“Joy” to all quilting friends
We have already gotten a third of all the free blocks in our quilt along from Fat Quarter Shop. But that doesn’t mean it’s too late to join. No way, you can hop along the quilting bus anytime. The more the merrier!
If you wanna play catch up, you can find all the blocks in this Sewcialites Quilt Along in the category Sewcialites here on the blog. And there is something to say about having a few block patterns ready to go, don’t you think? What is more fun than getting your notions out on a winter evening, having a nice cup of your favorite beverage, and start on a beautiful new sampler quilt?
If you are waiting for the next block to be presented, you’re in the right place too. Because we have Susan Ache this week with a brand new block for us. She called her block Joy. A great name at this time a year, if you ask me. I bet it will give you lots of joy to make this one.
Susan is a very active Instagrammer with a large following on her account @yardgirl60. Besides quilting and sewing, she is an awesome cross stitcher as well. Plus Susan wrote a couple of quilting books herself besides contributing to books by other quilters. A versatile lady for sure.
I made this block in the Spotted fabric Teal and More Paper fabric Silver White XOXO. It’s such a nice combo and that teal color is fabulous in my opinion.
Whenever you’re ready with this block don’t forget to share it with us on social media. First, we have the Sewcialites Lounge, our Facebook group. It’s a cozy group with almost 8,000 members, who share their progress, ask each other questions, and help other quilters out. You can find all the files with the blocks in one place as well. Definitely, a great place to be!
Should you want a bit more engagement and literally quilt along with other quilters, make sure you are ready to do so every Friday morning at 9 am CDT. Kimberly from Fat Quarter Shop is on a Livestream on their YouTube channel explaining, quilting along, and answering any questions that may come up.
And if you’re an Instagrammer, just like Susan, you can share your block on your IG account. Make sure you use the hashtag #SewcialitesQAL to win some awesome prizes. Fat Quarter Shop has partnered with a few big companies, like Moda, Aurifil, and Martingale to give away prizes every month. An extra Christmas present is always welcome, right?!
Happy quilting!
SEWIALITES SEW ALONG, BLOCK 13 - free quilt along hosted by Fatquartershop. This block is called JOY, brought to you by Susan Ache. 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!