Zipper tops

 

I finished 2 zipper tops but I'm sad to say that I'm not in love with them.  Trying to decide if I want to finish them or pass them on to a friend who does donation quilts.  They were fun to make and I liked each block on its own.

RSC blocks

 

These zipper blocks just go together so quickly and always turn out cute.  Since they're big blocks, I think I'll only need another month or two to finish a quilt tip.

Also working on windmill blocks.  I still have more red to go but I was behind on green because of vacation.

So, here's the catch up pic of the green windmills.

RSC rail fence finish

 

I'm super excited about this simple quilt!  The color scraps are from my granddaughters quilt.  And the rest comes from my hoard of texty fabrics.  I loved this quilt so much that I actually hand quilted it.  The back is as much a favorite as the front.

Floral pinwheel finish

 This project has been cut and waiting for years!  I changed my pattern idea to get it done quickly and simply.

The backing is pieced from the leftover fat quarters and another strip of scrap.  Not my favorite but the point was to get it finished.  Done.

RSC red blocks

 Just a start...

Then off to a sunny Florida vacation!

Rainbow strip challenge finish

 

Two of my friends decided to play RSC with me last year.  This is the quilt we chose to do together.  We all shared strips every month.  It was fun to do this together.

One of those friends did the quilting.  Love how it turned out!

The back was simple...

And the binding was a batik that I got a super good deal on when we went on a shop hop together.

Giant flying geese finish

 

I really like the print on these fabrics and wanted to enjoy that.  Found this pattern online and was hooked.  I may try it again and work with the lights and darks differently.

Love the texty fabrics on the back too.

Triangle butterflies quilt finish

 

Rainbow scrap challenge finish!  This was my leader/ender project for 2023.  I call it triangle butterflies.  So, when my friend quilted it...she made butterflies around them.  So cute!

I used up a bunch of fat quarters for the back.

And I used the trimmings for the scrappy binding.

Done.  First finish for 2024.

Next blocks for RSC 2024 January green

 

I had leftover 2 1/2 in strips and squares cut from last year that I needed to find blocks for.  Zipper blocks and hollow nines work great!  I also had a lot more green scrap to use up and have been wanting to do some sort of windmill block.  Does anyone know if there is an official name for that block?  I don't know what to call it.

It feels good to be working on some new blocks this year.  I still have a lot of green to go and the days go by so fast!

Zipper block test

 

I might add this one to my list for this year's rsc.  I like easy, quick and fun.

New year...new list

 I have a list of the blocks I'd like to make this year for the rainbow scrap challenge.  I think I have a few too many on the list so I'll see what I can get through in a month and stick with it for the year.

This week I made 10 chandelier blocks.  Those were super easy, fun and a quick finish.  I will definitely stick with making these this year.

Also worked on making some crumb fabric to cut blocks from.  I need to go in search of some more nice green scraps.  A lot of the scraps in my bin are more sage colors.  That gives me a good reason to go in search of scraps that need to be combined anyway.

Next up....

Hollow 9 patches

Zipper blocks

Maybe windmills?

There are more on the list but I don't want to get ahead of myself.