Two Flimsies

September is such a great month and it was a great weekend.  I finally got to fly, lounge around the pool and turn a little pink, and catch up on some of my quilting projects.

Drumroll please...Announcing the assembly of Sandy’s two RSC projects for 2019.....

ONE:  Seeing Spots Pixelated, based on a quilt found online from Capital Quilters in New Zealand. Will frame the rainbow loveliness with a black binding.

TWO: Extra Fancy, using Bonnie Hunter’s Pinwheel Fancy block pattern from Quiltmaker magazine  Addicted To Scraps column circa 2015. Someone had made this big block version for Quiltmaker's blog, but the blog post is no longer available. Thank goodness I had saved a screenshot, although did not capture the quilter's name to give proper credit. [Update: Barb Johnson is the quilter and HERE is her blogpost about this cute medallion option]

And a HALF:  Assembled two sections of Pat Sloan's Out of This World quilt. One more block to go in this monthly program, then the third section can be assembled and borders added. Not sure why pic is upside down.

Now to ride off in the sunset after all this productivity (this is a snap from my evening flight). Hope you had a productive weekend, too!

Goodies Galore

Woohoo! Pat Sloan selected my Out-of-this-World block in her monthly drawing. Look at the goodies I received! September is my birthday month; it feels like my quilting mentor sent me an early present!

A quilting journal and bookmark plus 4 fat quarters and charm squares from Pat Sloan’s lovely Bonnie Lane fabric line.  Thank you, Pat!

Here are my blocks for September (sorry about the shadow):

September Song

September is my favorite month!  The days are usually a bit cooler (not seeing that right now in the southeast) and the trees begin turning color. Plus it's my birthday month. 

On the last day of August, I finished my light blue blocks -- just in time. And the next day I finished my purple RSC blocks.  

Today I assembled one of my RSC projects. "Spotted" is the working title for this cute little quilt. The colors are so vibrant against the black and white.  

I even lined up the various thread colors. My plan is to quilt a swirl in each color "spot" in matching color thread, round out the black spikes in black thread, and use white to echo quilt around the big spots.  But first I need to find backing fabric. It would be really fun to find large black/white dotted swiss.

The other RSC project is ready for its oversized star in the middle. And it needs backing fabric, probably the same as "Spotted".

"A Formal Affair" is somewhat stalled. I made 10 more blocks and laid them out to see how it looked. Looks like I need at least 8 more blocks to obtain the 'right' size to my eyes. Gotta dig deep in the stash to find more geometric non-floral prints in the same maroon, navy, aqua and gray shades. 

So far the first two days of September has been fruitful. Hopefully you have made progress on your projects, too!