Bottled Rainbows: Green Blocks

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!

I HEART Green!

It always feels so fresh and healthy. So very alive, even though it's a "cool" color.

Although I haven't been as good at posting my weekly Bottled Rainbow progress, I haven't fallen behind - which isn't hard when the goal is just one block a week! This time I made all three green blocks for the Bottled Rainbow Quilt-Along at once. So, let me introduce you to...

Yeah! That felt good. As much as I have enjoyed our "leisurely" pace, I suddenly had the itch to see this project come together. My only missing block is the teal one, which is sure to be one of my favorites. Do I say that about every block? Well, I did choose the colors. And I do love them all!

Oh, look, another owl! So darn cute.

The lime block is made with Kona Chartreuse. The moss block is made from Kona Moss and the grass block from Kona Grass. So, only the "lime" block is tricky!

The lime, grass and moss blocks fill up the lower right quadrant of the Bottled Rainbow Color grid, when combined with the yellow block. And having gotten this far, I couldn't resist laying out all my blocks.

Oh my gosh - they look good. Like, can't stop staring at them, want to hang it on the wall good. What is it about color that so mezermerizes me? I had this naughty thought that maybe Aria will tire of her Fairytale Patchwork quilt and we can redecorate her room in rainbows. Naughty, naughty. So not the best parenting move since I just made her that quilt last year. Sheesh, I need more kids!

I'll show you my whole quilt when I have that last block done next week. Until then I wanted to leave you with some thoughts on backing. If you're following along with our quilt-along, now is the time to order your materials for finishing. You can find info on what size cuts to order for border (optional), backing and binding right here.

I've decided to back my quilt in a Remix print by Anne Kelle for Robert Kaufman, called argyle in bright.