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Friday, January 8, 2016

Blue for January


Happy January!

Its time for the RSC to begin again and this year is starting us out with Blue!   I've decided to cut down the number of sets of blocks I make this year.  I still have 3 sets from 2015 to assemble and 1 set from 2014 to assemble.  Plus I have all the quilts that people want me to make for them and then the quilts I want to make for family and friends and then the quilts that I make for "the pile" which I either sell or give to charity.  Its never ending and I have finally figured out that I just cant do it all!  So, with that all said...heres my one and only block for the RSC this year....

                              Birch Trees!!

I love this pattern by Amanda Jean over at www.crazymomquilts.blogspot.com, its so bright and cheerful and guess what? Its on my DIL's wish list! Double score!  I am going to use the color of the month for the background of each block.  Its going to be AWESOME!!




Its crazy how much of "this" I have...those fabric crumbs and bits...this is one of two known buckets of them.  They were the inspiration for this choice of block and the true definition of scraps if you ask me!  First block didn't make a dent.... I'm just gonna keep on truckin...



I made the block a big 17" instead of 15.5" in the pattern, that way 12 blocks will be nice and big at the end of the year.  Loving it so far!

Linking up with Angela for the RSC Saturday link up & Oh Scrap!


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gorgeous Blues!! 

21 comments:

  1. Very nice, I like your idea of making the back the colours of the RSC. This quilt is also on my wish list.

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  2. Beautiful colors! The blue really makes those crumbs POP.

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  3. love.love.love. the birch trees are a great block, but don't think i'll ever get around to it...

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  4. Oh, excellent idea for all those itty bitty bits and pieces. I don't think I need the pattern so think I'll have a go at it one of these days myself.

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  5. Love that big scrappy block! Beautiful, Jules!

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  6. It is going to a very pretty quilt.

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  7. Oh, what a great idea for the RSC. I made a Birch Trees quilt last year and my grandson loves it! I know you will too. Smart choice!

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  8. lOOOOKING GOOD!just the perfect quick sewing for a busy mom I"m sure:)

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  9. Such a great block and the perfect way to use up those crumbs!

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  10. That will be a striking quilt at the end of the year (if you wait that long to assemble the blocks!). And how wonderful that you can give it to DiL when it's done. :-)

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  11. Love the block since I saw AJ's version. A great idea, keeping it simple for yourself. You go, girl!

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  12. Perfect block choice for the rainbow scrap challenge. Thanks for sharing this with Oh Scrap! I look forward to seeing more colors in the future.

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  13. Great idea to use the color theme for the background, I look fwd to seeing this grow!

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  14. Fabulous! Great idea to use the scraps and the color. Looking forward to seeing your progress!

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  15. Fabulous idea!!! I'm going to add this to my Rainbow scrap challenge list (which I have not even started). Thanksfor a fabulous idea!!

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  16. What a beautiful block - love your "out of the box" colour choices - can't wait to see more! PLUS, you may have just saved me from drowning in a sea of scraps - think I will start making these blocks as well using my scraps and see where it takes me....Thanks!

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  17. This is going to be fun to watch.

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  18. I made a Bright Birch Trees quilt this past summer and had so much fun! What a great idea to make each block for RSC!

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  19. Oooh, I like it! Using the color of the month as the background is brilliant!

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