Daisy Chain QAL {Unit B}

Update 8/11/2020 -- This pattern is now available in our Etsy and Payhip shops. Please visit one of those sites to purchase the full pattern.

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This week we are making four patches that have one background square and three coordinating fabric squares. These units can be as scrappy or as controlled as your heart desires!

For my baby sized quilt, I used the "stub" from week 1 to make the colored/background half of my four patches. Here are both piles of four patches together:

For my second quilt, I pulled strips from my strip pack of Flea Market to make enough four patches for my twin sized version. 

Let's see what some of our friends are making!
-Stephanie's Halloween themed quilt is looking adorable!
-Gail has scrappy tan four patches for this step.
-Kate also used different tans for her four patches.
-Gene has a rainbow of patches!
-Michelle has teal four patches this week to join her purple and white patches!
-Christina has very scrappy four patches!

Schedule

Fabric Requirements - February 4th

Cutting - February 18th

Block Units- March 4th

Block Units - March 18th <--- That's today!

Block Units - April 1st

Block Units - April 15th

Catch up week link up - April 29th

Top Construction Part 1 - May 6th

Top Construction Part 2 - May 20th

Link up/giveaways/quilt parade starts: June 3rd

Link up/giveaways/quilt parade ends: June 17th

Daisy Chain QAL {Unit A}

Update 8/11/2020 -- This pattern is now available in our Etsy and Payhip shops. Please visit one of those sites to purchase the full pattern.

It's time to fill those bobbins and put in a fresh needle -- today we're doing our first stitching for the Daisy Chain QAL!

A reminder -- unlike our Blocked Rainbow QAL last year where the two different sizes of quilts used two different sizes of blocks, the different sizes of the Daisy Chain quilt use the same size of blocks and units, but the number of units needed increases for each larger size.

This week we are making our first block units -- classic four patches! These units are composed of background fabric and accent fabric (not your focal fabric!).

For my scrappy baby sized quilt, I used the same brown accent fabric for all of my four patch units.

For my Island Batik twin quilt, I used the same multicolored batik for all of my four patch units.

One tip to make sub-cutting sections faster: take two accent/background strip pieced sections and place them right sides together and then cut both layers at the same time. Your two-patches will already be nested together nicely to sew into four patches!

Another tip: You can choose to "spin" your seams for these units, however it is not necessary. I like to spin seams for four patches since it eliminates bulk, but for these units, it's not necessary to press a particular way for nesting later on when we assemble blocks.

Let's see what some of our participants are making:
- Stephanie has purple and black four patches for her Halloween quilt!
- Gail used her Accuquilt Go! to cut the parts for her red and white four patches.
- Gene has orange and purple four patches.
- Kate made red and cream four patches for her quilt.
- Christina is working on blue and white four patches!
- Pam has pink and white four patches -- featuring some cute Island Batik birdies!
- Vasudha has red and white four patches -- can't wait to see more!
- Michelle made some lovely purple and white four patches!

Schedule
Fabric Requirements - February 4th
Cutting - February 18th
Block Units- March 4th <--- That's today!
Block Units - March 18th
Block Units - April 1st
Block Units - April 15th
Catch up week link up - April 29th
Top Construction Part 1 - May 6th
Top Construction Part 2 - May 20th
Link up/giveaways/quilt parade starts: June 3rd
Link up/giveaways/quilt parade ends: June 17th

Radiant Jewel {Four Patch Piles}

I've had a little bit of a short attention span this week, so I've been working on the various units that make up the star blocks in my Radiant Jewel quilt.

All of my flying geese units are pressed and trimmed.

For the center of the blocks, the directions tell you to make randomly patched four-patches out of 2.5" squares. I decided that I would strip piece mine using one of the black prints and the cream/gold print.

I also set aside the 2.5" squares I'll need for the border units.

I also started working on the very, very many small four patches that are in the star blocks and the border units. The quilt requires 172 of these four patches that will finish at 2" in the quilt!

While I still need to make about 100 more of these tiny four patches, I laid out my first star block to see what it will look like. The vast majority of the tiny four patches are used in the pieced border.

This has been a good project to work on this week since it's so fun and the fabrics are so beautiful. This weekend I need to get myself in gear to finish at least something or work on something with a real deadline rather than just fun things for myself.