Bottled Rainbows: Teal 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!

And here I am, staring into the face of my last Bottled Rainbows block. A little sad, a little eager to finish, a little surprised that the quilting's practically done. I'm now a firm believer in quilt-as-you-go. I've already done a fair amount of Bottled Rainbow block piecing, and I'm quite happy with the way the seams feel. Not bulky at all!

Sweet scrappiness.  This teal Bottled Rainbow block is sashed in Kona Emerald.  You can find all recommended Kona sashing options here.

In typical "me" fashion, I've already put my leftover color-sorted scraps "away" in little ziplocks for another day.  Because... I will be making another Bottled Rainbow, with a twist.  But don't hold your breath.  It's gonna be awhile.

Here are the blues, which make up the upper right quadrant of the Bottled Rainbow color grid.  Delightful, yes?  Next I'll be piecing together rows and adding the border.  hmm... maybe this weekend? 

It's kind of driving me crazy that I'm finishing up Bottled Rainbows, cutting/piecing Loulouthi Tiles and working on my big sample project for the book proposal all at once.  Too many directions... aaaah!  Did you see Cauchy's post "on Monogamy"?  That's totally me.  For me, the perfect balance is 1 large project and 1 small project. That way I see progress (small project) and appreciate scope (large, obviously).  Due to the plethora of large projects around about lately, I've been craving something small.  

So, game plan - finish Bottled Rainbows before kids leave next week so that I can go into my sewing staycation with a clearer head aaaaaaaand the freedom to start something new and smallish.  Happy weekend to you!