Building Blocks
I can’t tell you how much I enjoy working with Quiltmaker Magazine. The 100 Blocks issues are truly wonderful to be able to contribute to. The Blog Tour for Volume 9 runs Today through May 2nd. The 100 Blocks Volume 9 will be on most newsstands May 6. It is another great issue!
My block is called “Building Blocks” and is a super simple block that has lots of design possibilities. The fabric used is Vintage Play by Susan Marth for Red Rooster Fabrics.
To make this table runner, just make two blocks and two extra 3″ x 6″ flying Geese and four 3″ x 3″ cornerstones. Add a border if you want a bigger runner, or just bind it for a 12-1/2″ x 30-1/2″ runner.
This is the quilt that I made for the Gallery – you can see it in the magazine or if you go to Golden, Co, you can see it in person! I rotated the blocks in each row and added sashing with a Flying Goose unit to complete each block.
Now for the good part! There is a magazine giveaway with this blog post! TWO magazines plus one each of my new patterns to be released at Spring Market in Pittsburgh on May 15th. The new patterns are Barn Dance, London Star and Tinsel Time (a book!).
All you have to do to be entered is comment on this blog post and tell me how long you have been quilting and why you love it.
I have been quilting for about 10 years. I love quilting because it is very creative and relaxing. Working with the beautiful fabrics, colors, and patterns is so much fun!
This would make a good wedding block with the pair thing going on. I started quilting in high school, about 20 years ago.
This is a great block that can be used several was. I have been quilting for over 21 years.
I like the table runner application of your block! I have been making quilts and small quilted items since starting my first qult in 1970. I keep going because there is always something new to learn, and because I really like quilters!
Love the block.
I have been quilting over 40 plus years — I love seeing the results of scrap quilts.
Twelve years and counting! What I love is discovering things like this — a great block that is deceptively simple but packs a great visual punch when repeated. That’s why these issues are so great!
Now you have made me think about how long I have been quilting. Must be 40 years, my grandmother was the one to get me started. She would buy all the quilting books and we would spend hours looking through them.
I’ve been quilting 15+ years and sewing since middle school. I just love the whole process of cutting fabric apart and putting it back together in another format.
I have been quilting around 15 years. Love to take fabric, cut it apart and put it back together and make something new.
Been quilting for 3 years and regularly (as in daily) for 6 months. Always enjoyed sewing but found that quilting upped the creativity factor by at least 1000 percent! Made 6 quilts in 6 mos. for 6 grandchildren. Found quilting cheap therapy after layoff LOL! Congrats on being published in Vol. 9 and thanks for the opportunity to win.
Great block!
I’ve been quilting for around 15 years = I love anything textile related!!
I have been a quilter for about 9 years now but I have been sewing for over 40+ years. I love the art of creating something wonderfully beautiful from pieces of fabric.
I have been quilting for 14 years. I love the colors and the variety in the fabrics. I just love creating.
I’ve only been quilting about a year. Unfortunately, I didn’t start quilting until about a year after my mother passed away. I feel a kinship when I quilt, to both my mother and all those who passed before her. My older sister and I are both quilting now, so it is also something we share.
I have been quilting since 1985. I love to see the quilt appearing under my hands. Thanks.
Let’s see, I have been quilting regularly for about 6 years, though I learned to quilt when I was about 12 and my great grandmother taught me to make 4 patches. I helped her hand quilt regularly on her enormous hanging quilt frame.
I don’t know why I love it really, the nostalgia, the gratification of making something “new”, the creative outlet, the history of the art, the connection to family tradition, all of these are reasons I love it.
I have been quilting for about 25 years and enjoy piecing and take breaks in between to learn paper-piecing and hand applique. The best part is looking at a finished quilt and saying ” Yes, I like that!”
Gorgeous block. Thanks so much for sharing. I’ve been quilting for about 5 years now and love it.
Sewing since I was about 7, quilting since around 1983. Currently so hooked on BOMs, Mystery Quilts, and Quilt Alongs found on the web!!
I’ve been quilting since our first grandchild was expected, and she’s 12, but I’ve been sewing since I was a little girl and that’s a long time ago! I enjoy the creative exercise of making something unique that will be used and loved by someone, maybe even a stranger. Thanks for contributing to this great collection, I really like your block and the ideas you have for using it!
I have been quilting for many years, but just recently got heavily into it with a life change. Cute block and love the alternate settings.
I have been making quilts since I was 17, and my very first one was a blue jean quilt that made it into Mother Earth News letters to the editors! I will be 59 next week (oh, HOW did that happen!) and I love quilting even more n ow than ever!!
Nice block. Thanks for the chance to win.
I’ve only been quilting since January 2014. I love it as it has all this variety and possibilities that can be made from one design.
I’ve been quilting for over 20 years. Love it because of all the colors and textures of the fabrics.
Been quilting about 20 years and more so the last 14. The creative expression is the fun part and then surprising family or friends with a quilt is a joy.
I have been sewing most of my life but quilting for about five years.
I am quilting for five years, love the fabric and the colors. Thanks for the chance!
I’ve been quilting since the mid 70’s but have really gotten more involved since retirement. I’ve always loved anything to do with fiber arts. There is great satisfaction in seeing something completed that you’ve made.
I have been sewing since I can remember, but only quilting about the last 25yrs. I love using my own ideas to every pattern make it my own, but the whole process of quilting is exciting!
I have been quilting since 1995, and I love playing with fabrics and the satisfaction of making something tangible.
Love your block design!
I have been quilting since 1998. I enjoy it because every project can be so different and there is inspiration for a new idea just about everywhere I go (bathroom tiles, flowers, butterflies, sidewalks, cathedrals, airplane seats, and so on).
I have been quilting now for about ten to twelve years now. Quilting is a creative outlet for myself which I enjoy very much.
I’ve been quilting off and on for between 25 and 30 years. Thanks for the giveaway.
I have been quilting for eleven years. What I love most about quilting is that it gives me an artistic outlet through which I can express love for my family and friends.
Congrats on your block! I have been quilting since 2012 and I love it because it’s fun and relaxing.
I like seeing your block with the different layouts. I have been quilting for about 2 1/2 years.
I think I have been quilting for about 20 years. I really enjoy improv piecing and traditional blocks in very scrappy patterns so my favorite part of quilting is digging through and sewing with my scraps. My friends all give me their scraps now, too.
I’ve only been quilting a couple of years. I love to put the blocks together and get the quilt top done. Thanks for the chance to win.
I started 12 years ago and I love it very much! Especially the handsewing and handquilting is “mending my soul”.
Love your block!
I have been quilting since I was 14. over 35 years.
I have been quilting for about 12 years. I guess I love it so much because I give them all away as gifts.( I did keep one)
I have been quilting for 12 years. I love picking fabrics for a project.
I have been quilting probably 16 years. quilting soothes my soul. I have met wonderful friends, kept my family warm and feed my need to be creative! I LOVE quilting…. thanks for the chance
Wow, I love the colors of your quilt! I’ve only been quilting for 1 1/2 years, and I’m totally enthralled with it! I dream about quilting. Is that normal? I could spend all day in my sewing niche, if I didn’t have to take care of my family ( why can’t they feed themselves?)
I have been quilting 25+ years and putting colors together is my favorite part. The challenge of trying a “new” block is also fun!
I guess I have been quilting for 25 years now. I love putting all the pieces together and making blocks then into quilts.
I have been quilting since 1986. It keeps me content and happy. I allows to me to provide gifts to those who need cheering up.
Hmmmm….I’ve been quilting intermittently for about 15 years, mostly smaller projects….