When I showed the quilts that I want to make for Chad and Nicole, there were quite a few requests for a Quilt Along for Nicole’s quilt.
This is a simple and quick quilt and I’ll be happy to do this as a Quilt Along.
The quilt measures 63” x 81” but could easily be made larger by adding more blocks (or smaller by making fewer blocks).
There are a few triangles and some flying geese but there are no half square triangles!
I will leave the posts up so if you can’t make it along with me, that’s fine. I will go quickly . . if you truly want to quilt along with me, get some meals cooked ahead, clean your house, bake some goodies and put them in the freezer. I’ll have meatloaf, green chili pork stew, stuffed peppers
The Quilt Along will be done in the Quilt for an Hour format where the instructions will be given in increments that should take one hour to complete. This is the way the patterns are written in the book, Weekend Quilts. The instructions will be posted on weekdays only so that gives weekends to get caught up if anyone falls behind. The posts will begin on Monday, June 25. The posts will be posted in the afternoon so as not to interfere with Design Wall and On the Needles posts that happen on Mondays and Fridays. I cannot tell you yet how many posts there will be . . the instructions are not written yet.
Tomorrow I will post some additional color options, as well as my own fabric choices. In the meantime, here’s the sheet that you can download and print. On this sheet are the yardage requirements, as given by Electric Quilt. You will notice there’s also a blank square on the sheet where you can paste or tape your fabric choices for easy reference.
The yardage chart does not include yardage for binding. I cut my binding 2-1/2″ and for this quilt, I will cut 9 strips, though I will probably only need 8 so that’s 22-1/2″ for the binding or 5/8 yard but that’s exactly the amount you need so if I were buying fabric, I’d buy an additional 3/4 yard for the binding.
Kate says
I’m so excited! I think this quilt is adorable! What do you think? If a used a Christmassy red for the outside of the flower and Christmassy greens, would I be able to make this quilt look like poinsettias? I’m hoping to make a bunch of Christmas quilts this year, and thought this might be a place to start! But I love it as a springy quilt, so if that sounds crazy, I can snap out of it! 🙂
Doreen says
Got them printed. Such a lovely quilt!! Thank you so much for sharing this and all that preparation entails!!!!
terri says
I am so happy you will share with us. I fell in love with it.
Jevne says
I’ll be doing this, Judy. I’m looking forward to the additional color suggestions. Thanks for sharing your life and your quilts!
Suzette says
Thanks so much for sharing this with us, Judy. This quilt makes me think of pink dogwood blossoms. It will be perfect for my mom. I printed the sheet and am off to choose fabric from my stash.
Susan says
Oh Goody…………..A Quilt Along……..
I will order my fabric right away…………..
Diana in TX says
I manged to get the last one finished so just maybe I’ll get this one done as well! Glad you are doing it this way. After I put new ink in the printer will print things out!
Ann says
Thanks so much. I’m so excited about this!!! I’m thinking about using greens and purples.
Joan says
My mom and I have a big fabric buying expedition planned for this Friday, just in time to buy fabric for this quilt. Yea! I’ll be quilting along. I can’t wait! THANKS for Sharing!
Claudia says
Great quilt. I would like to quilt along with you.
Andrea says
Can anyone tell me where to download, the instructions? I tried clicking on the hourly words and it down’t go anywhere. Help please!