It's a blue day

Hi everyone! How was your week?  I was busy, busy, busy, but things seem to have calmed down some for now.  Once those students come back, it's always a madhouse for the first few days.  It's kind of a blue day here today, because its raining and because I have these pretty blue blocks to show:

These blocks are going to be a second RSC16 project for this year.  Because I need another project, you know?  Actually, I just don't want any of these pretty hand dyes to go to waste.

Aaack! Water spots on my blocks!

I am calling these blocks Grandma's Blocks, though their "real" name is Broken Dishes variation or Chinese Block.  If you recall, I made this as a red row for my Classic Stitches BOM. (It's a touching story, and you can read it HERE.)  These are actually pretty easy once you get going, and I'm making 12-inch blocks, which makes it even easier.  Big pieces!

At first I thought I would make these like I've made so many other quilts, a white background with colorful designs, but I was inspired by Angela's blocks to do it the other way around, colorful backgrounds with white designs.  White blocks make a striking quilt, but I have a lot of those and this is a good opportunity to do something different. I think it will be pretty striking in its own way There's also this:

That little pile is what's left of my white scraps!  barely a handful! The Sewing Lessons quilt used up a ton of white scraps, and I even did the sashing from the white bin.  And now they're mostly used up!  Can't even tell you how happy this makes me.

That's my progress for now.  It's a good start, especially because the blues are in short supply around here.  Don't know why, but it's never been my favorite color.  Pink and green, however. . .there's a ton of that around.

Everybody have a great weekend! I'm going to wind about 30 bobbins and clean my machine.  Fun times! Happy sewing!

Sharing at soscrappy for RSC16.