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DOP QAL Week 3

Quilters, it's time to set the stage for our beautiful dots! Welcome to Week 3 of our Dots on Point Quilt Sew Along.

Imagine this: each dot begins as a harmonious pairing of fabrics, pieced together with your sewing machine. Depending on your starting material, you might be creating patches

or piecing entire strip sets. Once you've mastered that and prepped your first dots, you'll find it becomes almost a meditative process, a perfect time for your thoughts to roam free while you unwind. The final step for this week is to add the fusible web, prepping our dots for easy ironing in the future.

Your Assignment for Week 3: Prepare for your Dots

Here's your mission for the week:

Hey there, quilt-lovers! Are you ready for Week 3 of our Dots on Point Quilt Sew Along? Let's dive right in! First on the agenda, we're going to pair up our fabric to give life to the Dots. If you have long strips, no worries, you can simply sew them together and then divide them up. Using Fat Quarter, Yardage, or Charm Packs? Just stitch your rectangle pairs together. Trust me, picking out new combinations is a blast!

Next, we're getting friendly with the fusible web. If you're rocking the strip sets like me, just cut long strips of your fusible web ready for action. Got smaller square units or pairs? No problem, just iron on matching pieces of your fusible web. For all the nitty-gritty details like precise measurements, just refer to your pattern.

So, who's ready to create some Dot magic? Let's get those sewing machines humming!


And the winner of our last week’s prize is….

Woohoo! Let's shower malu27117 with congratulations, our giveaway winner from last week! She's now the proud owner of the Jelly Roll of Shimmer. We're just bubbling over with excitement for you!

But don't forget, there's a new chance to win each week.

So keep those entries coming For week 3: share a photo of your preparation for the dots using #DotsOnPointQAL.

Who knows? You could be our next lucky star!

How to Win Prizes on Instagram

Time to flaunt your fabric choices on Instagram! The photo challenge for this week is to

  • post a snap of your preparation for the dots. Remember to include #DotsOnPointQAL in your caption.

  • Your Instagram profile needs to be public in order to participate.

  • Each picture you post is an entry and there's no limit to how many times you can enter in a single week. Keep in mind that the entries don't carry over to the next week. Each week is a new opportunity.

  • Make sure your photo is posted between 19th and 25th of June´24. We'll be randomly selecting a winner from all eligible posts, and the winner will be announced on next week‘s blog post. Best of luck!