Chasing Rainbows

Week 5 Review

Last weekend I was putting away some fabric that I had pulled for Christmas projects.  That's when I spied a box of long-forgotten black and white spiderweb blocks.  Twenty of them! They are probably 10 years old.  Why had I let them lanquish so long?  And do I really even care about them any  more?

As to the first question, apparently I was struggling with a background fabric.  Really?  How hard can it be to find something to go with black and white?  Since there is a touch of red in some of the prints, it looks like I had been leaning toward a mottled bright red but it's definitely a bit bold.  

As to the second question, I really had no desire to make another full-size quilt.  I even considered giving the blocks away.  But, just for grins, I went on a search for an alternative background.  It was not easy finding options that would hold up against the busyness of the prints in the blocks and in the end I decided on a yellow ditsy print reminiscent of the 30s.

Before I knew it, I had finished 12 blocks.  That's when I read the instructions (you know, you should always read the manual first!) and discovered the pattern called for sashing between the blocks.  If I did that, 12 blocks would make a nice throw.  And, voila!

And bonus points for using the RSC color for February!  Still searching the shelves for an appropriate border, but it is OK as is at 44" x 58".

I also found time to make a few RSC blocks:  Sister's Choice and Square Dance.

Strips have been cut for the Scrap Magnet block and fabrics chosen for Full Stop quotes.