Welcome to Day 2 of Our Back to School Blog Party!
Editor’s Note: Please check back with us each day this week for a fun, easy and free quilt pattern delivered to you in daily doses, plus giveaways, inspiration and more.
This year’s Back to School quilt, Village Square, was designed by Melissa Corry. We gave you the materials list and cutting directions in yesterday’s post. Now, let’s start on those quilt blocks! Below, we’ll show you how to cut a block and get started on the quilt top:
1. About This Quilt
This makes a great scrap quilt. You can use assorted lights, mediums and darks to really bust your stash. Another great option is to reverse the light and dark values.
2. Making the Quilt Top
Refer to the block diagram. Join the patches A–H as shown to make a block. Make 20 blocks.
Block diagram
Tomorrow we’ll share the next part of construction – assembling the quilt top! Don’t forget that we’d love to see your progress on your quilt this week as well. To share your versions, post your in-progess or finished photos on your Facebook, Twitter or Instagram accounts and use the hashtag #qmbacktoschool15
Sonja Zastrow made her version of the quilt using fabrics from today’s featured fabric sponsor, Hoffman California.
Here is our first featured Village Square quilt from our Back to School Team. It was made by Sonja Zastrow of Alaska using Skylines and Watercolor Palette, both by Hoffman California Fabrics. Isn’t it gorgeous? I just love the colors. Sonja says it reminds her of the Northern Lights, and I think that’s a perfect description! Be sure to check out today’s other Back to School post to learn more about Sonja and her experience making this quilt.
Now for a giveaway! We have a fun prize bundle of the following to give to one of you:
- 1 copy Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol.11
- 1 copy Quiltmaker Reader Favorites, Summer ’15
- Block Party Coffee Mug
- Timeless Treasures, Tonga Treat pack ( 40 pieces, 5″x 5″-batik precuts pack)
For a chance to win this bundle, please leave a comment below by midnight tonight (Tuesday, September 15) telling us about your idea for a color scheme for Village Square. We’ll choose one winner randomly and announce the winner here. Good luck!
The giveaway winner is Marly, the winner has been notified by email.
See you back here tomorrow for more of the Village Square quilt pattern, another beautiful version made by a member of our Back to School Team and more giveaways!
Happy Quilting,
Natalie
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