Welcome to Day 4 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. You can catch up on the first three days of our Back to School Party posts in this thread. We’re now down to the final stages of making our quilt. Follow the steps below to quilt and finish:
3. Quilting and Finishing
Layer and baste together the backing, batting and quilt top.
Refer to the quilting placement diagram. Quilt curving lines in the A’s, the medium D’s, and the dark E’s and F’s as shown. Meander over the remainder of the quilt surface. Bind the quilt.
Check back with us tomorrow for a recap of the Village Square pattern (including a downloadable printer-friendly PDF of the whole pattern), a look at the three versions made by our Back to School Team, another chance to win a prize bundle and more!
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
Amy made her quilt using Tribeca Cassidy and Pop Basic, both by Timeless Treasures.
Here is our last featured Village Square quilt from our Back to School Team. It was made by Amy Hering of Wisconsin using Tribeca Cassidy and Pop Basic, both by Timeless Treasures. The bright colors really makes this design pop! Be sure to check out today’s other Back to School post to learn about Amy and her experience making this quilt.
Alright, giveaway time! One of you will win a prize package of the following:
- 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 (Thursday, September 17) telling us who is your favorite person to make quilts for – we’ll choose one winner randomly and announce the winner here. Good luck!
The winner of the Back to School Day 4 giveaway is Linda S., the winner has been notified by email.
See you back here tomorrow for the last day of our Back to School Blog Party!
Happy Quilting,
Natalie
P.S. Want to make more quilts with us? Check out our new Fat Quarter Sampler series.