Midweek Makers #459

Welcome to Midweek Makers! And Happy Halloween!

This week I'm sharing an under-bed box block full of Halloween scraps! I just love the little fellow peeking out in the center! This is my fourth block that has a creature looking out at us - a bit of I Spy.

With this block, that marks the end of my holiday themed scraps. Those I don't have are Easter and St. Patrick's Day, mainly cause I don't have any of those themed fabrics anymore. Oh well. Could have used them to expand the quilt!

There were some pretty quilts last week, with some for Halloween and fall. Did you see these?

Gretchen's Little Corner shared her Blessed by Nature flimsy, a very pretty stack-n-whack style quilt.

Patchouli Moon Studio joined the Something Wicked Blog Hop, creating this Halloween themed quilt.

And Busy Hands are Happy Hands is making this wall hanging to add some fall decor.

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Midweek Makers #458

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My Scrap Storage quilt is taking shape, and I'm making shoe box storage blocks to fill in both empty spots and to make the quilt longer. I have found I've had to be a bit more thoughtful about the new blocks, scrounging through the scraps and now yardage bins to find fabrics to make the blocks work.  Keeping with the RSC2024 October theme, here's a few more 'lights', one in pale yellow, the other mint.

I'll continue the scrounging until I get enough blocks! 

There were some fabulous finishes last week. Check out the Eiffel Tower from Quilting is in My Blood,

Grace and Peace Quilting finished her Prisms quilt,

and Making a Lather showed off her Diamond Strings scrap quilt.

Nice work everyone!

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Midweek Makers #457

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Another scrap storage box! For the October RSC2024 lights, I hit my bag of white scraps, which had plenty to play with. The next decision was what size block best fits the quilt. Even though I would have preferred more shoe box size blocks, I opted for the tall storage box block. The reason has to do with the lid.

Because I was dealing with white scraps and all my blocks have white lids, the tall box block contains the least amount of white lid. Therefore, I avoid the confusion of where the box ends and the lid begins. Makes sense right? Hope I'm not the only one who would think of these things!

Some very nice finishes were shared last week. Did you see the cute Polaroid quilt Patchouli Moon Studios made?

Or the very lovely Radiant Blues quilt from Gretchen's Little Corner?

And another Snowflake finish, this one from Vicki's Crafts and Quilting?

Well done everyone!

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Midweek Makers #456

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As promised, this week I tackled my grey scraps for RSC2024. Here's both light grey and medium/dark grey shoe box blocks. Glad I sorted them into two piles,  otherwise one box would have been quite the jumble of values.

Next week, I'll tackle white. Haven't quite decided which block size I'll make for that one. Depends on the scraps I have and what the quilt needs.

I'm always impressed with the quilt projects that are shared at each Midweek Makers, and this week is no exception. From Grace and Peace Quilting, her finished quilt-along quilt, Mia,

an in-progress crumb quilt (good to see more crumbs!) over at Crafts, Cavies and Cooking,

and this light/dark mystery quilt that advances and recedes over at Quilting and Learning. 

See what I mean? Such interesting projects!!

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Midweek Makers #455

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Before moving onto lights for October's RSC2024, I made a quick check of my loose HST's bag. Low and behold, there were enough black (and white) HST's to make ten - yes, 10 - Broken Dishes blocks! Funny thing is, I don't remember what quilt project they originally came from, but I sure had a lot of them.

Given that these are black and white, I guess I'm bridging both September and October for RSC. Did I get lucky or what??? Next week, I'll move onto the lights, probably white or grey.

Last week's party had some nice shares. Did you see the progress on Buckeye Beauty from Alycia Quilts?

Or the adorable Scrapberries from Pinker n Punkin Quilting?

And not to be left out, the creative insertion of fabric amongst Christmas Pineapple blocks over at Bell Creek Quilts?

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Chocolate Roll for October Quilt Block Mania

Need a little pick-me-up while stitching? Maybe a piece of candy? Then reach for an all time favorite, a Chocolate Roll.

That's right - this month's Quilt Block Mania theme is sweets. Just look at all those choices!

Visit the following designers to download October's free block and thank them for their sweet generosity!

Donut Quilt Block by Carolina Moore
Swirly Lollipop by Patchwork Breeze
Caramel Apples by Crafty Staci
Scrappy Cookie by Katie Mae Quilts
Gingerbread People by Inquiring Quilter
Sweet Hearts by Scrapdash
Chocolate Roll by QuiltFabrication
Salt Water Taffy by Patti's Patchwork
Sugar Skull Quilt Block by Brown Bird Designs
Lollipop Bear by Colette Belt Designs
Chocolate Box by Tourmaline & Thyme Quilts
Let them Eat Cake
Yummy Yummy
Banana Split by Appliques Quilts and More
Sweet Slice by Cristy Fincher

Now, back to my Chocolate Roll block. Looks a lot like a Tootsie Roll, right? And you probably expected me to say 'then reach for a Tootsie Roll' instead of Chocolate Roll. I certainly used a Tootsie Roll as my inspiration, but because of the trademark name, I really can't name my block after Tootsie Rolls. But you can go ahead and call it that!

The Chocolate Roll block is a re-do of one of the candies featured in my Penny Candy block pattern, currently available in my Etsy shop. That pattern also includes fun and creative quilt layout ideas for the candy pieces - the blocks are quite versatile! 

Heck, one of those candy pieces made its way in my Halloween Candy table runner. Really, what would the world be without candy???

Luckily, you can make (devour?) as many Chocolate Roll blocks as you want cause they're really easy to assemble. Perfect for the beginning quilter! For one block, grab the necessary fat quarters. To make enough to fill a candy dish, I suggest stocking up on yardage!

Chocolate Roll block is available as part of my Penny Candy block pattern. Feel free to add a border to make it a twelve in finished block as shown for Quilt Block Mania. 

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