I started a new Rainbow Scrap Challenge in 2020. I started with polka dot centers and used any strings in the color of the month to make as many 8" log cabin blocks as I could. My goal was to empty my string bin by the end of the year. I kept up really well for the first three months. Come April, I realized I wasn't enjoying the blocks and I dreaded making more.
So I stopped. Problem was, that left me with green, orange, and aqua blocks, 15 total. I set the goal of putting them into a top as my One Monthly Goal with Patty of Elm Street Quilts. I really didn't want to make another scrappy block and I gave away the remainder of my string bin contents to a friend (so at least I met my goal of an empty bin!) so I looked to see if I had enough of the polka dot fabric to use for an extra block. I found a different polka dot that would work and leave me with *just* enough of the original dot to use for binding. (I played binding chicken and won!)
It's a bit of an add little quilt and I don't like it much, but it's done. It's 32" square. It'll be donated to the local children's hospital. Enough of my scraps are naturally I Spy that it has some fun things to look at. While my goal was to complete a top, I did finish the quilt.
Good for you fir making a tough decision and finishing your OMG! Oh and an extra hooray for winning at chicken binding.
ReplyDeleteWell done -- you emptied your string bin and used the 15 blocks you already had! And, yes, for winning at chicken binding!
ReplyDeleteSometimes it's just more satisfying to call it quits, finish the quilt, and move on. This little quilt will make someone happy!
ReplyDeleteFun! Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and congrats on your finish!
ReplyDeleteI thik it’s pretty cute. Sounds like it will find a good home, and you have room for more scraps, & a UFO off your hands, so Win- win.
ReplyDeleteSometimes a project just doesn't come together as you envisioned. But it's finished and you don't have those orphan blocks cluttering up the sewing room. It's a colorful and cute little quilt. Add in you that found other ways to meet your goals, I'd call this effort a success.
ReplyDeleteI love it! Congratulations on this beautiful finish!
ReplyDeleteI really like your quilt. SEW sorry that you weren't enjoying the process! I hope there will be other RSC quilts in other years.
ReplyDeleteWell I think it's cute, and I love how you solved the problem of needing a 16th block with juuust enough binding to spare. I played binding chicken on my Island Batik AccuQuilt quilt and lost. Like by an inch, ugh.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure I understand "playing binding chicken" but as long as you won, it does not matter. I LOVE the whimsy of the polka dot square in the corner. It is a cute little finish and I love it :-) Stay safe and dry, I hope.
ReplyDeleteYou may think it's odd, but I bet that child's eyes will gravitate right to the black polka dot square. I like how it's opposite of your other centers. Congrats on your finish!
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