The Polar Vortex (which us old-timers just refer to as "Winter") is losing its grip for a while, it's still cold enough to justify staying indoors. The winter colors here are the very gray and tan of a winter that has been relatively snowless. A light dusting the other night and one other brief spell of snow on the ground so far. I have not seen the icy blue and dusty lavender gray shadows on pristine snow, although I have attempted to paint it a lot in my watercolor efforts.
So it was a pleasure to see that this month's Rainbow Scrap Challenge color is a sunny yellow. On 2/1 I started gathering scraps into a conveniently empty honey wheat pretzel container. Am I the only one who buys snacks in containers that I can use to hold scraps?
This should be enough to get me through a scrappy yellow butterfly block this month.
2019 is a year to try harder to deplete stash, so I am attacking smaller containers of special categories. Last month it was my Triangle Wrangle. This month I am trying to get my Thirties Repro stash gone. I have been storing them here, and this container was about to burst its hinges. I bought them over the years when everyone I knew was buying them. They evoke a sweet nostalgia and remind me of the stories my parents, both born in the mid-1920's would tell from two different perspectives. My mom was the daughter of immigrants, and my dad grew up poor in the midwest several generations after his mom and dad's families emigrated from various countries. The lasting legacy to me is one of resourcefulness and thankfulness for small blessings even in my hardest times, none of which can compare to what they lived through.
Anyway, here is my thirties stash, which is NOT extensive by true fabriholic standards.
Anyway, I am going to try to get these thirties into donation quilts this month. I started one today, using the free pattern for Anita's Arrowheads. I made this once before in browns and tans, and it's thrown on my ottoman for curling up with a cup of coffee, a cat, and some reading material. The block works up quickly. You may feel tense because some triangular pieces seem not to fit, but you will be cutting the edges down to size, and if you cut the sections accurately, it will all be fine.
This being yellow month, I started with the yellow and print blocks I had kitted up last night. These will mix with many other colors, as you can see in the second photo.
Next, I did my two Tumalo Trail (It's from Bonnie Hunter's Scraps and Shirtails II book.) blocks for this month, one in a buttery soft yellow, and one in a bright yellow. We shall see if the buttery one makes the final cut......
Time for a break to get in my strength training today.
Stay warm, keep stitching, and have a productive weekend!
So it was a pleasure to see that this month's Rainbow Scrap Challenge color is a sunny yellow. On 2/1 I started gathering scraps into a conveniently empty honey wheat pretzel container. Am I the only one who buys snacks in containers that I can use to hold scraps?
2019 is a year to try harder to deplete stash, so I am attacking smaller containers of special categories. Last month it was my Triangle Wrangle. This month I am trying to get my Thirties Repro stash gone. I have been storing them here, and this container was about to burst its hinges. I bought them over the years when everyone I knew was buying them. They evoke a sweet nostalgia and remind me of the stories my parents, both born in the mid-1920's would tell from two different perspectives. My mom was the daughter of immigrants, and my dad grew up poor in the midwest several generations after his mom and dad's families emigrated from various countries. The lasting legacy to me is one of resourcefulness and thankfulness for small blessings even in my hardest times, none of which can compare to what they lived through.
Anyway, here is my thirties stash, which is NOT extensive by true fabriholic standards.
Anyway, I am going to try to get these thirties into donation quilts this month. I started one today, using the free pattern for Anita's Arrowheads. I made this once before in browns and tans, and it's thrown on my ottoman for curling up with a cup of coffee, a cat, and some reading material. The block works up quickly. You may feel tense because some triangular pieces seem not to fit, but you will be cutting the edges down to size, and if you cut the sections accurately, it will all be fine.
This being yellow month, I started with the yellow and print blocks I had kitted up last night. These will mix with many other colors, as you can see in the second photo.
Next, I did my two Tumalo Trail (It's from Bonnie Hunter's Scraps and Shirtails II book.) blocks for this month, one in a buttery soft yellow, and one in a bright yellow. We shall see if the buttery one makes the final cut......
Stay warm, keep stitching, and have a productive weekend!
I do like the clear container for scraps, you can see what's in there, good idea.
ReplyDeleteWorking through a small section of your scrap stash at a time is a good idea. LOVE those Bonnie blocks!!
ReplyDeleteYum, snacks for scrap storage. I hadn't thought of that. I did just recycle two containers from sea salt caramels bought over the holidays. Should have kept them. I've vowed not to buy more because I can't keep my hands out of them. Your 30's repros are sweet. I've never been attracted to buying them, but did enjoy using 30's fabrics in some minis years ago. Isn't yellow just the best for this time of year?!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouragement ladies! I think next month I will attack the small shoubox of selvedges.
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