I finished this Rainbow Scrappy Star throw a few weeks ago but wanted to wash out all the blue quilting lines before showing it. I made three or four blocks every month for the rainbow scrap challenge, and it is a good-sized throw that I quilted using my Elna Excellence 720 and a walking foot. The white background gives it a clean, contemporary look, and all of the colored fabrics were scraps, many of them from my 2" square box. I did use some small prints for some of the backgrounds, just for a little variety.
The three color catchers came out perfectly clean. I think that with more washing that dye will come out, but I don't want to wash this quilt too much before it is actually used. I'll save it to give to someone who needs a quilt. I love how soft it feels after washing, and I love the striped binding.
This month's RSC20 color is red, and I made a couple of red star blocks for the next rainbow scrappy quilt, too. I'm using gray scrappy backgrounds for this new RSC quilt. Those scraps sure tend to multiply!
2 comments:
every now and then even with pre-washing fabric it seems like I get a couple bright colors that will bleed to the back but the color catchers come out clean. The quilt is really pretty - I bet no one will care about the bleed to the back it isn't the side they will be looking at!
I prewash all my fabrics but sometimes, the bleeding still happens. Lucky for you, it doesn’t show on the front. This is a beautiful scrappy quilt! Great finish,
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