a dent in my orange scraps, especially the scraps in the bin of 2 inch strips and squares.
I had a big stack of 2 inch squares in the bin, so I trimmed them down to 1.5 inches and made a 49-patch block. I'll only have 8 of these blocks at the end of the year, so I think this project will carry over for at least another year. The next round of blocks will use the same design, but I'm going to resort to using scrappy strips instead of individual squares.
I also had enough orange scrappy pieces to make some 4-patch blocks. For now, these are for the "parts department", as Cathy calls it. On the other hand, I was intrigued by a quilt in the latest issue of Quiltmania (121) called Four Patch Trip Around the World. Unfortunately, there isn't a picture of the quilt on their website, so you'll have to get your hands on a copy of the magazine to see what I'm talking about. No affiliation with Quiltmania, other than it being my favorite quilting magazine!
I enjoyed reading everyone's responses last week about their favorite pumpkin spice-flavored treats. Since I had pumpkin spice on the brain, I did a search to look for treats that were new and different to me. I had a huge fit of the giggles when I discovered this unexpected pumpkin spice product. Go ahead & click on it - it's part of a Pinterest board I set up just to catalog pumpkin spice products!
Ok, so no idea why TP needs to be pumpkin spice, maybe so the room smells good? Great orange progress. Your parts depatprtementbis going to be well supplied.
ReplyDeleteI needed a bit of a giggle--Pumpkin scented TP--now that is a new one for sure--
ReplyDeleteI love pumpkin too and the smell of it with spices--
love all your orange blocks--
now onto pink we go---
enjoy the moments, di
Pumpkin mania! I was in Trader Joes this week and everything is pumpkin, but I didn't see any TP!
ReplyDeleteI love Trader Joe's in October - pumpkin Everything. Last year I had a real fondness for their pumkin scone mix with maple icing. If I'm careful, I might ne able to fit a small one into my meal plan this year. Your 49-patch (yikes!) orange block is lovely, especially with the white streak. It's going to be another winner!
ReplyDeleteSo many fun orange scraps in your blocks! I have been enjoying all the orange this month!
ReplyDeleteOrange is definitively the color of October !! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blocks. I am sad to see orange over.
ReplyDeleteAll of your blocks are lovely...can't wait to see your finished rainbow.
ReplyDeleteTwo inch scraps are hard to come by here but I seem to accumulate 1.5 and 2.5.
ReplyDeleteI may be the odd one that doesn't like pumpkin spice! When I make pumpkin pie (from pumpkins I grow) I only add the cinnamon part of the pumpkin spice. Pumpkin spice TP? Too funny. For years I was always on the hunt for bacon products to send to my brother who is a bacon fanatic. I never found TP that smelled like bacon but it looked like bacon!
(It's always nice to have a Parts Dept.)
They will flavor anything these days! I use the brand, but, not that 'flavor'. Funny!
ReplyDeletegreat collection of orange prints.
ReplyDeleteThe world is Pumpkin Spice crazy~
Your scraps and stash must be amazing. You always get so many lovely blocks each month.
ReplyDeleteWhich Quiltmania magazine number - I did not find a Four Patch Trip Around the World, or my eyes are not working today! LOL Thx
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