Rainbow strips for Betty

 I have been taking part in making rainbow strips for Betty. 

Out come the yellows. I had previously used up all my smallest pieces of yellow fabrics. I worked with the smallest out of this tub.

I just cut 2.5” strips and made 10.5” blocks. I wasn’t really happy with them. I then paired them up and sewed diagonally and cut. My brain wasn’t working and it’s not my best strip. As we had to cut down to 56” wide I took off 1 strip from one block. It has made it a bit odd. 

Here is my orange tub

I made blocks in a log cabin design.

All my blocks have been sewn together into a 56” strip.

 Making another row for Betty. This month for RSC the colour is PURPLE. Out comes the purple tub.

I have these pieces leftover from a recent quilt. Cut 2” * 5”.

Sorting out the smaller pieces that I’m cutting into.

More pieces are cut and sewing is started. 

I have made 2 lengths of braid. Now to decide which way to join them.

I have stitched a strip in between so I didn’t have to match seams but I think they matched very well

After making all my rows off they went in the post and I received another 6 strips back. These were made by all different ladies.

 

Now to work out how to put them together. This is the layout I chose. Look at the fun backing.

I decided to cut all the leftover strips into 2.5” strips for the binding. Nothing went to waste. 

Here is the finished quilt. I even quilted it with my triple zig zag stitch. I changed it to full width and 3.5-4 stitch length. I then drew a circle and stitched away. When I had enough of that circle I drew another one. It was a lot of fun.