Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2026 (RSC26) Green

I couldn't sleep one night this weekend.  I got up in the middle of the night and stitched the Tall Fly blocks that I won in the Block Lotto.  I picked this project to work on because it has green in it.  The guidelines when we made the blocks for the Block Lotto was that the colors were tomato colors of red, green, and black.  It measures 43.5" x 47" like this.

I won these tall shoo blocks back in February of 2013 (I think) from the Block Lotto.  The Block Lotto helped me learn so many things one block at a time.  Each month, quilters would make blocks for the lotto.  At the end of the month a winner was drawn.  Blocks were mailed to them.  I won more blocks than this, but used some in a table runner.  You can read about that here.  Photo below:

Three Scarborough Fair blocks were made in green.  These blocks are so simple, yet make a cool jiggly pattern that gives the quilt a lot of movement.  Each row alternates the block framed with the neutral on the left or right.  I have found a new interest in this project--yeah!

I moved my Lupines & Laughter Bonnie Hunter 2025 Mystery along by a few blocks.  You can find out the details about the quilt along on Bonnie's blog here.  I didn't really care for the colors of pink, purple, and ice blue.  I let my husband pick the colors of black, grey, and forest green.

I somehow managed to also put the sashing/border fabric around the Kite Girl quilt.  This was an RSC project and a slow stitching project.  I was excited to get it stitched and wanted to get a photo of it in the snow before the "muddy" days come to Ohio.  Looks like a doom and gloom photo with the time of day (about 5pm) and the cloud situation.  Hopefully there will be sunny days ahead to take the photo, but I doubt if it will be on the ground with warmer temps predicted this week.

I have been coaching our son to be independent for years.  Each week we take two grocery carts to a small grocery store.  He selects and pays for his own groceries with a debit card (money is not his strong point--yet).   He loves to try new things.  The first week I let him pick something new, I cook it for him to see if it's something he wants to purchase again.  If he picks the item the following week, he has to learn how to cook it with me.  I excited that he's looking at the instructions when he buys things to see if they have microwave or air fryer instructions.  He's super confident with the microwave and quickly learning that the air fryer isn't that hard.  This may seem simple to a typical person.  It's really helping him gain confidence in things with multiple steps.  This week he thought of his girlfriend while at the store.  (Using the calendar in his phone is a strong point for him.) He proudly added a box of chocolates shaped like a heart in his grocery cart.  Notice he wrapped them with my expensive wrapping paper... aluminum foil.  LOL.  Then he was thrifty and made her a personalized card.  Yes, we are so proud of him.

Happy Valentine's Day

I'm linking up with Angela at SoScrappy for the RSC26.