Now on to quilty things. This year I've been making Boxy Stars (posted last week), the RSC blocks, and two string blocks. I'm using most of the bright pinks but a few pale ones got into the mix.
The first block Angela posted for pink was Marley. I worked hard to get all the little points on the triangles in properly. It's not quite perfect but close enough. Next up was Lady of the Lake.
I pulled all the strings from among the pink scraps and put together the first string block.
I love the bits of animal stripes in among the pink.
I made the next two blocks in blue last month after watching a Jenny Doan Missouri Company You Tube demonstration. They are so much fun to make but a challenge to keep the bias edges in check on the outer edges of each block. I think in March I'll really spray the initial blocks well before cutting.
I think these blocks work best when all of the strips are the same width but working with scrappy strips didn't give me that luxury so the blocks are what they are and will make an interesting scrappy quilt in the end. I just love the little kitten faces that crop up from time to time.
I'm linking up with soscrappy and checking to see what everyone else has been up to this past week.
14 comments:
Lovely pinks! Your points are perfect.
Beautiful use of your pinks. Great job!
What fun pink!! I LOVE your colors in the string scrappy blocks!!!
I like those half and half string blocks too -- you have a LOVELY mix of blocks going!
(thanks for sharing the flowers - what a happy!)
Gorgeous star blocks Nell. I find that having all the strips the same size in string blocks is more difficult than having random ones, because then you really do need to match all the seams, otherwise it looks dreadful. Much easier with random strips where nothing matches. What does look good though is if you have the same shade of colour running in roughly the same location on each block. That makes an interesting pattern.
Such pretty pinks you have. Your RSC blocks look great.
Your blocks are looking great. I recognize some of the prints from my own stash!
All your blocks are looking great! You've been busy with the pinks!
Lovely collection of blocks going on here!
So many pretty blocks, but the samplers are the best of all. Great work! So glad you are using what you have
Lots of bright and fun pinks in your blocks. The Sawtooth Star blocks turned out beautifully.
Beautiful Bright pink blocks, such a cheery post.
that is a whole lot of pink loveliness.
Beautiful pink blocks! LOVE your scrappy string blocks.
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