Bottled Rainbows: Raspberry Block

This post is part of a series Bottled Rainbows {ticker tape quilt along}. You can join in anytime. We're going at a leisurely pace and using up our scraps! Please see this page for links to all posts, and join us on Flickr to share your questions and work-in-progress!

Hello, bright raspberry pink! 

This block makes me smile - the colors are so vibrant and upbeat.  This time I started by placing the large Amy Butler Soul Blossom square at the center. Then, I placed my scraps flowing outwards from that square, making sure to include a few angles as usual and a bit of a Lecien selvedge too!

I love how puffy and soft each scrap feels one they're quilted. And now I have a very ::WARM:: set of Bottled Rainbows!

I'm trying to decide if I'll jump to the opposite corner to play with the blues and teals, or if I'm going to keep building on with adjacent blocks. Of course it doesn't really matter....  I guess I'll have to decide in the heat of the moment ;)

I hope you don't mind if I share another glimpse of spring.  I stopped in our driveway to take this snapshot of our front yard right from the driver's seat.  The effect is definitely out-of-focus.  But, if you look at it with some imagination, it's almost painterly. 

I just can't get enough of gazing at the dogwoods in bloom. Dogwoods are my favorite tree, and they just so happen to grow wild in the forests of South Carolina.  The azalea are beginning to blossom too - it's almost painfully gorgeous!