The month of October's color for RSC13 was Black/Grey and I really didn't want to add that to my blocks in progress as I plan to use black as sashings. corner stones, or setting triangles. Then I remembered.....
I had been cutting 'bricks' each month and would need the 'stepping stone' (4-patches) which I wanted to use black and muslin. So I pulled different blacks with some sort of tonal grey in them - some leaf, some dots, some vines, some that look like rain splash. So starting early this morning I whipped up 110 stones.
I have gotten all the rows stitched and tomorrow I will put them into a flimsie. This is a free pattern on Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville - called bricks and stepping stones.
I will be linking up over at SoScrappy - check out what other's have done with black/grey for the month.
Sewingly Yours,
Sharon
You figured that one out. Like the bricks!
ReplyDeleteOh, Sharon!! I love it!! Those little black and muslin 4 patches just pop!! I can't wait to see it all quiled and completed!! You were a busy, busy girl today!! :-)
ReplyDeleteVery scrappy so a great use of bits! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!I love it...
ReplyDeletegreat idea,looks great Sharon.xx
ReplyDeleteGood for you! You met the challenge and have a beautiful quilt in the making!
ReplyDeleteThe blocks look great with the black and white blocks. I have always wanted to make this quilt. I look forward to seeing your finished quilt.
ReplyDeleteThe blocks look great with the black and white blocks. I have always wanted to make this quilt. I look forward to seeing your finished quilt.
ReplyDeleteDo you know about Jo's challenge at Jo's Country Quilts to finish a Bonnie Hunter quilt before the new mystery begins? This project would qualify. It looks great.
ReplyDeleteYou made it sound so easy! You got a lot done and it looks great too.
ReplyDeleteThat looks great, and the name is perfect. This is a brick quilt with pizazz.
ReplyDeleteI have always loved that pattern and yours looks terrific.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Such a great way to use up some black.
ReplyDeleteI was the same. I couldn't bring myself to make a black 16-patch. I dont have much variety of black, mostly solid kona. But because my project for scraps this year is the 16-patch stars quilt, I forget that we can mix other colors as our scrap project. So next year, I have a few ideas saved in a folder. I may make at least two of them (LOL), a few are wonderful to insert my crumb blocks into. So I am excited to start RSC14 next year. I still need 3 colors to finish my project for this year, and I have it all figured out; brown was one of them. This is just the greatest challenge, as we will never run out of scraps, how can we not be inspired to participate to the end?
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt, Sharon. So much color going on. The little 4 patch blocks pull it all together. This pattern is definitely on my bucket list.
ReplyDeleteLove it! I've been waiting to see your bricks and steping stones become a top! It is looking great. I can't believe you sewed so many so quickly.
ReplyDeleteJus perfect Sharon!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty... I have some bricks to use too! Love this pattern.
ReplyDeleteThat sure looks like a lot of work! You whip things out quicker than anyone I know!
ReplyDeleteSpeed demon you are. It looks great.
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