Rainbow Celilo Quilt

Yay! I have a scrap finish to report! My Rainbow Celilo is a now a beautiful quilt!

Just look at how well she drapes on this outdoor swing - a perfect size to cuddle under!

All of those scrap blocks I've been working on have created a great quilt. 

Doesn't she look stunning on this bench too? 

Hubby was kind enough to be my quilt holder, so here's the full on, straight version.

Aren't the cascades of rainbow color just wonderful? All that color came from the scrap bag, then balanced with white, which is the absence of color.

To keep with the color theme, I happened to find 3 yards of a black FreeSpirit print in my stash for both the backing and the binding.

If you didn't already know, black absorbs all the colors and is the absence of light. So, I've got the spectrum plus no color on the front all being absorbed to make black on the back. Wild, huh?

And because this quilt is pretty cheery with all that color, it's quilted with a variegated thread and the Happy Times pantograph.

Ah, the stars aligned once again and the quilt gods have smiled on this one!

I have now updated the Celilo quilt pattern to include color fabric quantities for making a lap size Rainbow Celilo quilt. To make your own scrap rainbow, find Celilo in my Etsy shop.

Happy Quilting!

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Poinsettia Quilt Block

I've turned the page on the calendar, which means new free quilt blocks for  November from the Quilt Block Mania group. The theme this month is Winter Celebrations, and I'm celebrating with a pretty red Poinsettia Block.

There's just something about red and poinsettias for the holidays, as they certainly brighten long, dark days. In recent years, we've have several poinsettias outside our door each December. Hubby and I do the cold, early morning wait outside Home Depot for their Black Friday poinsettia special. It always amazes me how all those poinsettias are sold out within 5 minutes, but hey, that's part of the fun. We give most of them away to friends and family, but save a couple to brighten our front door. 

For 24 designers, our color theme this month also happens to be a beautiful poinsettia image from Design Seeds, 

so that we create a fabulous group of color coordinated blocks. 

Check out each designer for their beautiful block.

Christmas Wreath by Slice of Pi Quilts
Baby Sue's First Christmas
Celebrate by Inquiring Quilter
Gifts at Always Expect Moore
Snowflakes by Blockofthemodotcom
Gifts of Friendship
Fireworks at duck creek mountain quilting
Wreath & Chain at Stash Bandit
Christmas Star by Michelle Renee Hiatt
Adirondack Mountain Quilt Block
A Present from Penny
Candlelighting at Pretty Piney Quilts
Poinsettia from QuiltFabrication
Harbor Holidays at Blue Bear Quilts
Christmas Cracker at Perkins Dry Goods
Sparkling Spruce at Patti's Patchwork
Jingle All the Way at Orange Blossom Quilt
Snowflakes & Candy Cane Trees at Quilt Moments
Tower of Gifts by Oh Kaye Quilting
Winter Memories by Carolyn Burgess
Holiday Block by Seams to Be Sew
Ticker Tape Tree at Devoted Quilter
Evergreen by True Blue Quilts
Merry and Bright at Around the Bobbin
Ski Vacation

As for mine, I pretty much managed to use all but that last color which is rather beige. I could have put it in my poinsettia flower's middle but ultimately, I went with a golden yellow, seen as Kona Curry below. Looks more to life, don't you think?

Just like all the other blocks from Quilt Block Mania, the Poinsettia flower finishes as 12" x 12". It's super easy to assemble using paper piecing, and suitable for the confident beginner quilter, even with no paper piecing experience. 

And such a playful block, with the leaves spinning off!

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More FREE USA Quilt Blocks

Has everyone been collecting the Around the Block - USA Tour FREE blocks?

I've got a few more to add to the growing list. We're currently at Week #14, visiting Nebraska. This pretty block, based on the colors found in the state flag, is designed by Prairie Point Junction.

How about Week #13, Missouri? There are two designers that created one block:

Missouri by Day, designed by Louanna Mary Quilt Design,

and Missouri by Night, designed by Slice of Pi Quilts.

Together they make this one block.

On Week #12, the group visited Pennsylvania and Faith and Fabric Designs to enjoy the fall colors in the Poconos.

Week #11 was a all about Georgia and this beautiful block from Tamarinis,

while Week #10 saw us in Virginia with another flower designed by Orange Blossom Quilt.

If you still need Weeks #1 thru #9, visit my previous post, Keeping Up with the FREE USA Blocks. There you'll find block pictures and the links for downloading.

Enjoy the tour!

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