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Saturday, February 20, 2016

Rainbow Scrap Challenge - Anything but Drab Brown

The weekend started early for me as Friday was a day off.  After a few errands that took up the morning, I was able to spend most of the afternoon in the sewing room.  Not all of it was stitching, I'm also trying to put some order to the sewing room.  The fabric closet has gotten out of hand, so some time was spent there figuring out a plan of attack and making a start on putting it to rights.  

Once the stitching got started, I finally finished a Vintage Dress block in brown.  
 Vintage Dresses by Charise Randell
I would wear this one if it was real, though brown is not really my color.  This was the easiest of the 4 dress patterns, it went together so much easier than the first two blue dresses did.  Can't say that for the final dress in the pattern.  It has lots of pieces.  Lots of little bitty pieces.  I've started putting it together, so far so good.  But I haven't gotten to the part with the itty, bitty pieces yet.  

 I'm hoping for some more good stitching time this afternoon. For now I'm going to finish my coffee and check out all the scrappy blocks over at Soscrappy.  
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29 comments:

  1. Alison V.February 20, 2016 at 7:26 AM

    You are definitely right about this dress -- I would definitely wear it too! Good luck on the small paper piecing -- sometimes that can be a real bear.

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  2. Nell's QuiltsFebruary 20, 2016 at 7:33 AM

    Cute, cute, cute. Brown is anything but drab in your vintage dress.

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  3. QuiltdivajulieFebruary 20, 2016 at 7:37 AM

    Lovely dress -- very classy. (I don't wear brown either)

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  4. CathyFebruary 20, 2016 at 7:44 AM

    Cute. I'd wear it too if I was 40 years younger and had a small waist again.
    A lot of my clothes are brown.

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  5. scraphappyFebruary 20, 2016 at 7:49 AM

    This one is a beauty. It does look a little less fussy. Good luck on the tiny part. Tiny paper piecing is at least easier than regular tiny piecing.

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  6. GrandmaFebruary 20, 2016 at 8:50 AM

    Cute! Would wear it.

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  7. Joy D.February 20, 2016 at 9:12 AM

    Whata great use of sparkly fabric. It looks like a prom dress. Have fun with the tinies, and good luck with reordering the fabric closet.

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  8. Katie Z.February 20, 2016 at 9:36 AM

    You chose the perfect fabrics!

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  9. BarbaraFebruary 20, 2016 at 9:48 AM

    I was thinking I could wear that dress just as I read your words about wearing it. Funny. It's very cute, and this quilt is going to be adorable. Just got started on my rainbow quilt yesterday. Catching up with the blues first.

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  10. HeidiFebruary 20, 2016 at 10:00 AM

    Adorable! The glitzy-gold really dresses this up!

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  11. PaulaB quiltsFebruary 20, 2016 at 10:29 AM

    The swirly fabric is really elegant and rich looking. A fashion winner!

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  12. IvaniFebruary 20, 2016 at 10:33 AM

    It is so pretty. I would wear it too.

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  13. Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)February 20, 2016 at 10:56 AM

    That is a pretty dress. Love the swirly fabric.

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  14. gayleFebruary 20, 2016 at 10:58 AM

    I'm with Cathy - if I was 40 years younger I'd wear it, too.
    Good luck with those itty, bitty pieces! Judging by your previous dresses, you should be able to sail through! (Hoping I didn't jinx you by saying that...)

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  15. AngieFebruary 20, 2016 at 12:04 PM

    Lovely dress!

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  16. JulianneFebruary 20, 2016 at 12:08 PM

    Beautiful, I am loving all the little dresses you are making!

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  17. QUILTING IS BLISSFUL, DIFebruary 20, 2016 at 12:13 PM

    guess I will use that dress pattern for my March dress-- love the way yours came out--today I am working on stars and another butterfly in the blue/purple group for January to catch up--just did 2 stars and did a big--oppps--so will have 4 blue/purple stars I think in fixing the problem!!
    love and laughter, di

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  18. Vroomans' QuiltsFebruary 20, 2016 at 12:41 PM

    Very pretty fabrics for your newest dress.

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  19. LIttle Penguin QuiltsFebruary 20, 2016 at 12:49 PM

    That is cute! I really like that brown and gold fabric!

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  20. Quilter KathyFebruary 20, 2016 at 1:56 PM

    A gorgeous dress for sure!

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  21. MarlyFebruary 20, 2016 at 3:10 PM

    Very elegant dress; a pity it's not wearable though, isn't it?!

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  22. PeggyinnoFebruary 20, 2016 at 4:03 PM

    I totally agree with everything everyone has said so far!!! Love, love, love the fabrics!! This dress could NOT be any cuter!

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  23. Pamela ArbourFebruary 20, 2016 at 5:07 PM

    I love it! You are really doing an impressive job with your dresses!

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  24. EllenFebruary 20, 2016 at 6:45 PM

    Really pretty!

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  25. Jennie in GAFebruary 20, 2016 at 8:01 PM

    Great addition to the wardrobe. I would live to make these, but I am terrible at paper piecing.

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  26. KateFebruary 20, 2016 at 10:09 PM

    Gorgeous dress - I'd wear it, too. I can't wait to see the one with all the itty bitty pieces! Braver than me - I don't like paper piecing tiny things!

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  27. make.share.giveFebruary 23, 2016 at 10:22 AM

    I would wear it but I'd definitely need to tan for a few days before.

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  28. Marsha CooperFebruary 24, 2016 at 12:10 PM

    Another cute retro fashioned block. I am assuming these are paper pieced?

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  29. theaMarch 2, 2016 at 12:17 AM

    wow! what a cute block. is there a quilt this is going to be a part of?

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