Pages

▼

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Scrappy Saturday

There wasn't a lot of sewing going on in my studio this week, but I did finish another "circle of squares" block (block pattern can be found here). It's such a fun block to sew and uses 8 small scraps and a few strips of background fabric.
January is purple month over at the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I once took a class with a quilting teacher who would not let us use the word "purple". We had to say "violet". I was thinking about that as I chose the scraps for this block. 
The finished block uses mostly the mid violet range, but I found scraps for the other ends of the colour range to make 2 more blocks.


Here are the "red violet" scraps.
Here are the "blue violet" scraps. I could only find 4 today, but I'm sure there will be 4 more in the bottom of the scrap bag to make one more block.

 I pieced this block leader-ender style as I was sewing my 8th block for En Provence. Two blocks made at the same time! 
To see more purple/violet projects being made, hop over to the Rainbow Scrap Challenge link up.

15 comments:

  1. Deanna WSaturday, January 28, 2017

    Violet just sounds too snobby! I like purple!!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. The Cozy QuilterSaturday, January 28, 2017

    I think I had that same quilt teacher. I still call that colour purple!

    ReplyDelete
  3. LA PaylorSaturday, January 28, 2017

    violet as a color name is used by most artists. I love red violet... maybe one of my favorite colors. Funny that first person thinks the word violet sounds snobby! silly...

    ReplyDelete
  4. The Joyful QuilterSaturday, January 28, 2017

    Hooray for making two blocks at once!! Both are lovely.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Janet O.Saturday, January 28, 2017

    And in a class with Kim Diehl I learned that she does not include purple in her fabric lines. She chooses plum. : )

    ReplyDelete
  6. scraphappySaturday, January 28, 2017

    Your two purple stacks really do look quite different. I'm sure more will turn up at some point to round out that second block. Making great progress on En Provence.

    ReplyDelete
  7. AnnieOSaturday, January 28, 2017

    I tend to favor the more red violet range but purple of any color is my third favorite color:). Leader-Enders do push projects along!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Nell's QuiltsSaturday, January 28, 2017

    Violet sounds so much nicer than purple.

    ReplyDelete
  9. claudiaSaturday, January 28, 2017

    I like the patter of circle of squares. It's a good one for using up scraps. I have so many different blocks going right now, I'm keeping that one in mind for next year!

    ReplyDelete
  10. ArianeSaturday, January 28, 2017

    I love your block! I've been working on my En Provence quilt too. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get more done.

    ReplyDelete
  11. margaretSunday, January 29, 2017

    not come accross this block before, thanks for the link will have a go at one to add to a big container full of 12" blocks which I use for reference. Using crazy patchwork style for my blocks

    ReplyDelete
  12. KateSunday, January 29, 2017

    Lots of pretty purples (violets). Hope you have more time to stitch this next week.

    ReplyDelete
  13. JenniferSunday, January 29, 2017

    I love your choice of fabrics for en provence! I have 2 FQ bundles of that, and am just waiting for the perfect thing to call me....

    ReplyDelete
  14. Needled MomSunday, January 29, 2017

    Great purples!

    ReplyDelete
  15. gayleSunday, January 29, 2017

    I say purple! My very favorite purple is a deep rich plum purple.
    I really like that circle of squares block!

    ReplyDelete