RSC25: January - pink

RSC25 - January: pink

Not much this week, I'm pretty distracted.

Here's a block built using 2 1/2" strips, variously called 

Split Rail Fence or Disappearing Rails.

First, sew up two squares and cut diagonally ...

... and rearrange.  The resulting block is 10" finished.

The assembled blocks look complicated but are quite easy to sew.  

Diagonal edges, though, so spray starch is helpful.

And then these little corner units using leftover 2 1/2" bits. 

Quick, but small.  

I'll need to make a LOT of them to ever get to an actual quilt.

Linking to SCRAPHAPPY SATURDAY

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Abominable: repugnantly hateful, detestable, loathsome

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Thursday

 Well, it's been a minute since I sat down with embroidery.  The last thing I stitched was the Schoolhouse Sampler back in July, before we went to Boston. This week I'm feeling like it could be a good time for some quiet introspection while plying the needle.  Embroidery is soothing and repetitive, just right for my current state of mind.  I'm actively choosing to prioritize self-care.

  

Rebecca Ringquist's Dropcloth Samplers are always fun, and they allow lots of leeway for creativity. She's just released a new series called Stitch Passports, so it's time for me to get going on this Stitch of the Month series that's been waiting for me since last winter.

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Abnormal: not average, deviating from a standard, extreme or excessive

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, today's hero

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Wednesday

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Aberrant: not normal, varying from the usual, bizarre, deviant

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Tuesday

 

I started adding blue sashing this morning, and it's coming together nicely. 

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 Abhorrent: that which inspires disgust and loathing, repugnant  

The wait is over and unfortunately, I can say "I told you so." Already the nation is crumbling to dust and the world order is experiencing seismic upheaval.  "I'm sorry" or "Oh, I didn't realize" as responses aren't going to be enough.  The damage is done and won't be undone. 

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Sunday

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RSC25 - January: pink

This week I donated all my on-hand comfort quilts to a local fire relief effort, so today I'm newly motivated to replenish my comfort quilt supply.  Accordingly, here's my first PINK blockwork of the year for RSC 25:

Uneven 9-patch blocks using a set of Alison Glass batik fat quarters

And randomly scrappy classic log cabins.

I'd say that log cabins are my favorite block -- I've produced *many* log cabin quilts through the years, and I'm always up for starting another one.  

Linking to ScrapHappy Saturday

Up in LA, miles and miles of devastation and rubble, the scope is difficult to comprehend.  We're about 25 miles south of the fires.

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