In honour of Queen Victoria, we celebrate it with a long weekend. Make mine orange, please, and carrot, and rust, and marigold, and saffron, and pumpkin, and peach, and melon, and yeah, all of them. :^D
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| In our defence, it's a complicated colour. |
I found some time to cut and sew this week. I did ...
... six Irish Star blocks. That was fun. The beautiful fabric in the last star is what's left of this lovely leafy burnt orange.
When your friends give you scraps, you can't fall too hard for them because there's just a little to cherish. And this one is all gone. Two or three squares of 2" are in the basket for the 25-Patch blocks.
What else did I do?
I found this silhouette print in red-orange-yellow and green. I thought it would look good with the red stars. It now resides in a little box with the other 2.5 inches block.
They still have to learn my language so I have no idea what it wants and where it's going, but it's fun to follow the trail. After putting all these blocks away, the design wall was bare so I put up more blocks that were done this week.
Some 9-Patch blocks, one 25-Patch block, and three Friend's Favourite. Oh, those are fun. I did them for Mother's Day.
Some happy flowers and a quilt show with a "Quilts for sale" ad!
The one on top has an angel with a birdcage...
... with the words "Love is kind" written above it. Some orange ones will be assembled this weekend.
Little 9-Patch (1.5"pieces) as leader-enders. I believe there is just one more 9-Patch cut up from the Christmas-y fabric found in a little bag. I had fun with these.
And the 25-Patch block. I used one of the burnt-orange leafy print squares already. I can't help myself.
Care to see a picture of a big black cat?
I had to cut his "mane" somewhat as it was so long that he couldn't reach past it to clean himself. As this picture proves, I am no groomer, lol. Since he can clean himself better now and has fewer tangles in his fur, I think the end result justifies the awful "hair-do". (Regardless, I still love you, baby Raven. đ») Hard to believe this is the same cat that graces my header picture.
Take care, everyone.
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... with the words "Love is kind" written above it. Some orange ones will be assembled this weekend. 
20 comments:
Gorgeous cat! You have a very fun set of orange blocks going on.
lots of pretty blocks you've got going,that fur baby is gorgeous!
What a happy cat! A beautiful array of scrappy blocks. It is always sad when we use the last bits of a favorite fabric. Good thing we can still 'pet' them in the finished quilts!
Sewing up the scraps! Looks like you have that process down pat! Raven is a lovely cat, even with the haircut. What breed is he?
Raven is so handsome!! I love all your little blocks, Chantal. You’ve had a productive week!
Your blocks are all great. I wish I had been motivated to work on the RSC this year.
You are right, I wouldn't never have guessed that Raven was the same cat in those two photos. Clearly he (?) is happy living with you. What size are the Friends Favourite blocks? I know I could make them any size, just curious how big yours are. You always have so many interesting blocks in process. I have way too many scraps (which seem to multiple like rabbits).
Haha yes, Raven has grown somewhat! Lots of lovely orange blocks, infact lots of lovely scrappy blocks. Have a great weekend. xx
beautiful Orange stars.
such a handsome cat. Don't worry Raven only a few weeks between a good and a bad haircut lol.
happy scrapping .
L'orange est une couleur qui se décline en plein de nuances différentes, et tu en as trouvé de belles dans ton stock ! Adorable 25-patch aussi !
Raven est magnifique !
Orange ya glad you got all those blocks done???? oooh... dad joke! The blocks are lovely - and RAven is looking handsome.... better to have the hair cut a bit...
Hugz
Gotta love all the orange happening at your place!!!
Love all your scrappy blocks, especially the star blocks. Great use of orange. Handsome Raven, it looks like he needed a 'haircut'.
I agree, orange is a complicated color! Looks like you found lots of fun ones to sew with this week. Love those star blocks!
Very productive orange weekend! I look forward to getting back to one more week of orange, as I gave in and bought a couple of batik FQs, even though we're at the end of orange. It's just turned out to be such a pretty color! Lovely cat, no matter the hair cut. Reminds me of my son's beard. LOL
You had a great week of ORANGE! Raven is certainly one handsome fella. Those eyes!!!!
I love all the blocks you are making! And speaking of headers, what is the pattern for your monkey block quilt? The colors are so vibrant and immediately I
am picturing my stash. (I have followed you for sometime but this is my first comment.)
Raven is handsome. I'm sure he appreciated the haircut so he can groom himself! I'm smitten with those orange star blocks and the Love is kind little block. What fun you are having with making blocks!
Love the Irish Star blocks. Great star colors. I'm working on the squares for the alternate blocks as leaders and enders. it will be a while before I have any to show.And love the cat!
Raven is a beauty!
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