Friday, January 22, 2016

Blue!

I decided to join the Rainbow Scrap Challenge this year.  It's been going on a few years, I think, but I just learned about it.  The idea is that each month there is a color, and you use scraps of that color to make something.  There's not much in the way of rules, which I like.  Some people do entire projects out of that month's color; other people pick a block for the year then make one or two each month, and at the end of the year, they have a rainbow of blocks to turn into a quilt.

I decided to go for the "pick a block and make some each month" variation.  Just a few days after I saw the challenge, I had the Summer 2014 issue of Quilter's World checked out from the library and I saw a scrappy butterfly block.  It was designed to be a mini-quilt, but I thought a rainbow of butterflies would be awesome.  I made a few changes to better suit my style. 

January's color is blue. I figure I will decide how many blocks to make each month based on how many scraps of that color I have. Since I have so a lot of blue scraps, I looked for light, medium, and dark scraps and made three butterfly blocks.
I used a single background fabric for each butterfly because I like that look better than a scrappy background within each block.  But I still want all of it to look and be scrappy, so backgrounds will vary.

I especially like the dark blue block, because one of the scraps is Darth Vader's head.  Putting Darth Vader in a butterfly makes me crazy happy :)
This will be my first time linking up with Oh Scrap!
Quilting is more fun than Housework


15 comments:

  1. Welcome to the RSC!! I absolutely LOVE that you included Darth Vader's head in one of you Butterfly blocks. TOO funny!!

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  2. You are right...a rainbow of butterflies will be awesome! I like novelty fabric scraps in blocks too. It makes the blocks so much more fun. I call it the smile factor.

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  3. Your butterfly blocks are great, and I think they will be perfect in a rainbow of colors! Your Darth Vader square made me want to get up and go shopping for some of that fabric!

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  4. That block is an excellent choice for RSC! Your quilt will be stunning. Have fun!
    (And I'm tickled to see Darth Vader in a butterfly block, too! Welcome to RSC!)

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  5. Welcome to the RSC, you will have a wonderful time playing with the scraps and you right on track by having DV in a butterfly block. right on for the smile factor!!

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  6. Darth Vader in a butterfly? To funny. Love the pattern you have chosen. It is going to look great in all the colors.

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  7. Welcome to the RSC! It's fun. Your butterflies will fit right in. I usually just make a bunch of blocks each month and figure out how many I have at the end. Usually works, and less stress!

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  8. This is going to be a great block for RSC. So glad you are joining in. And it is great seeing you on Oh Scrap!

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  9. Pretty butterfly block and great blues. It's fun that Darth Vader is in the wings of a blue butterfly. This block will work well for RSC.

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  10. What a great choice for your RSC quilt. I look forward to watching your progress.

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  11. Your comment about putting Darth Vader's head in a butterfly is precisely why I love scrappy quilts!

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  12. Welcome to the RSC! This is my first year also and I hope you are enjoying it as much as I am!
    L-o-v-e your butterflies! This will make a beautiful quilt! Enjoy!

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  13. Nice blocks! That DV head is so fun! :)

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  14. I have not seen the scrappy butterfly block! Such a great use of scraps! I love it!

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  15. I love your butterflies. I haven't seen this pattern before and I like it. If I hadn't already started a multi-colored scrappy butterfly, I would do it in the same colors like yours. Very pretty.

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