This past weekend I stitched up my
October blocks for the Summer Moon Quilt Along with Fat Quarter
Shop. This month’s assignment includes three pretty blocks: Checkerboard, Darting
Birds and Nonsense. I’m sewing from my stash, and my blocks feature a mix of
prints by Lella Boutique and Corey Yoder, who are two of my favorite Moda
designers.
I went rogue and broke the rules on
the Checkerboard block, but I had a good reason. I wanted to use the alphabet
script from Corey’s Yoder’s Strawberry Jam collection as my neutral for this
block. The problem was that the pattern called for the on-point checkerboard squares to be made using a method which would create seams in the neutral areas. This would would have disrupted the alphabet script I wanted to use. So, after a bit of math and testing
on my part, I figured out that if I cut the colored and neutral squares at 1
7/8”, I could lay them out and join them in a Granny Square fashion and then trim
the block to size. (Remember, I am only sewing the 6 1/2” blocks, so I do not
have the math figured out for the smaller and larger blocks. You certainly
don’t need to break the rules as I did. There is nothing wrong with the
directions as written in the book!)
I have never made a Darting Birds
block before, but I really love it. It
is so sweet and whimsical, and it was a snap to make. As I was sewing, I
imagined how darling this block would be repeated in a baby boy quilt, with many
shades of blue birds. (An idea to keep in the hopper for “someday.”)
The Nonsense block is another very
pretty block which should have been easy to construct. However, I admit that I was tired and not
paying close attention to the pattern. I had to dig out the old seam ripper
twice to correct my mistakes. Oh well, we all have sewing days like that. Once
I got it sewn correctly, I was so happy with the end result!
Summer Moon is a sampler quilt designed by Carrie Nelson and It’s Sew Emma (the pattern company of Fat Quarter Shop). The quilt along began in May and runs through February 2020. You can jump in at any time. If you don’t feel like sewing along, I still highly recommend this book. There are 24 blocks you could mix and match to your sewing heart’s delight!
Thanks for stopping by
to see my progress. Here are links to my previous posts:
~Taunja
Taunja, for the first time in my life I'm ahead of the game! I made up blocks before the birth of my first grandchild in September. I'm loving this sew along.
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Beautiful blocks and yes, the Darting Bird block would look lovely in different blue fabrics for a boys' quilt. Also great work on keeping the text print all going the right direction in the checkerboard block. Can't wait to see the whole quilt top when finished!
ReplyDeleteYour blocks are beautiful. Absolutely perfect
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