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Monday, May 18, 2020

It's Cool to be Square Blog Hop - Bounce in Color

Welcome
to
the first day of the
It's Cool to be Square Blog Hop.

I'm happy to kick things off with
my
Bounce in Color Quilt.


Carol of Just Let Me Quilt invited bloggers to make a project with squares.
That was it, just make something with squares in it.
Thank you, Carol, for inviting me to join this super fun blog hop!


I've been wanting an excuse to make a quilt out of 
block #16 "Bounce"
 in my

The block is all squares and perfect for the hop.



After all, one of my goals is to make all 30 quilt blocks from 
my
into 30 individual quilts. 


I used stash fabrics in a rainbow of colors and white Kona for the background.

Rotate every other block in a 6 x 6 block grid (36 blocks) 
and
 add a 2 1/2" finished border for a 65" x 65" throw.

It's quilted in what quilters call a "Baptist Fan" pattern,
but I think it looks like rainbows...

My dogs always enjoy quilt photo sessions.


It's fun to play with blocks and rearrange them into designs.
I love that all the fabrics used were from my stash.
That's like a free quilt, right?

Be sure to check out all the square projects over at these blogs today:

May 18
Creatin' in the Sticks  You are HERE!!

Here is the rest of the schedule:

May 19

May 20

May 21

May 22

Are you a square quilter?
I'm sure by the end of the blog hop, you will have more ideas than time.
I always end up that way...



There's only a week or so left to enter my giveaway for a charm pack of the
new Island Batik fabric collection 


I'm covering the postage so this giveaway is limited to U.S. only.  (sorry)
Entries are open until May 26th
I'll announce the winner by May 28th.


42 comments:

Anita said...

I love your colorful quilt, Carla, it's just like a rainbow!

Carol said...

This is a lovely quilt, Carla. It's great to use fabrics from your stash, and you had perfect fabrics for the rainbow of colors! I like the way you used the squares around the border too. Thanks for sharing!

Rebecca Smith said...

I love how bright this quilt is!

Elizabeth Coughlin said...

Your quilt is so colorful and cheerful and definitely looks like lovely rainbows!

Dorian said...

Oh that is a fun quilt Carla! So bright and cheerful, great job.

Siouxzq64@gmail.com said...

Awesome quilt, love the colors and how cool to use up stash.

Elizabeth V Kelbaugh said...

Your bounce block made a great rainbow quilt. Great job!

LJ said...

Well, you're certainly square and so is that quilt. You've hit the nail on the head with this blog quilt and I love the wonderful change of colors. Perfect. Thanks, Carla.

Lori said...

Wow, your quilt is so lovely. I love the color gradient. It is so bright and colorful. Thanks for sharing and inspiring

Marian said...

You always amaze me with your wonderful projects. A great sense of color I am jealous of .... I so want to make a "white" background quilt but I just never like the colors I put white fabric with. Love this quilt.

Kathleen said...

I love “bounce” - so simple yet so effective! Congrats on another great quilt.

Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studio said...

Love the rainbow colors in the quilt. It's so cheerful.

Nann said...

What a cheerful rainbow! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.

Quilting Tangent said...

Pretty quilt.

Scrapatches said...

Love this pattern in this rainbow or color ... sew inspiring! Thank you for sharing ... :-) Pat

Joyce Carter said...

Love this quilt Carla. It is so pretty and colorful.

Brenda @ Songbird Designs said...

Very lovely quilt, Carla! Thanks for the opportunity to win. My post was a little late going live, but it's up. Life's been crazy here!

Turid said...

I love this quilt. Simetimes I try to use more white fabrics in my quits, because it's beautiful. But I always end up in lots of bright colors.

Quilting Gail said...

LOVE the colours in this quilt - it's beautiful!
And of course, it's perfect for the blog hop!
Happy Quilting! :-)

Karen's Korner said...

Congratulations on such a pretty and fresh finish. Well done.

Kathy H said...

I love rainbow quilts. Yours is beautiful.

Sharon Aurora said...

Very pretty rainbow quilt. I am so ready for the colors of summer.

Jan Snell said...

I love that you are using your 30 blocks in 30 days block designs for hops this year. This is a sure winner. How can you help but love a rainbow quilt. Thanks for sharing.

Emily said...

Love these rainbow colors!

Carol Swift said...

I love your square blocks quilt and how happy it makes me feel just looking at it! Your 30 days quilt block designs are a very favorite of mine and it's so fun to see ways that you use them. Thank you for being such a cool blog hopper!

Karrin Hurd said...

Great colorful quilt!

KaHolly said...

So bright and cheery!

beaquilter said...

adorable and modern

dq said...

Carla, it is a wonderful quilt! The colors make me feel happy and vibrant inside!

I am amazed that you truly plan to make a full quilt out of all those blocks. You go girl! I will be browsing your blog to look for some of them.

Now, lets talk about that beautiful circular quilting! I love it!!! I bought a ruler to do circles and just have not yet found the perfect quilt to use it on.

The Joyful Quilter said...

Another AWESOME rainbow quilt, Carla! This one was perfect for the Square Hop. LOVE it!!

Charlene McCain said...

What a wonderful quilt! I love all those sunny colors!

@lutzcats said...

Oh those Happy Dancing batiks in a gorgeous quilt.

Kathy S. said...

Love your use of rainbow scrap fabrics!

Susan said...

Wow! Isn't that a happy quilt!

Pamela said...

Thank you for sharing your joyful rainbow quilt! It brought a smile to my face.

Sharon said...

What a beautiful quilt! Thanks for sharing your rainbow quilt, with squares!

Danice G said...

Oh what a fun and pretty quilt. 'Love the brightness so much.

Jean F. said...

Love your Bounce quilt--It's so HAPPY!!!

JackieD said...

I’m so excited that I found your blog today! SO many great posts!

Vroomans' Quilts said...

This is so cool in the rainbow setting. Have used your 30 blocks many times.

Susan said...

That's one of the blocks I expect I will make into a quilt one year. Your example here is absolutely terrific! I love the bright colors against the white. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the giveaway chance.

Magpie's Mumblings said...

I'm late to visit the 'hoppers' but glad I found time because I love your bright and colorful quilt!