Green for February

In the Rainbow Scrap Challenge internet group, green is the chosen colour for February. No problem, I can do that. so I set to and got to work on my two easy peasy blocks sets.  First up were the baby blocks, featuring a base fabric of white with tiny blue flowers.  I chose a pretty apple green floral to use - this fabric  was purchased to use in my daughter's 60th birthday quilt but the colour was not right, I decided.  But it looks fine in this project.

Green edged blocks for the baby quilt

The dinosaurs were next, this will be a bigger bed quilt for a boy.  There are not just dinosaurs here, but mammoths and sabre toothed tigers as well.  I made dark green blocks first, mmm, that piece of fabric didn't go very far.  So in my quest to "use up what I have" I came across a strip of lime green to use for two more blocks.  This is the last remaining piece of this fabric and I remember using it in a froggy kiddies donation quilt a while ago.  I like the way the coloured strips zig zag down these blocks.  Many thanks to Lou for showing this block, the nice thing about quilting bloggers is that they are happy to share their ideas.

Dinosaur blocks

You may remember that I've been working on blue stars and hearts for a secret project recently.  The tops have now been completed, and have been delivered to Deborah for long arm quilting.  And, is my custom, the binding has been made, so is ready and waiting for their return.  I will show you the quilts and the story behind them when they have been gifted.

 Blue stars and hearts

I have been enjoying the Jurassic Park movies each Sunday evening shown on one of the free to air chanels over the last 6 weeks or so.  I had previously seen them all, except the final film, "Jurassic World Dominion".  The story lines through-out were similar, dinosaurs escaping and running wild, bad greedy men out to make their fortune,   the good guys doing their best, the baddies getting chewed to pieces, and children running and hiding from the monsters.  I don't often watch films on TV, but these were good escapism and quite entertaining on a Sunday evening.