Slow and Steady
The pace I naturally gravitate to is slow and steady. This is one reason I find the Rainbow Scrap Challenge so compelling. Every month there is a new color to explore. This month is blue. I had already made my dark blue blocks, so I will make the light blue ones next.
Looking Back
The gallery of photos is a very brief visual recap of my steady progress since starting the 2024 Rainbow Scrap Challenge in December 2023. It began with the reference photo I selected on Pinterest. I loved the block concept, but not the layout. I designed my own layout with concentric rainbow rings.
Once I started sewing random scrap strips together to form the half square triangles it became abundantly clearly this was a HUGE undertaking. I needed to simplify the process. I realized it would be much easier to crumb piece strata/fabric and cut the half square triangles all at once, than piece them individually.
Moving Forward
It’s funny how sorting through and organizing my scraps looks like it should take minutes to do, versus the hours of methodical steady work it actually takes. However it is so worth it when everything is neatly piled to the left of my machine and I can chain sew similar sizes into long strips or rectangular units.
By the end of the week my steady work resulted in a 13″ H x 68″ W light blue crumb strata. This is exactly what I need to cut the 44 half square triangles required for my quilt. I’ll do that next week. Then it will be time to move on to the July blocks. But first I have an art entry deadline to meet. I plan on submitting Contemplation. There is just the final finishing work of the facing, hanging sleeve and label. It will hang in the Blue Ribbon Members Show at the South Shore Art Center in my town.
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