What Is It With Purple?

Purple is not my favorite color.  It's pretty far down on the list, in fact.  In the last two years I've made three quilts for people whose favorite color is purple.  First, it was Gloria's violets, then it was Esther's stack and whack, and finally, it was Shawn's Triforce.   I've been so happy having a break from purple!  Until now.  I decided to participate this year in So Scrappy's 2017 Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  Each month she chooses a color and challenges her readers to use that color in a project.  January's color is ---- sigh ---- purple. 

My basket of strings didn't yield much.  Even all the way down to the bottom.  

I decided to make string blocks with leftover purple scraps from my stash and a small print.  I keep a copy of the Yellow Pages in a bottom drawer in my Sewing Room for such a time as this.  It makes a good foundation.

  

I didn't want to start a new project just to have it become a UFO, but sewing strips onto paper goes pretty fast.  

 

Pulling the paper off, not so much.  It gives me something to do while watching a Hallmark Christmas movie way after Christmas, though.

I have 16 blocks made ......

...... so far.  And the rest of the month to play with purple.  (Oh, joy!)

I am linking up with Scrap Happy Saturday.   You may want to look at some of the other purple projects being worked on this month.

Where to Start.....

I am more than happy to be starting a New Year.  Last year was not what I had hoped it would be as far as completing quilty goals went.  I did have seven finishes last year.  I did use up some of my stash.  I even did some serious organizing of scraps.  I did not, however, sew every day.  I even went months at a time without getting anything done at all.  For the first time ever I ended the year with more UFO's than when the year started.  And I really neglected my blog. 

I realize we are already into the second week of 2017, but I am starting in on my New Year goals now.  Last week I cleaned up my sewing room so I'm ready. At the end of 2016 it looked like this .....

..... and now it looks like this.

I've rounded up the three most recent projects added to the UFO list.  The goal is to complete them by the end of next month.  (Fingers crossed!)  This one is already basted .....

..... and even the binding is made.

This top is ready to baste.  It's the most recent UFO on my list.  I talked about it in this post.

I was given a bunch of completed blocks and asked to make them into a charity quilt.  I put them together last June, and it's ready to be basted.  This blue fabric will be perfect for the backing!

My basket of strings and scraps is about as full as it can get so another goal is to make some quilt tops from them.

First up, though, I need to finish the Old Wedding Quilt project which I blogged about in this post, and in this post, and again in this post.  It's been waiting on my ironing surface long enough.

I'm worn out just thinking about finishing all these projects in the next few months.  Since one of my other quilty goals is to blog more often, I'm planning on keeping you up to date on the progress.  Really!