RSC = Red July

Hello, friends, and welcome to another edition of Rainbow Scrap Challenge. The color chosen by Angela this month is Red Hot Red! Perfect color for the season for those of us in the northern hemisphere. We are actually enjoying a couple days of high 80s but the mid- to upper- 90s are in the forecast and will last for a week straight or more. Ugh! I'm happy to say that I have an upcoming sew day PLUS a sleep-in-your-own-bed retreat later this week so I should be able to escape the heat.

Last week I spent a couple of days sewing with some friends at their retreat. I sewed mostly from 10am - 4pm for my 2 days. I got quite a bit accomplished. Besides catching up with my friends (I hadn't seen most of them since February!) on one of the days I cut and sewed up  "Summer Blue", a Quilt Anthology pattern from Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts. Although it's beautiful in blue, RSC color is red so that's what I used to make mine. I downloaded the pattern when it was a freebie, but you can go to her website HERE and get a digital download now.

Summer Blue Pattern - 11.5" x 13.5"

For a long time I've loved the red fabric that I used but could never find the right project. I also only had a fat quarter of it. I think it worked wonderfully in this tiny quilt which is based on an antique doll quilt. Isn't it sweet? I'll share it again once I get it quilted. I believe it will be my entry for the Table Mat Challenge.

On the other sew day, I worked on my scrappy Quadrille. This was a mystery pattern offered by Carole at her From My Carolina Home blog. She offered it in several sizes from wall hanging/baby size all the way up to king bed size. You can get the monthly directions for free on her blog until the end of the month. After that you'll pay a nominal price. So, here's my scrappy version, a baby quilt that I'll probably donate to Projecf Linus Quilts through my guild. It's mostly webbed; I just need to sew the rows and finish it off. I'm looking forward to quilting it.

And that is all from here. I'll continue working on my sewing machine furniture this weekend. In between I've got some yard brush to burn and I told Mom I'd take her to The Produce Patch right here in town. Mostly I'm hoping for a laid-back weekend after my busy past week.

I hope you have a good weekend planned ahead. I'll be linking up with the rest of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilters HERE.