interactive NUMBER 14 is the Hands All Around :)

[sewcarolyn]

INTERACTIVE SEW-ALONG: On the home page of this site there are wonderful FREE blocks and they will make a fun sampler of styles.
http://www.quiltinaday.com/eleanorandco ... eepattern/

BLOCK 1: Merry Go Round -selected by sewcarolyn
BLOCK 2: Crossroads- selected by the lovely Loretta
BLOCK 3: Rocky Mountain Puzzle...selected by Purrfectly Marvelous Mary
BLOCK 4: Garden Gate.....selected by Delightful Denise
BLOCK 5: Leah's Star....selected by Dynamic Donna
BLOCK 6: Pins and Stars....selected by the Creative, Compassionate
and Curious Chriss
BLOCK 7: The Cyclone Block. Think Dorothy, Toto, the Wizard, and Auntie Em selected by the Marvelous Miriam
BLOCK 8: "Rosie's Nine-Patch Star" was selected by Joyous Joanne
BLOCK 9: "SCRAP 9 PATCH"...selected by Lovable Linda
BLOCK 10: Indian Star.............Valuable Val selected this one
BlOCK 11: Fish Block....Superior Sally selected the fishies
BLOCK 12: Winged Arrow.....Terrific Tess aka Radiant Redtop added this to our quilt
BLOCK 13: Scrappy Star.....selected by Bubbly Bonnie who loves Bluebonnets!
BLOCK 14: Hands all Around.........the next block and it was picked by Dazzling Dorothy


They are a variety of sizes and can be arranged to make a great quilt. It will be fun to see the resulting quilts.....and we should all send photos of our finished quilts to the QIAD store!

You will sign up IF you want to be included in selecting the blocks. I will add people to the list and assign a number. I will roll a die every 7 days and the person with that number will have 3 days to select the next block and post it. (I have a 20 sided die, a 16 sided one, a 12 sided one and an 8 sided one) So a new block will be selected every 10 days. There are 15 blocks to choose from and my plan is for us to do 12...or we can do all 15 if you want...

The blocks are all pretty and a scrappy or well coordinated fabrics would be pretty. I am going to look at my fabrics and figure out what I want to use as a common fabric to tie things together.

BLOCKS IN THE FREE PATTERN SECTION to choose from-
12" finished: there are 8 they are Rosie's Nine Patch, Merry Go Round, Scrappy Star, Crossroads, Rocky Mountain, Garden Gate (single block), Scrappy 9-patch, and Pins and Stars
11.75" finished-there is 1-Hands All Around
10.5" finished there is 1 block-Homestead
10" finished-the Indian Star
9" finished- there is 1 block-Cyclone
8" finished- there are 3 blocks-Crackerbox, Winged Arrow, Leah's Star
6" finished- there is 1 block-Fish

These quilters are participating in the random selection of the blocks
1. WeSignificant .............selected number 10
2. Chriss.......selected block 6
3. Tess/Redtop....selecting block 12
4. gmaan
5. mequilter9158
6. Oasis (Linda),,,,she chose our 9th block
7. Farmchick (Miriam)...selected block #7
8. Donna...
9. barneszo2 (Roberta)...just watching....
10. Sharonkl
11. mequilter9158
12. Donna - Stargatefan...selected #5
13. Bluebonnet (Bonnie)...selected number 13 to keep us going
14. homegirl
15. ilovetosew...just watching
16. Doucefleur (Denise)-----selected block #4
17. macdor (Dorothy)...........she pick block 14
18. Purrfect Lady (MaryZ)---selected block #3
19. Joannequilts (Joanne)-----selected block #8
20. lorettav---selected block #2
21. qltsbme
22. SALLY....will select number 11.
23. sewcarolyn...got us started

and as many more as want to join



WE ARE AT NUMBER 12 BUT LET'S KEEP PICKING AND TRY ALL OF THE BLOCKS

[lucieshouses]

I've wanted to do a Delectable Mountain and a Trip Around The World. I've got some Batiks I've been hoarding. Any other ideas? Lucie

[Kittyquilt9292]

Nothing more motivating that other angels encouraging each other.

If we wanted to do a signle pattern, El's Triple Irish Chain is gorgeous as is here Tennessee Waltz, both of which I have wanted to make. For another sample, The Quilter's Almanac has great blocks and make up into a beautiful quilt..........Just my suggestions.

And we could always do a version of Orion's Star.............

[WeSignificant]

I am doing an Orion's Star right now for my Air Force son. It is in Air Force and patriotic fabrics. I have the stars done, just need to put the logs on them. He should be home from the middle east in April or May and I want to have it done by then.

[Marilynsgrammy]

I would like to have a Sunbonnet Sue by the month.. but don't know where to get a pattern... and it is applique...

there are other sampler type quilts that El has or you could pick a block a month type thing... or there are free block patterns on the web site and they would be fun to do

or egg money quilts...

[sharonkl]

I'm in for any..sunbonnet sue sounds like a good one. We could add sam too. We don't want to leave him out.

[SallyC]

Any, I love sewing along with all of you!!

[sewcarolyn]

look at this bonnet girl
http://sunbonnetsue.com/September2000.h ... er2000.htm

[donnacrazylady]

That bonnet girl is too fancy for me. I like the cute chunky Sue like the one that traveled around visiting QIAD gals a year or so ago. Maybe just a Sunbonnet Sue dressed for each month.

Or another not-too-hard block per month sew along for a sampler quilt, like last year's Pick and Stitch or Send Along swap.

[Tess]

There are lots of nice projects in the media theater here. There are 3-4 I would enjoy as a sew-along. Maybe we could do something that would use our stash or leftover fabrics. The Irish Chain would be nice.