New Orleans House Project

Saturday, September 8, 2018

In Praise of Dark Blue Scraps

There's a new page on the calendar and a new color for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  This month's challenge is to use the dark blue and dark neutral scraps in the bin.  I have a never-ending stash of blue scraps, so it was short work to pull some strips for a 49-patch block.

With this block completed, I now have 24 of these seven inch beauties.  

I think this may be my favorite block arrangement so far!  I love the effect the white squares create.  A large quilt in this style, made in rainbow colors, would be wonderful.  Unfortunately, I don't want to make any more seven inch blocks, so this will be the extent of this project.  Maybe I'll tackle a larger version - with larger blocks - at some point in the future.

These sailboat blocks were a souvenir from the Pensacola Quilter's Guild Show of 1993.  They sat around in a drawer until 2016, when I decided to assemble them as part of the blue Rainbow Scrap Challenge month.  All the assembly fabrics came from my scrap stash.  

After the sailboats were assembled, they languished some more because I couldn't decide how to quilt them.  Finally I decided to just "get 'er done" and added batting and backing and started hand quilting.  The quilting isn't fancy, but it holds the layers together and was good practice.  

The backing is scraps of lobster fabric from another quilt.  I even added a hanging sleeve!


I'm adding my blue scraps to the RSC link-up - always fun and always inspirational!



13 comments:

  1. Oh I love a lot your setting of your square blocks !! Your quilt will be beautiful Angela !
    Lovely quilt with sailboats and lovely memories too !

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  2. Lovely quilts in progress...I think your 7" blocks with the white squares pattern are just beautiful; and the Sailboats look lovely--great fabrics in this one...
    hugs, Julierose

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  3. Beautiful blues in your 49-patch block, and I love the whole group of them together! The sailboats look great, and the lobster print backing is perfect!

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  4. Yay for finishes and labels! But that shark...ouch! LOL
    And the 7" blocks are gorgeous. Make just one more and it could be the center of another quilt, or not. They are so pretty, but tedious I am sure.

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  5. Oh Angie, these are both so lovely, now I want to make a 49 patch with that bit of white in it. Love the Sail boat quilt, and the setting and the backing.

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  6. The quilt that use these chain blocks is going to be gorgeous!! Love it.

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  7. That dark BLUE 49-Patch block ROCKS!!! But, wait, there's more. You completed your Souvenir Quilt, too? Yay, you!

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  8. Woohoo! Terrific sailboat finish! (I love the lobsters!)
    And I didn't realize your 49 patches were so small - you're speaking my language!

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  9. aren't you afraid aLl those lobsters will pinch you in your sleep? I love your scrappy orientation too.

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  10. love those blue sailboats! also that backing lobster fabric. what fun.
    great chain blocks too.

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  11. Those are adorable sailboats across the finish line. Tah dah!! It's funny how we let certain projects languish. The rainbow blocks are perfect in that layout. The white chain ties them altogether.

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  12. Those rainbow blocks would make a great baby quilt. Maybe add a border. Cute sailboats.

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  13. Tee hee, I knew the voice was Kyle's before even clicking to find out. Nice quilt, nice label!! I love this arrangement of the rainbow blocks. My daughter loves these ROYGBIV colors. Hmmm...

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