Scrapbox Quilts: May 2026

Friday, May 15, 2026

Week 6 - Villa Rosa Designs Challenge

This is week 6 of the 6 quilts in 6 weeks challenge with Villa Rosa Designs. Wowee! I made it all the way through! Villa Rosa announced the challenge HERE You can see all the quilts on their facebook page HERE .

Here is my week 6 quilt. I made it from scratch this week from the Discovery pattern, it wasn't a UFO.

I free motion and ruler quilted it with Glide lavender thread and Bottom Line gray thread in the bobbin. It finished at 44 x 58 . It has 80/20 batt and a pretty fleece on the back.

I'm sharing my week 6 quilt with Villa Rosa on their facebook page

AND joining all these lovely linky parties this week. Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.

Saturday - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué

Sunday - Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday - Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

Wednesday - The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday - quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

Friday - Alycia Quilts

Wishing you a happy and creative week. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 5-15-2026

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

Chris Dodsley @mbCD: Scrappy Rectangle Block [Technique]

a great way to use up leftover strip pieces

Jumbo Granny Square Quilt Block Tutorial | Leila Gardunia Quilt Patterns

making the granny square block with stripsets

Top 25 Free Quilt Of Valor Patterns (+15 Bonus Patterns For Sale) - I Love Quilting Forever

get ready for your patriotic celebrations with a new quilt gift or decoration

Free Quilting Patterns - Art Gallery Fabrics - Download your favorites!

2 pages - lots of nice patterns; many are complex, you'll also find some quick

and easy ones

Wishing you a happy and creative week. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Saturday, May 9, 2026

More Granny Patch Blocks

I don't know why I am using lots of time makng these granny patch blocks except that I wanted to make more RSC color blocks and use some of those squares I cut from leftovers and stored for so long. This photo was taken indoors, so the colors are really brighter than they appear.

I must confess my very first orange block was easy enough to do..... then as I kept making more blocks, I got them more confused each time. It was really exhausting to keep re-setting it up or taking parts apart.. I think I need to make these from stripsets to keep my head on straight.

Anyway, here is my labour for today - 2 red blocks and one pink. I'm trying to fill up with the colors for past months.

and since the color for May is orange, I'll share some orange paper pieced houses I made this week. They are so cute. Last month I made 4 pink houses, so it seems I'm building another neighborhood. These houses finish at 6 inches each.

I'm joining these lovely linky parties this week. Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.

Saturday - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué

soscrappy

Sunday - Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday - Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

Wednesday - The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday - quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

Friday - Alycia Quilts

Wishing you a happy and creative week. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday, May 8, 2026

Villa Rosa Challenge - Week 5

Who knew I would get this surprise push to quilt up those tops I put together last year? I thought they would languish on the hangers for a decade. Then along came the Villa Rosa Designs challenge to finish 6 quilts in 6 weeks. I have a weakness for taking on a self-challenge.

Originally, I thought I would be making these quilts from scratch until .................. I remembered these tops. Well I have made 3 new Villa Rosa patterns for this challenge, but I also had 3 Honey Bouquet tops just waiting in the wings to be finished.

So, for week 5 I quilted up this darling top made with the Honey Bouquet pattern. It is all flannel pieces and the backing is also flannel. I used a Pellon 80/20 batting and an Omni buttery yellow thread quilted with loopy loops for a fun and quick finish. The binding is also flannel.

Here is the back .....

I'm sharing my finish on Villa Rosa Designs facebook page and also joining these lovely linky parties this week. Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.

Saturday - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué

Sunday - Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday - Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

Wednesday - The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday - quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

Friday - Alycia Quilts

Wishing you a happy and creative week. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friday Quilt Hop * 5-8-2026

Welcome to the Friday Quilt Hop.

I hope you discover new inspiration today.

50+ Funny (and Wise) Quilting Memes to Share - New Quilters

do any of these speak for you ?

12 Ways to Cut up Fat Quarters for Quilting - New Quilters

make a new plan for your fat quarter collection

Blog - New Quilters

blocks, quilts, quilting methods - 19 pages !

Loose Threads

a nice list of tutes and quilt ideas listed in the right

sidebar

I wish everyone a happy and creative week. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Saturday, May 2, 2026

RSC Saturday - Granny Patch Blocks

I've been wanting to try out this block pattern for ages. I recently watched a youtube video where this block was made and it's been on my mind ever since. The video used rectangles for the background, then trimmed off all the excess to square up the block. I didn't want the extra waste PLUS I had accuquilt dies to cut those outer units for me, with less trimming waste.

These soft oranges look so pretty in the blocks. I wish I had time to make more of them today.