GREEN and wet outside - GREEN and cozy inside!
It's week 10 of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge - RSC hosted by Angela over at SOS Scrappy. March is the GREEN month. It has been more rainy (and h*** humid!) than sunny days this week hence no venture out (except grocery shopping).
I've been working on green, trying to reduce some of the approximately 30 yards measured. Where did all that green come from?! Someone must have done some purchases! LOL
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After making the pink quilt (left to add binding) for the little girl, I decided to make a GREEN quilt for her brother.
The first idea was to make a Rail Fence quilt but decided against it. Curious to what block I've chosen? Scrappy Churn Dash! This block would make a more fun scrappy quilt, IMO. (A Rail Fence quilt is still on my bucket list).
I have 22 blocks, each block 12" finished). I'm aiming for a 72 x 96 inches quilt. The kids' two uncles are 6.56 feet / 2 meters tall, the nephew may take after them, who knows?
The first I did this week, was to make the blocks for the Swirling Stars Quilt
This is the big block, 22.50" square
Two small ones, 11.50"
They look pretty in green, don't they?
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Slow progress on my UFO; two more 'trees' made. Now I have all the 'trees' needed. It's going to be a Christmas Card Holder.
A dear friend in Norway has asked me to make two throw pillows and a table runner. We decided on 'Granny Squares' for the first pillow and maybe reverse the colors for the second one. Two different greens (Moda Marbles) will be used.
I began this post with 'Green and wet outside', and that is exactly what it is right now!
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Taken from our porch less than 30 minutes ago. The mountain in the distance (west) is covered in clouds and rain. Not sure if you can see it; the berries on the trees in front are coffee beans (berries). Click on the photo to enlarge. Then there's some banana trees and in the background a palm tree, known as latania palm by the locals.
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Bananas! Fresh from the garden! No pesticides or herbicides. We usually get the bunches off the trees before they are ripe to prevent birds eating them.
Linking up with Angela and RSC (Rainbow Scrap Challenge)
HAPPY SCRAPPY WEEKEND!
15 comments:
Lots of green there, both inside and outside. Fun churn dash blocks!
that is so neat to reach out and pick your own bananas! how nice. You live somewhere that is so very different than here and from where you grew up. After all this time it must still be amazing to you. Have fun with your green blocks and sew while it rains.
Look at those bananas - that's fun! Your green blocks are pretty, and a great idea for a boy's quilt. Pretty green stars, too. Have a great sewing week!
Making a GREEN scrappy quilt for the brother is a fantastic idea, Astrid!! Especially, in light of the 30 yards of fabric you discovered. :o))
Lots of lovely green in your neck of the woods. Homegrown bananas! Not a lot of people can say that they have bananas growing in their gardens. Now, I'm curious; does your banana have seeds? Love your churn dash blocks. Scrappy is also so much better. Enjoy! ;^)
Looks like we live in the same city, here also is green and wet outside and it has been like this, it rains every day and the temperature is low for Summer. Now it is raining and 23°C.
Your green star blocks are beautiful. Have a great weekend, Astrid.
Lots of lovely greens at your place ... lovely view for you and great to have home grown bananas...
Hugz
Lots of great green blocks there and some beautiful green in the garden too.
Oh my, that brings back memories of my childhood. Picking bananas, covering them with a blue plastic bag to ripen them while hanging where the wild life cannot get to it, especially the monkeys! Beautiful blocks and the rain is needed for everything to grow, have an awesome week.
Så fint å se alt det grønne ute også! Og bananer fra hagen. Flotte grønne prosjekter du syr. Ha en fin ny grønn uke!
This post has me GREEN with envy. Your blocks are super cute...all of them, especially the little trees. The granny square pillows and runner sound interesting, looking forward to see them.
Wow, such great green progress and green inspiration going on in your part of the world!!! Love the photo out your window!!! Looking so good on the patchwork, too! I haven't been able to start my RSC for March yet--gotta get to it!!
Fun green sewing in the rain! Your view is lovely!
That is a great collection of green blocks. They all look good.
Lovely to be able to pick your own bananas.
Yes, green is right now :-)))
But your Christmas trees are also a dream... well done.
Many greetings from Viola
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