Turquoise busting

My Thursday morning quilting group has been participating, after a fashion, in some stash busting of particular colors this year. We’ve been using some of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2025 monthly colors, and I’ve helped them bust some blues, greens, and oranges. I’ve had a bunch of 2½” strips sitting in one of my storage… Continue reading Turquoise busting

Neptune in orange

Recently, the Wrap Them in Hugs quilting ministry began working through some of their half-yard stash, creating from it approximately 7 “kits” of color-themed 2½-inch strips (like a jelly roll) to use for charity quilt tops. They started with blue, and I made the Tiffany quilt top from that set. But then, using the colors… Continue reading Neptune in orange

Pennies from Heaven (variation)

My Thursday quilting group made up kits of green 2.5-inch strips, similar to the blues, and I thought about doing Tiffany again, but the Pennies from Heaven quilt design came to mind. I altered it slightly, because it was originally a 5 blocks square design. I figured up that if I knocked off one column… Continue reading Pennies from Heaven (variation)