Thirties Thursday

 The Sewcialites Quilt Along is a weekly block program that has been running since last September. It is hosted by the Fat Quarter Shop and features block designs from a wide variety of designers. They have presented 24 block designs so far and have another 12 to go. Here is their planned arrangement of all the blocks (but I haven't decided if I will do this with mine.)

I've surprised myself by keeping up with the weekly block making. There are a couple of blocks that I have changed slightly, and one that I used a totally different block pattern than was presented. Here are my first 24 blocks.

Sewcialites QAL, 6" blocks

I'm using 30's fabrics for my blocks with a white-on-white background fabric. They seem like the perfect fabrics to be working with in the spring, like all the beautiful flowers starting to bloom!

Linking up with:
Midweek Makers at Quilt Fabrication

Needle & Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation

Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts

Whoop Whoop Friday at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Happy quilting everyone!

Julie in GA  

30's Thursday

The latest blocks for the Sewcialites Quilt Along at the Fat Quarter Shop are up on the design wall. A new block pattern is posted every Friday, and these are numbers 6 - 10.

I'm having so much fun playing with my 30's fabrics, although making one block a week doesn't make much of a dent in the box of fabrics. My blocks will finish at 6". The patterns include instructions for 3", 6" or 9" blocks. There will be a total of 36 blocks when the QAL ends in late June. It's not too late to join the fun! The Sewcialites page at the Fat Quarter Shop blog has all the information you would need.

Cathy at Sane, Crazy, Crumby Quilting has been using her 30's fabrics too. She has finished lots more than five blocks! She gets credit for the 30's Thursday name.

Happy quilting everyone!

Julie in GA

30's Thursday - Sewcialites Blocks

Cathy at Sane, Crazy, Crumby Quilting has been sharing "30's Thursday" blog posts for the last few weeks. I liked the name so much that I decided to follow her lead. Cathy, I hope you don't mind my stealing the name!

My only current project that uses 30's fabrics is a new project that I haven't shared before. I've been playing along with the Sewcialites Quilt Along at the Fat Quarter Shop. A new block pattern is posted every Friday, and there have been six patterns so far, but I've only finished five blocks.

My blocks will finish at 6". The patterns include instructions for 3", 6" or 9" blocks. I can't imagine making any of these blocks in a 3" size! I am using a constant white-on-white for my background and a different 30's print for each block. There will be a total of 36 blocks when the QAL ends in late June. It's not too late to join the fun! The Sewcialites page at the Fat Quarter Shop blog has all the information you would need.

Happy quilting everyone!

Julie in GA