At the end of four months I have finally caught up with my blocks of the month and have begun the finishing of a WIP row quilt.
This is my April twinkler and I can finally say that I made it with only one ripping and recutting. I don't dare think I can do one without any problems, but I'm getting closer. Here are the four.
The other final block I completed was the April slab block, which was far more fun than doing the star. Do I prefer the easy way out?
And here are my four slab blocks.
The 16-patch blocks turned out to be fun, even though the February one became orange instead of pink with brown, and so it is now officially the April block.
I mentioned that I keep an ongoing list of my projects. When I finish one I reward myself with a little happy face emoticon at each stage. For the RSC blocks I use little sailboats, squares, stars, etc. For the final completion I give myself a lovely pink flower. Guess I'm in my second childhood a bit these days!
That is only half of my list, but it really works for me. My next WIP started with a random drawing of 90 HSTs from Summer at Easy Quilter. I turned them into a lot of pinwheels and have worked them into rows. I have started piecing the rows together and it should not take long to finish, I hope.
As you see, I will still be working with orange, but I stowed away every bit of brown I could find, at last!
We can all enjoy new colors, Hooray! Have a great week.
I link up with RSC16 at soscrappy , Sew Cute Tuesday at
Blossom Heart Quilts and WIPs Be Gone at A Quilting Reader's Garden
Blossom Heart Quilts and WIPs Be Gone at A Quilting Reader's Garden
Lots of great blocks there. And the pinwheel quilt should look really fresh and summer-y. I look forward to seeing it!
ReplyDeleteI do love those twinkler stars. So pretty together! And I like your reward system! Are there little candies attached too? :)
ReplyDeleteLots of RSC pretties! Looks like you've done well at keeping up with each month.
ReplyDeleteLove that block in pretty orange. Great job! I love your task list.
ReplyDeletethe twinkler is worth the effort. Very striking. Very organized too with your projects. I'm so higgeldy piggeldy on mine!
ReplyDeleteYou're much more organized than I am with your list - I love it! Reminds me of the gold stars we used to get in grade school for a job well done. 8)
ReplyDeleteYour twinklers are worth the effort - they make the most lovely blocks!
Your twinkler stars are so pretty in the RSC colors! They are going to make a beautiful quilt! The slab blocks are such a great idea, too. Since I sorted my scraps into color tubs, I'm thinking I should be making some of those myself!
ReplyDeleteLove the fussy cutting. What great stars.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could be as organized as you are. All your blocks look great. Have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeletethe twinkler star looks very complicated well done a great star well 4 great stars you have made also liking the slab blocks.
ReplyDeleteGreat progress. Your star blocks look absolutely fabulous! Great organizational system too. Keeping track can be hard.
ReplyDeleteThat's a whole lot of scrappy goodness, Paula!! Nice work!!
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