UFO: Rainbow Log Cabin blocks

Since last fall, I have been slowly working through unfinished quilt projects. Hopefully, I'll get around to posting them here, as I have really been enjoying revisiting those old projects-- and using my blog to re-orient myself on some of them! Having this journal of work to look back on has been both helpful and pretty cool.

Anyway-- the year was 2010. I participated in a super fun virtual quilt bee, Snip.Sew.Send. I sent out monochromatic fabric packs to each participant.

In return, they sent me completed wonky log cabin blocks. The blocks were intended to be used to create a baby quilt for my then unborn son. He is now 15.

A couple days ago, I paused my "Grey's Anatomy" binge-watching to actually try and craft something, and came across these blocks. I put them up on my design wall to see if I could get inspired and I came up with this:

I supplemented the blocks with remaining scraps of the original fabrics sent to participants (most actually sent the extra fabric back with their completed blocks). Looking through my fabric stash for potential background options, the only one I really had enough of was a Kona cotton in the color Ash. So I went with it and started sewing.

By the end of the first day, I had managed to piece together some chunks in the top left portion.

Yesterday (day two of piecing), I managed to get the left third and the bottom third stitched.

I am hoping I can actually get the rest pieced in the next couple of days.

It feels a bit strange to have a sense of urgency for these blocks that have just been sitting in a bin for the last fifteen years. But it is also exciting to be experiencing some creative drive again.