Wanna get “sewcial” and quilt with us?
How would you feel about a new and free Quilt Along? That would be so much fun, right?
I already told you in last week’s post, but I’m so happy to be part of this that I want to introduce you again to the brand new Sewcialites Quilt Along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop. We are going to have so much fun in the next 9 months until way into the Summer of 2021!! We are going to quilt online with people from all over the world.
You probably know how a quilt along works or have read about it in last week’s blog post, but for the newbies around there, let me explain one more time.
The Sewcialites Quilt Along will have 36 blocks designed by 18 talented designers. And I’m happy to say, I’m one of them. Yay!
Every Friday, there will be a new blog post here on the blog to present to you the newest FREE quilting block, which is designed by one of the 18 designers. In addition, Fat Quarter Shop is showing a live demo of each individual block on its YouTube channel, where you can join in sewing in real time. They are going live on Fridays, 9:00 AM CDT.
You can make your blocks in 3”, 6”, or 9” sizes, ending up with a respectively 27.5”, 54.5”, or 81.5” square sampler quilt. Of course, you choose your fabrics and the downloadable instructions will give you all details for the three different block sizes.
By following along and quilting with us, you end up with a great sampler quilt, some awesome inspiration, and maybe even new friends. Friends you can find in the Facebook group that is specially set up for the Sewcialites Quilt Along, the Sewcialites Lounge.
And also on Instagram, you can quilt along. Every month great companies like Moda and Creative Grids give away prizes when you share your progress using the hashtag #SewcialitesQAL. Isn’t that awesome?!
SEWIALITES SEW ALONG, BLOCK 2 - free quilt along hosted by Fatquartershop. This block is called LOYAL, brought to you by Lisa Bongean. Fabrics used in this block are SPOTTED and PAPER by Zen Chic.
Let’s take a look at this week’s block, shall we? This block is made for you by Lisa Bongean. She called it Loyal. It’s an awesome block to have in a sampler quilt. It’s not quite like anything else we are used to seeing from Lisa. You know, Lisa likes to play with a lot of smaller pieces in her block, so this is certainly a different side of her.
Don’t forget to share your block made with Lisa’s pattern and instructions, in the Facebook group and on Instagram!!
Ow and I just want to say, if you missed block #1, and you wanna play catch up, you could go check it out here in last week’s post. I also shared my fabrics that I will be using for this quilt and the alternative layout inspired by Tracy Bes in the Sewcialites Lounge on Facebook.
Make this quilt from our new fabric line QUOTATION
Did you know…? Our new fabric line QUOTATION will hit stores in just a couple of weeks! Are you already as excited as we are? Then this quilt along is the perfect opportunity for a first project with our new fabrics. If you would like to make this quilt from the stunning QUOTATION fabric line, the right quilt kit will be available from the Fat Quarter Shop in a few weeks.
SEWIALITES SEW ALONG, BLOCK 2 - free quilt along hosted by Fat Quarter Shop. This block is called LOYAL, brought to you by Lisa Bongean. Fabrics used in this block are SPOTTED and PAPER by Zen Chic.
Don't miss the other designers involved in this project:
This is the Zen Chic version of the free SEWCIALITES Sew Along, hosted by Fat Quarter Shop. My layout is inspired by Tracy Bes from the Sewcialites Lounge.
Can you believe the Sewcialites Quilt Along is almost over? I almost say, because even though the free blocks are all shared in the quilting community, we still have a quilt to make. In this blog post I am giving some tips on how to put together the final layout I created and what materials you will need for it. And last but not least, let's take a look at what the other quilters made of this beautiful sampler quilt!