First Taste of Orange

The Rainbow Scrap Challenge color for the month of September is orange! I've been looking forward to indulging in the use of this cheerful color. I have what I consider to be a lot of orange in my stash. It has been surprising therefore, that I don't seem to have many remnants (or scraps) in that color. I guess I just haven't dipped into it to any degree. I think there's some hesitation in that I want to use what I have in a "special" way. You know, a quilt that really showcases orange in all its' glory. So far I have not come up with a plan for such a quilt. Maybe that will come as the month unfolds.

One of the first scraps I pulled out was an old Patrick Lose plaid. I have always loved his use of color and whimsy. There wasn't enough left to make a 12" Ohio Star, which is my primary block for the RSC this year. However, I did manage to cut triangles big enough for the 10" Wrench blocks I'm setting into the delightful scattered dots print I found early in the year.

Then I made a 6" Shoo-fly in reverse:

And squeaked out quarter-square triangles for a variation on a 9" Ohio Star:

Next up was another orange plaid. There was plenty for my 12" Ohio Star...

And it may show up in other, smaller blocks in future.

I have one more block to share with you. It truly speaks to the Rainbow Scrap Challenge as it was made from the leftovers of the Color Wheel block I made for the Foot Square Freestyle swap (see previous post).

Is that fun or what?!

Check out what the other Rainbow Scrappers are making over at the link party on SoScrappy. :- )