The March Quilt Dash is underway at Quilt Dash and it’s a DASH to the finish for our participating members – they love the free patterns they receive if they complete a Quilt Dash!
The theme for March is “Dragonfly” and here is an image of the “Dragonfly Flight” quilt pattern you will receive if you are a member (is free to join and participate!):
“Dragonfly Flight” designed by Phyllis Dobbs for the March 2015 Quilt Dash
Come join in the fun at Quilt Dash!
I *love* making log cabin quilt blocks and quilts. No matter how ‘advanced’ my quilting capabilities are, I never outgrow my love of creating a log cabin quilt. I even made my wedding quilt a log cabin quilt!
These blocks are so versatile that they can encompass any type of quilt genre – from the very traditional to the modern, and everything in-between. It’s a quilter’s delight!
Big Block Log Cabin Quilt from BOMquilts.com & Quilt Therapy
Quilt Therapy’s March giveaway comes to us from one of my most favorite online quilt shops ever – AbbiMays.com! Here’s what Linda is giving away to one lucky Quilt Therapy winner this month:
The Corner POPâ„¢ Template from Studio 180 – 9 1/2″ Square Design Ruler
Finally, a tool and technique that will give you high success adding fabric corners to basic shapes. For years we’ve been layering small squares on big squares, marking & stitching on a diagonal line, then hoping everything lines up when we fold the small corner section back into place. If you’ve tried it, you know the pitfalls: too big, too short, too crooked and way too wasteful. No more. With your new Corner Popâ„¢ tool, you will be able to trim rather than mark, add an over-sized replacement triangle and then square everything to a perfect size. In 22 different sizes – whole, half and quarter inches. Increased success without undue stress for every level of quilter. What’s not to love!
Details
Here are the rules for this amazing giveaway:
Ready, set, GO!!!
“A Quilt As You Go Tutorial” by Maureen from Maureen Cracknell Handmade
“Bloomin’ Quilt-As-You-Go Panel Tutorial” by Cori from Hey Let’s Make Stuff
“Quilt as You Go Tutorial” by Helen from Life is Beautiful
“Quilt As You Go….” by Julia from Julia’s Place at Creative Ribbons
“A Quilt-As-You-Go Tutorial” by M-R Charbonneau from Quilt Matters
One of the charity’s that I personally support is Lutheran World Relief (LWR). There are a dozen or so wonderful women at our church who do the hard work of tying and binding the quilt tops that many members make throughout the year. My small contribution is SO worth it, to me! I make a quilt for whatever reason (magazine submission, gift, etc.) and then I take the time to make a LWR quilt top. They are SO simple to make and I always have time to put one or two together while I am waiting for my other quilt tops returning from my longarmer.
Here’s a note from the LWR website:
“When you make and send a Quilt, you are not only comforting someone you have never met, but providing an object that is useful in ways you probably never imagined. The ultimate purpose of a Quilt is to provide warmth, an essential need for people in every climate, and LWR tries to ensure top standards in fabrics and filler accordingly.”
Here’s a fun video about these LWR quilts – just remember, you don’t have to be Lutheran to make quilts for LWR.
I hope you find this LWR charity as worthwhile as I do!