Scrap & Stash Busting

When I first started making these Medallion Log Cabin blocks, I was thinking of using them as a quilt for my own bed...But, then I realized that there would be fairly large sections of white. White would not be good for how often I flop on my bed and the quilt gets dirty! I confess--I love laying on my bed reading, watching TV, or surfing the web on my laptop. However, I already had quite a few blue and pink blocks already made. Instead, I have decided to make some lap quilts with the blocks. I think I will have enough blocks to make three lap quilts and maybe even four. I guess I went a little over board! I can make a couple for the Hands 2 Help Charity Quilt Challenge 2015 and my charity of choice--Happy Chemo.

This week, I made four black blocks.

My stash is very low on oranges and yellows! Time to venture to the fabric store a couple of towns north and dig through their flat folds--their flat folds are $5 a yard. I usually buy 1/2 yards and cut them into fat quarters which makes them fat quarters for $1.25. I will be on the lookout some backings for these quilts too! I decided to go up there Friday after work before our new snowstorm arrived. I have my priorities straight- fabric is more essential than food! I did grocery shop on Saturday morning, so we are ready if we get as much snow as last weekend.

 Here are the yellows I found--yellow is the color for the RSC15 March--

 and a few oranges.

 Here are the orange blocks I made.

 I have six made.

 Then, I moved on to yellow.

 I made six of those.

 There are such a range of yellows!

 Next up, were some greens.

 One,

 two, three,

 four, five,

six, and seven!

I scored with this black with blue dots for a backing. I got 4.5 yards at $4 a yard.

I should be able to start assembling the Rainbow Medallion Log Cabin Quilts similar to this. I want to use these quilts as an opportunity to experiment with my quilting skills. Modern quilts means modern quilting in my book!

As you can tell, I have really been slaving away at my sewing machine and cutting table, but I do need to buckle down and keep stitching on my Journey of a Quilter border. Maybe I will watch a movie and work on it for Slow Sunday Stitching. Get inspired by other handwork here http://kathysquilts.blogspot.com