Happy Zombie - Quilt Craft Sew » Blog Archive » 4 down, only 107 more to go. 4 down, only 107 more to go Twitter is so harmless… if you don’t go on it! A few days ago I saw John tweeting about a quilt-a-long he was in… interesting, interesting… my curiosity piqued. Then I notice the QAL is based on a book I already had. And then I saw Katy was tweeting about it.
And then I saw Amanda’s tweets. Before I knew it, it was as if John, Katy and Amanda each poured the Kool-aid right through my USB cables. Bathing in the Farmer’s Wife QAL Kool-aid. The FWQAL is hosted by Amanda and Angela, and there you will find all the nuts, bolts and Kool-aid of the QAL. C’mon. We Can Do It! Skill Builder Sampler. The We Can Do It! Skill Builder Sampler is a series of quilt block tutorials that begins with basic quilting skills (cutting, accurate piecing) and builds up to sewing half square triangles, quarter square triangles, curves, applique, paper piecing and more! This is the perfect quilt along to build your quilting skills. We will have you saying, "I can do it! " Here are links to all of the We Can Do It! Skill Builder Sampler posts. Feel free to join in at any time. Block 7 - Virginia Star (Skill: Flying Geese, Exact piecing/Traditional)
The Hexalong Starts Here. Brought to you by me, Lynne, of Lily's Quilts and Gayle of Gayle Brindley's Blog, the hexalong will be an easy-come, easy-go meadering summer project. You can make the hexies we're making, or make something similar, or bring along your own hexies project that's been sitting in a drawer for a couple of years. You can make something big or something small. You can make it with scraps, with pre-cuts, with yardage or with a FQ stack. You can English Paper Piece (instructions here on my blog), Freezer Paper and Point-to-Point piece (instructions on Gayle's blog) or machine piece. Guest posters may pop in from time to time with hints, tips and advice. Here's where I'm heading with my HAL. The list of posts in this HAL will be posted right here. English Paper Piecing with Lynne 1. template instructions 2.
Point-to-Point with Gayle 1. Here's what to do. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Gayle and I will randomly run our posts alongside each other's. Across the Sea QAL. Welcome to the Across the Sea Quiltalong which is jointly hosted by me here at FairyFace Designs and Jennifer from Ellison Lane Quilts! This page will contain links to all the quiltalong posts (which will be shared between both blogs) so please feel free to join in and complete this quilt at any time. The Flickr group is where everyone participating can share information and inspiration - so pop over and get involved in the fun! Quiltalong Posts: 1. Quiltalong Kickoff! Beginner Quilting Tutorial Links: Rotary Cutting Tutorial LinksBasic Piecing Tutorial Links Chain Piecing Tutorial LinksBasting Tutorial LinksQuilting Tutorial LinksBinding Tutorial Links.
Interested in a Dead Simple QAL? I'm wondering about a Dead Simple Quiltalong. Anyone fancy joining me? My idea is to make a Dead Simple Quilt, very quick, very easy. BUT the interesting thing will be the palette. Here are the Dead Simple Quiltalong posts to date. As you all know, putting together colours and fabrics does not come at all easily to me. If you are a beginner quilter, this QAL will be perfect for you because it will be Dead Simple. Here's my thinking. If you are interested in joining in, let me know in a comment and keep your eye on the blog for more news. Stitched in Color: Bottled Rainbows {ticker tape quilt-along} At long last, it's time to do something fabulous with all your teeny tiny scraps! Please join me in a leisurely quilt-along inspired by my bottled rainbows. Each week we'll make just one rectangle ticker tape block, starting the first week of March. Sometime in June we'll be ready to piece and finish this baby.
Take a look! You'll start wherever you like on the rainbow, making use of your scraps at hand. The nitty gritty. You know you want to! So, will you be joining us? I'll be updating this page with our progress! 1.