sneak preview of some RSC goodness...

I pulled out all my (6½") crumb blocks- I needed to gather/audition 16 colors for the Color Wheel quilt that I want to make for in the sewing room.

I'm excited at how it's turning out so far!

now it's on to RSC14 quilt #4- these crumb blocks will be sashed with the Kona white. the "map" for the layout is from Rachel's blog and more specifically, the Bottled Rainbows quilt along.

 

I'm not sure that this can "technically" be included in my series of RSC14 quilts, but they are the crumb blocks that I made this year. I plan on making a quilt loosely based on Cheryl and Amanda's quilt in Sunday Morning Quilts. (and actually, it's really fitting that I make one of their quilts, since it was after buying this book that I was inspired and motivated to organize all my scraps and crumbs, and start using them instead of hoarding them!)

 

SO: that's 5 RSC14 quilts so far. I plan on making 7 of these quilts (all finishing somewhere around the 40" X 50" size, give or take...) I'd like to give one of the RSC14 quilts to each of my children (saving the Color Wheel quilt for myself). the next time all 6 are together and home (4 are grown, 2 are married, and 2 live on the west coast) I'll think of some fun way to distribute the quilts to each one of them. even though it will be quite awhile until they're all together again, i guess i should get busy!

 

PS: if any of my children just happen to read this post, and just happen to mention which quilt they like the most, it might just happen that you'll get the quilt you like the best...  just sayin'



bringing it all together...

this week I was able to piece TWO quilt tops from the blocks I've been working on for RSC14. even though the rainbow 9 patches were a last minute addition (I didn't start them until September) I did work through all the colors using my suitcase of 3" squares. I just pieced each 9 patch using colors that were very similar in value, with a Kona white center. considering that I had NO IDEA or plans on what I would do with them when I was done, I am beyond thrilled at how it turned out!!! (this quilt finished at 43"X53")

 

when I laid the blocks out on the design wall, I realized that I was just a few blocks short. so I pieced the 5 white blocks with the colored center, and put them at the dividing line of lighter/darker blocks. I lovelovelove how the quilt is all pastel on the top, and darker and vivid on the bottom. I got the inspiration from a couple quilts on my RSC pinterest board 

 

this quilt is another one of my Sudoku quilts. I pulled 9 3" blocks of red, pink, orange, yellow, green, aqua, blue, purple and brown. I laid the blocks out according to a Sudoku solution, so there are no two alike colors in any row or column. with a few extra squares as a top and border, it's complete. (the flimsy measures 39"X51")

 

I have to say, though, that I don't like this quilt as much as the first. even though the baby soduku quilts turned out so cute, they were a more controlled color palette, using only 3 colors of different values. note to self: using 9 different colors, of (almost) 9 different fabrics each, leads to a muddled looking quilt. I'm especially disappointed since I had picked out some of my favorite fabrics to use in this quilt.

 

I have 5 (!) more RSC14 quilts planned. hop on over to see a sneak preview, and why I'm making so many! click on over to so scrappy to see some more of the RSC quilts- they're all beautiful!

finishing up the odds and ends...

it was a productive week for me for RSC14. I finished working through my little suitcase of 3" squares, and made the green, yellow, red and teal 9 patches (with Kona white centers. )

(I especially like the teal 9 patches...)

I was able to make only 3 of the 16 patches; although I have LOTS and LOTS of the 3" squares, I don't have enough of a variety to make more of the 16 patches. I tried and tried to upload a picture of the before and after of my suitcase, but blogger wouldn't let me. go figure...

so, I've already planned my projects for RSC15 (pretty please, there really IS a RSC15, right?!) and maybe next year I'll also come back to my D4P. getting excited to start sewing these squares into quilts!

(sorry for the wonky post- blogger is being difficult this morning!!!) 

sewing the blues...

the RSC color pulled for this month was light blue.

I pieced my blue crumb blocks way back in January,   using all the shades of blue. I also pieced a slew of teal/aqua blocks in March, so there wasn't really a lot in my blue or teal crumb jars.  I decided that I should really tackle that suitcase full of 3" squares.

 

back in September, I realized that I was not really making a dent in my stash, so I added a 9patch with a Kona white center to my monthly RSC piecing, as well as a 16 patch, both using the 3" squares. (already cut and in the suitcase.)

 

this week I worked through red, purple and all the blues. still yet to do: yellow, teal and green.

 

 

unfortunately, I wasn't able to talk myself into doing the D4P. so maybe for RSC15? I do have a plan of how I'd like to use all these crumb blocks, 16 patches and the 9 patches. more on that another day...

 

thanks for stopping by! and be sure to click on over to so scrappy to see all the other wonderful projects going on...