Aqua and Yellow

 The Rainbow Scrap Challenge colour for July is Aqua.  I just had my Aqua fabrics out last week at the cottage to complete the last block of my Sommer Sorbet sampler quilt so it was easy to cut out some squares and HST's for my blocks.  This is the only one I got sewn this week but the 25 patch HST block is laid out and ready to sew this coming week.  My interpretation of Aqua is blue-green, leaning towards green.  Turquoise leans towards blue in the blue-green family.  I think others do this the other way around.  It's hard to categorize some blue-green scraps as they are right in the middle of the colour family. 

I only had enough of the white with grey dots fabric, the background for my nine patch blocks, left for one more set of blocks.  I looked at all of the blocks I have made so far this year and decided that I needed yellow to finish off the set.  Even though it is not yellow month, I made my yellow nine patches and then figured out a layout for the blocks.  Right now, they are pinned in piles labelled for each row, sitting by my sewing machine waiting to be put together. 

I made a zipper pouch for a friend for her birthday when I was at the cottage with Christine but could not show it here until it was gifted. 

I finished hand quilting the medium blue pineapple block and then quilted the dark green block.  The light blue block is just about done too.  Only three more blocks to finish. 

I basted my next hand quilting project this week so I am ready to start it when the pineapple log cabin quilt is done.  This was the Round Robin quilt that I made with my friends, Christine, Katherine and Carol.  I have orange, green, yellow and blue thread to use for the quilting. 

I have been working on adding stitches on the bottom part of my farm scene.  There is a field of sunflowers at the bottom made with cross stitches, beads and a sunflower button.  I have to finish the cross stitches first before adding the beads and the button. 

My red bee balm flowered this week as well as my red echinacea.  The colour of these flowers matched the temperature outside this week.  Hot! Hot! Hot!

Through all the heat, Mom and Dad robin flitted about the yard finding food for their quickly growing babies. 

We had our Canada Flag up for Canada Day this week and to show our support for the Canadian Soccer team at the World Cup.  Unfortunately, they lost to Morocco today so they will be heading home.  This is the best showing that a Canadian Team has ever had at the World Cup. 

My geraniums on the front porch are putting on a show right now.  They are a lovely red/magenta colour. 

Finn loves being outside, even on a hot sunny day.  My daughter only lets him stay outside for a short time before heading back inside where it is cooler. 

Daisies are such happy flowers--if only they stayed in bloom longer!

I will link up with Frederique, Cathy and the RSC group.