Raid the Stash Quilt Along

• Posted: Monday, December 28, 2009
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• Filed under: quilt along

Who would have thought I had such a rainbow of colours in my stash! I am tempted to do something crazy and colourful, however I am setting aside the rainbow for now and have selected a few other fabrics to be matched with black.

After having a look at a lot of scrappy quilts and sampler blocks, I have decided to make a sampler quilt to use up some of this fabric. And here is where you can join in too! Thanks to Free Indeed for the great idea of a Quilt Along to keep me motivated!

I plan to make a single bed size quilt with approximately 60 6" sampler blocks in 12 or 13 different designs with sashing approximately 60x80" or larger if you would like to add further borders or blocks. I am starting with 8 fat quarters from my stash. I think you should select 8-10 FQ to start with if you would like to join in. Choose a selection in a similar tonal range and if you have a theme to your fabrics it will be easy to add more if we need to.

I'll post a new block design each week (or fortnight) and you can work as fast or slow as you like. You can also vary colours so that all the blocks will be different. Choose a base colour when you choose your fabrics. I will be using black as my base colour (I use black a lot and have a lot of offcuts to use before I need to buy more anyway)

Set a goal at the start to keep you on track. Finish 4 blocks a month and you'll have a finished quilt approximately this time next year. If you complete one design each week (4 blocks) then you'll have a complete quilt in 3-4 months.

Let me know if you're joining in by leaving a comment or joining the new flickr group, and update us on your progress along the way.


So in summary, this is the start of the Raid the Stash Quilt Along.
You'll (hopefully) end up with a 60"x80" single bed quilt.
You need 8-10 Fat Quarter or equivalent pieces of coloured fabric to start with.
You also need a background fabric which could be black, white or a colour of your choosing.
Leave a comment or join the new flickr group so we know you're taking part.
Join any time and work at your own pace!

Week 1 - Churn Dash
Week 2 - Dutch Puzzle
Week 3 - Road to Oklahoma
Week 4 - Old Maid's Puzzle
Week 5 - Broken Wheel
Week 6 - Grandmother's Choice
Week 7 - Quatrefoils
Week 8 - Snow Balls

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