The November color for RSC13 is brown. Brown is a color I was pretty "meh" about as far as quilting goes until I started my Strip Stacks project last winter in blues and browns and grew to appreciate it much more. I like how the browns warm up the cool blues in these blocks.
Making my Crossroads blocks this month made me think that an all brown quilt in this pattern would be quite pretty. I used a wide range of browns from almost black to almost ecru since I'd culled a lot of my browns already for the Strip Stacks quilt.
I have enjoyed making these blocks for RSC13 so much and I'm full of ideas for next year after seeing all the great blocks everyone else has been making all year. Part of me wants to keep making Crossroads blocks too. Love them!
Here is a peek at my quilting progress on my next UFO Scrappy Chevrons. Lots of pivoting on this top but I like how it's working out and I've got a good audiobook on my iPhone to quilt along to. One of my ideas for RSC14 is to make a chevron row each month with the assigned color using my stash of 5" charms.
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Great looking Crossroads blocks! I love your Strip Stacks in blue & brown--that is a fabulous color combination.
ReplyDeleteGreat blocks Deb and you have done so well at keeping up with all of the colors!! I love the Crossroad block too.....just need to get more made!
ReplyDeleteBlue and brown are so pretty together!
ReplyDeleteThe color combinations of your blocks are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty Chevron quilt too!
I really like your blue and brown stack quilt. I have really enjoyed watching the cross roads blocks each month. I think I am going to clear out some greens and make one.
ReplyDeleteI love that blue and brown combination... yum!
ReplyDeleteLove the blue and brown quilt. I am not much of a brown fabric lover but sometimes the combination are very good. Your cross roads look like a good RSC block. I need ideas for next year.
ReplyDeleteOh I do love the brown and blue together. What a fun pattern. I have truly fallen in love with the crossroads pattern. It is one of a few patterns I could make again and again.
ReplyDeleteI love your blocks. I plan to make crossroad blocks during next year's RSC.
ReplyDeleteYou are right about the blue and brown together. Beautiful.
I like the crossroads pattern and especially in the brown and white--it looks so pretty...I didn't make any brown stuff this month--not even fudge this year (as I'm still on a strict diet lol) Hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteLoved seeing your "catalog" of brown fabrics; the RSC has really improved my appreciation of brown as well! Great looking chevrons, too. I like your idea of making color-themed chevrons for next years' RSC!
ReplyDeleteOOO! I am loving these quilts.
ReplyDeleteI really like your strip stacks in blue/brown - I do like that colour combo. I made a Crossroads block quilt in all browns and neutrals and it turned out great!
ReplyDeleteLove the scrappy chevrons. I just can't get enough of that pattern.
ReplyDeleteLove the blue/brown combination. I think a rainbow chevron quilt would be luscious!
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