Bottled Rainbows - Block 8

 

My yellow block.....which is not a good color to photograph well.   I've stalled a bit on my Bottled Rainbow blocks cuz my brand new sewing machine makes a noise when zig-zagging that bugs me big time.  I took it back to have it serviced.......it was gone for 4 weeks........just got it back last night and made this yellow block.....but the noise is still there.   It's sewing fine, stitches look perfect...but I can't stand the noise.   Sigh.

Bottled Rainbows - Block 8

Oh gosh....my picture taking has degenerated!   All those wrinkles!

This is my pink block....number 8 of 12.  Getting there.   :)

I found this fun "rainbow" fabric at Hawthorne Threads for the backing for my Bottled Rainbow quilt.  It's Ann Kelle's line called "Remix".  I love it!  Unfortunately it had bad company in the washing machine and is now dingy looking with some smudge spots.  I considered buying more but then changed my mind.  Fabric is too expensive these days and it is just the back.   

Bottled Rainbows - Block 7

I was on a roll!   Got another block done in this pretty color...it's either Kona Raspberry or Kona Cerise....can't remember.   :)

Bottled Rainbows - Blocks 4, 5 & 6

I've been lax in the sewing department lately which means I'm even more behind on this Bottled Rainbow sew-along than I was!   I think by 3 blocks now....maybe 4.   I'm only making 12 of the 16, so maybe I'll actually finish with Rachel.

 Here are my fourth, fifth and sixth blocks:

Six more to go!   :)

Bottled Rainbows - Block Three

I finally finished up my third block in dark green.  I couldn't get a very good picture this time....not sure why.....frustrating!     Even though I'm still a block behind in this sew-along, I am enjoying making them.  :) 

Bottled Rainbows - Block Two

I finished my second Bottled Rainbow block yesterday on my new sewing machine.   Perfect way to try out the  new girl!   I also got the third block all cut out and glued and ready to sew.  Hopefully I'll get it done in the next day or two cuz we are on week three and I don't want to be too far behind.

Here's a picture of a finished Bottled Rainbow quilt:

Crystal made this one.   She is a quick finisher!     You can read more about how she finished it on her blog, Sonnet of the Moon.

Red Bottled Rainbow

I finished my first "Bottled Rainbow" block yesterday.   Once decisions are made on which scraps to use and where to put them and what shape/size they should be.....it sews up really fast.....just a zig zag around each scrap.   :)     Hoping the decision process goes faster with each new block.

Bottled Rainbows

 Isn't that a lovely stack of color?    It's my fabric for a new project I'm doing called "Bottled Rainbows".   I read about it on the blog Stitched in Color.    Rachel is doing it as a sew-along......one block a week....and I thought it'd be fun to participate.   I've gotten a slow start cuz I just got my fabrics from work (we were out of stock of so many due to the new Solids Club).  I washed and ironed it all last night and will try to get my first block done this weekend.

This is an example of the blocks we are making.  Rachel made this one.  It is done in the "Ticker Tape" style of quilt making....which is sewing small scraps down on a background....they are not pieced.  And often it is done with batting so that the sewing down of the scraps is also the quilting.    This is all new to me but apparently very popular in the Modern Quilt movement.

Hopefully I'll have one of my own blocks to show you soon.