November Color Challenge – Blue Green

This month has been rushing by, but to my surprise, I managed to finish my block before midnight!  And can I just say, how the heck is it already November?  One more month to go, and the 2018 Monthly Color Challenge will be complete.

This month we are working with blue green.  Such a soothing color, and so easy to find loads of it in my scrap bins.

The 2018 Monthly Color Challenge is hosted by Jen, of Patterns by Jen.  Her blog has her block design for the month, along with information on the great giveaway this month.

This month you if you complete something using blue green fabric, you can enter to win this beautiful bundle of organic fabric from Monaluna, from their Haiku 2 line.   Jen’s blog has a linkup that opens for the last week of the month.

Be sure to visit my fellow bloggers this month, too, for inspiration and new block designs.

Jen at Patterns by Jen
Sherry at Powered by Quilting
Dione at Clever Chameleon
Jen at A Dream and a Stitch
Nancy at Masterpiece Quilting

Circle Play

I’m still fascinated with improv curves, so I played with that technique some more this month.  My initial sketch looked like one of those red and white peppermint candies that I despise.  They taste good at first, but they get to be too intense for me.  I still try them once in a while, and I still end up spitting them out every time.  It looks a little different in blue green.

Supplies

• 6 1/2″ quarter circle ruler (Mine is from Betty Crocker Ass)
• Blue green scraps – choose a range of light, medium, and dark fabrics
• White fabric for background
• Rotary Cutter
• Self healing mat
• Sewing Machine
• Pins
• Iron
• Thread

Construction

I like to cut my white arcs out first, and set them aside.

Choose larger scraps for this block.  Probably 8″ squares or so would be easiest to work with.  I used more random sizes and shapes, but there was a lot of thought going on.  I used a bunch of different fabrics, as I really enjoy scrappy quilts.

Layer two pieces together, right sides up.

Starting at the lower left corner, cut an arc.

Make sets of the two fabrics.

Stitch the two arcs together.  I don’t have a great photo of this step –  got carried away.  Layer the two pieces right sides together.  Line up the first end, sewing carefully.  I don’t use pins – I ease the pieces together under the presser foot as I go along.  Press.  I let the fabric tell me which direction it wants to go in.

Layer the next fabric under your pieced arc.

Cut another arc.

Match up the sections to piece.

Layer the pieces and stitch together.

Press.

Layer in your next piece of fabric.

Cut your next arc.

Match the sections to piece.

Stitch together and press.

Line up your arc template and cut.  

Pin your arc and background together.

Stitch and press.  I skipped ahead without photos from this point.  Sorry.  Stitch in pairs, then stitch the halves together.  Press.

Stand back and admire your block.  Take a photo and share it to social media.  Tag me!  I’m @jenniferstrauser on Instagram, and Dizzy Quilter on Facebook.  I love it when people are inspired by my posts.

I finally found all of my blocks, and put them up together on the wall.  I’m so pleased with how they look.

Previous blocks

January Color Challenge
February Color Challenge
March Color Challenge
April Color Challenge
May Color Challenge
June Color Challenge
July Color Challenge
August Color Challenge
September Color Challenge
October Color Challenge