February is flying by, so it’s time for me to share my February Color Challenge block as I sew along with Patterns by Jen and her 2021 Monthly Color Challenge.
Jen wisely chose the color yellow for this month’s block, given those of us in the Midwest are slogging through winter and often gray, dreary, frigid days. A little ray of lemon-y yellow sunshine is just the ticket.
I think perhaps these are the only two lemon yellow scraps I have in my entire stash. I had to dig deep to find them, but they match that lemon pretty well, don’t they?
This is my third year sewing along with Jen, and this year she offers two block size options – a 12-inch or a 6-inch. I’ve opted to sew the 6-inch version this year. You can find all the information about the challenge here. The block for each month is a free download through the month; after that, it’s available for a nominal fee. You can find the February block here. The blocks go together quickly and can easily be made from your stash. Feel free to join in and sew along!
Since our theme for this challenge is all about fruits and veggies, I’ll share one of my favorite cleaning tips using a lemon. I have a few wooden cutting boards in my kitchen. To clean them, I use lemon and salt. Sprinkle some salt on the cutting board, then squeeze the lemon juice over the salt, and scrub thoroughly with the lemon rind. Toss the rind when done, and rinse the board with water. Done. It cuts through grease, removes odors and makes the cutting board ready its next use.
I hope you enjoyed this little ray of sunshine as I shared my February Color Challenge Block with you. If you’d like to see my January block, you can read about that here.
Wendy
Bright and beautiful
Thanks for sunshine–we really need it around here–it’s been gray, grayer, grayest lately–;000 really cute blocks
hugs, Julierose
It is a beautiful ray of sunshine!
You nailed the lemon yellow, Wendy! Love the print you included, too. I’ve been planning to make the 6 inch blocks myself, but way behind on that. Thanks for the inspiration!
Did you see the super bowl commercial with lemons falling from the sky? 2020 was a lemon, so make lemonade. We thought it was pretty funny. I love lemons and your cheery lemon-colored block.
Beautiful and bright! I love the secondary pinwheel!
Great cutting board tip! Love the ray of sunshine block, too!!!
love your cutting board type and love the lemon color block!
Your block turned out so cute!
Great block Wendy. Also, thanks for the tip. I had not heard this before. 🙂
Lemons – yum! Bright yellow – fun!
Nice start for my eyes this day – thanks!
Love the yellows you used and the tip is wonderful. Love the smell of fresh lemon.
Love it!! I don’t have a lot of yellow either…mine is more muted yellow golds, so I bought a fat quarter bundle for the challenge. Need to get my block posted soon!!
Beautiful and bright! I actually love yellow (unlike some of the bloggers I’ve noticed!) but yet I have very little in my stash, too. I think it must be hard to find those good yellows? Of course I have plenty of soft golds etc. Good tip on the lemons. (We go through tons of lemon around here!)
pretty …
Your block is adorable (such gorgeous yellows) and thanks for the cutting board cleaning tip too!
Such a bright color is perfect for a dreary month. Great tip!
Your spot of pieced sunshine is sorely needed here, too! Bonus tip: that same lemon and salt will clean the bottom of your copper pots to a lovely shine.
Lemony sunshine-y block! I love the lined fabric in your block….6 inch is a nice size. Each time I see one, I miss doing it a tiny bit.
Wendy the block is so sunny and bright; beautiful. Thanks for the cleaning tip. It’s another good reason to keep lemons on hand (lemon curd, garnishes, cleaning; so versatile😉)