September's Rainbow Scrap Challenge color was purple. After finishing my planned purple scrap blocks, I didn't have a lot of scraps to stitch up blocks for the Parts Department. Usually, having a month-long focus on a color pushes me to pull bits and pieces from the fabric stash and slice them up into useful sized strips and squares for the scrap bins. That didn't happen with purple, because I got focused on some other projects.
I did have some two inch squares and strips to turn into 4-patch blocks and Carolina Chain blocks.
I also kept up with making Tiny Tuesday blocks, although I veered off course for two of my blocks. The top left block is Crow's Foot and the top right block is London Roads - both from Judy Hopkins' 501 Rotary-Cut Quilt Blocks.
The bottom two blocks were provided via Angela's Tiny Tuesday blocks: Card Trick and Bright Hopes.
The theme for October scraps is to use dark fabrics like black and brown. That fits in nicely with one of my non-RSC projects: a black and gold Endless Chain quilt.
My oldest son recently moved to Denver, Colorado. He requested a black and gold quilt to remind him of home (black and gold being the colors of the New Orleans Saints football team). This will be a planned scrappy quilt, so I spent some time experimenting with different fabric combinations to see what would work. I knew my son would not be a huge fan of metallic fabrics, so I stuck with several variations of gold-colored fabric instead. It reads more like brown in the photograph, but it looks more gold in person. Instead of cotton batting, I'm planning to use wool - I figure he'll need the warmth!
For more inspiration on using black and brown scraps, be sure to visit the Rainbow Scrap Challenge link up.
Great quilt you are making for your son! That will keep him warm in chilly Denver. Pretty purples.... love the combo of purple and yellow.
ReplyDeleteLove that purple and the quilt block for your son's quilt. We are quite impressed with Drew Brees and his support for Take Your Bible to School on 3 Oct! Have a great week-end!
ReplyDeleteYour Tiny Tuesday blocks are pretty in purple! The Crow's Foot block looks like it must have dome very tiny HSTs!
ReplyDeletePretty purple blocks, and I like the plan for the black and gold quilt.
ReplyDeleteThe quilt blocks for your son look great. Isnt it wonderful when family ask us to make a quilt, you know it will be going to an appreciative home.
ReplyDeleteI'm always amazed at how many blocks you make each month with the required color. Hope your son has settled into his new Denver routine. How did he like the snow on Thursday?! It's a great beginning for his new quilt.
ReplyDeleteI like the block and gold Endless Chain. I see you threw in some fleur de lis fabric for some fun too.
ReplyDeleteI have a London Roads quilt on my list to make with travel themed fabrics. The block I'm going to use is from the Ladies Art Company Block Tool and the colors are set a little differently in that variation.
Your RSC blocks look great. You sure picked two difficult looking ones to add to the two given ones. The London Roads quilt is off to a beautiful start. I'm sure your son will be grateful for the warmth and the love in his quilt!
ReplyDeleteYour purple quilt blocks are all darling, but I’m totally twitterpated over your endless chain block(s). That’s exactly what I want to do with all my black, brown and gray scraps - make 4p’s and HST’s to play around with the possibilities!
ReplyDeleteoh, that Endless Chain is going to be stunning!
ReplyDeleteHope your son likes it in Denver. My daughter lives in Lakewood, she is happy there. The Saints quilt is going to be stunning,
ReplyDeleteThose 4 blocks at the bottom, Jacob's Ladder, are a favorite of mine, they look great! With wool batting that should be a really comfortable quilt too!
ReplyDeletepretty purple and plum perfection piecing.
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always love to see what blocks you make you are the color block queen
Pretty purple blocks, and what a nice plan for your son's quilt. Denver is a great city!
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