Saturday 21 November 2015

RSC 15 week 47 Where did all the navy go?

Into the background, of course; all of it!

Every month Angela, at Socsrappy, publishes a different colour for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. This month's colour is lime and I've finished the lime patches. Unfortunately, before I could complete the orange alternate blocks I ran out of Bella navy blue. Well of course I have a few triangles left; the left overs from all cutting the Flying Geese, but nothing large enough to cut eight 4x4" squares and a few 2½" squares. Hence the gaps!
 
Tuesday, 17 November: Halt to progress! RSC 15: the blocks in rows 1 - 4 and row 7 are joined in the row; rows 5 and 6 are waiting for navy reinforcements.
I'm thinking of re-doing the dark pink block, bottom left; it looks too red, and doesn't balance the other pink block.
I intend adding a navy border and using navy for the binding. I just  hope the LQS's current roll of navy doesn't differ too much from the one they had in January!

Update Saturday morning:

It matches! The blocks are completed! I'm going to change the sawtooth star points on the dark pink block, bottom left.

I shall be linking up to 
RSC 15

on Saturday, so pop over there to see more Rainbow progress.

Happy sewing

Marly

29 comments:

sewyouquilt2 said...

gorgeous quilt!

Julierose said...

Beautiful quilt--love the navy background a lot hugs, Julierose

PaintedThread said...

It's been fun seeing all the blocks, and it looks terrific all together!

Judy@Quilt Paradigm said...

Watching this one come together has been so much fun! Seeing all of the blocks laid out, WOW!! What a stunning quilt this is going to be!! So glad you were able to get more fabric and that it matched!

Kat Scribner said...

OMGoodness, progress is right! Awesome awesome quilt! It is fabulous. Congratulations.

Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow said...

This looks wonderful all layed out...it just pops with brilliant color.

Unknown said...

Glad you find the right color. Your top is so beautiful!!!

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

Boy that navy background is just fabulous for setting all of those stars! Love it!

Andee said...

It looks great!

Katie Z. said...

Way to get. The quilt is gorgeous.

Jennifer said...

lucky you! your LQS HAD it, AND it MATCHED!!! almost unheard of!

Magpie Sue said...

Woohoo for the matching fabric! Your top is looking wonderful.

gayle said...

I've been so looking forward to seeing this all together, and it's been worth the wait! This is absolutely stunning!
I'm so glad your navy matched, too! What a relief that must have been!

Quiltdivajulie said...

SO glad the navy matched in with what you already had . . . love the darker background.

Christine B said...

Your quilt is looking marvellous Marly! Beautiful blocks! Christine x

PaulaB quilts said...

So happy you found the right fabric. It's a wonderful choice, all the stars really shine!

Chantal said...

Oh Marly it is soooo gorgeous! I love it! You are tempting me into make a dark blue RCS for 2016 lol. Great job!
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Deb A said...

So fun to see your quilt come together. Makes me want to go sew up my alternate block and see how mine is coming along. So glad they had the fabric and it matches.

LA Paylor said...

Hooray! The rows are going together perfectly. It looks so cool, LeeAnna

Julie in GA said...

Your RSC Sampler quilt is gorgeous with the navy background. I love it!

scraphappy said...

The navy background is stunning! Such great contrast. So glad you found more. Getting to the end and running out of the constant fabric would be simply frightening.

Cathy said...

I just LOVE your navy background. The stars just twinkle.

Lisa J. said...

THis is such a beautiful quilt Marly: I love the navy background and I'm glad the new roll of navy matches.

Sally Trude said...

The navy background is wonderful. And I'm so glad you found a match. Sometimes one gets too far along to have to mix it up.

Kate said...

Wow! The navy background works really well. It's shaping up to be a gorgeous quilt.

Dasha said...

That navy blue looks wonderful. Thank goodness the new fabric matches.

Jo Ferguson said...

It's absolutely gorgeous and worth all the time and effort you put into making it.

Kathy's A Quilter said...

Gorgeous! This is a stunning quilt and I have loved watching your progress each month.

Sheila said...

My goodness this quilt is gorgeous!