September Monthly Color Challenge

It's time for the September block for the Monthly Color Challenge, hosted by Patterns by Jen.  

Here's my version of this month's block, based on the soft yellow of pineapple.

In our house, we call pineapple "dinner candy." 

Anything to get kids to eat a fruit or vegetable, right? It's food rebranding at its best. The name first came up when we'd grill pineapple rings sprinkled with cinnamon. And if you haven't tried that, you should--it's delicious, and truly does taste like candy! 

Another favorite recipe--at least for the adults in my house--is to make these pork tacos with pineapple from Cuisine at Home. Pineapple and pork are a delicious combo, and adding pineapple juice keeps the taco filling moist and flavorful. This is a great summer dinner! Find the recipe here.

And because I'm doing a little catch-up, here is my August block. Isn't that tan print perfect for representing mushrooms?!

Visit the rest of September's Monthly Color Challenge bloggers:

Jen Shaffer: https://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/

Frances Arnold: https://francesquilts.com/

Lisa Ruble: lovetocolormyworld.blogspot.com

Raylee Bielenberg: http://www.sunflowerstitcheries.com/sunflower-quilting-blog/

 Andi Stanfield: https://truebluequilts.com/blog

Crystal Drummond: www.daybrookdesigns.com

 Ashli Montgomery: https://quilt2endalz.org

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Monthly Color Challenge - July!

 I'm happy to say that I caught up on the Monthly Color Challenge from Patterns by Jen! Just in time, since I'm one of the July bloggers. :) 

The color for July is lime. Do you know what I like to use lime for? Mojitos. I highly recommend this refreshing summer drink, if you've never tried it. Mint and lime...yum! I was first introduced to mojitos at a restaurant called Nacional 27 in Chicago, about 20 years ago. The restaurant and the drink quickly became favorites. 

Here's a recipe if you want to try it yourself: Mojito recipe from Love and Lemons

Back to quilting...here's my block for July:

I picked my greens based on the darker greens of lime peels.

And here's a look back at my May and June blocks. I'm loving how the low volume backgrounds look with Jen's great block designs!

This orange block is my favorite so far!

Here are all of my blocks, January - July:

I"m already thinking about how to combine the blocks into a quilt at the end of the year. Do you have plans for your blocks? 

Make sure to check out all the other featured July bloggers:

Jen - Patterns by Jen

Kate - Katie Made Quilts

Brenda - Songbird Designs

Raylee - Sunflower Stitcheries

Andi -True Blue Quilts

Crystal - Daybrook Designs

Patti - Patti's Patchwork

Anne - Said with Love

Ashli - Quilt 2 End Alz

If you're new here, welcome! I hope you'll stay and look around a bit. 

If you like what you've seen here, you can also find me:

To find all of my quilt patterns, visit my Etsy shop. 

Find me on IG here.

Find me on Facebook here.

Sign up for my newsletter in the right-hand sidebar or here. 

(You'll receive a free pattern for my Diamond Drama quilt (below) as a thank you!)

2021 Monthly Color Challenge - March!

I'm participating in the Monthly Color Challenge this year, created by Patterns by Jen. 
Jen has designed a block (in two sizes) and chosen a color/vegetable combo for each month. 

I'm pairing her color choices with a scrappy low-volume background.

Sign up to get block instructions at Patterns by Jen.

The color/vegetable combo for March is red/orange and Yam. Here's my block.

I don't have any yam recipes, but I'm going with sweet potato, which is close enough (I think, right?!). I'm a huge fan of sweet potato fries. I like to make them at home, and I like to bake them rather than fry them (less messy and healthier-ish). These are delicious. Are you a regular potato or sweet potato fry fan? 

Make sure to check out all the other March bloggers and their blocks:

Kathyrn - Dragonfly's Quilt and Design Studio

Claudia - Create with Claudia

Fawn - Quilty Creations by Fawn

Lisa - Love to Color My World

Joanne - Everyone Deserves a Quilt

Raylee - Sunflower Stitcheries and Quilting

Andi - True Blue Quilts

Crystal - DayBrook Designs

Ashley - Quilt2EndAlz

Here's a look back at my previous two blocks:

January - Eggplant

February - Lemon

Remember to link your blocks each month to Jen’s post so that you qualify for the quarterly prizes! 

Many thanks to the first quarter sponsors:

If you're new here, welcome! I hope you'll stay and look around a bit. 

If you like what you've seen here, you can also find me:

To find all of my quilt patterns, visit my Etsy shop. 

Find me on IG here.

Find me on Facebook here.

Sign up for my newsletter in the right-hand sidebar or here. 

(You'll receive a free pattern for my Diamond Drama quilt (below) as a thank you!)

2021 Monthly Color Challenge

This year I'm participating in the Monthly Color Challenge put on by Patterns by Jen.  

Each month there's a block to make, as well as a suggested color palette, inspired by vegetables. January's vegetable is eggplant, so there's plenty of purple. I am using a variety of low-volume prints for the background of all my blocks, to hopefully help tie them together. 

Here, just under the wire, is my January block. 

Looking forward to February's block!