Hey everyone and welcome to A Bright Corner. Thanks for stopping by on the Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Road Rally! We're now on day 2 of the blog tour (see info for day one here), and it's my turn to share my block!
This is my second time being included in the 100 Blocks magazine (my previous block can be seen here). I love each issue - they're chock full of unique blocks and clever ideas. My block in this issue is called Aquamarine -
I was inspired by images of pretty gemstones like these:
I love their rectangular shape, and the various colors you see in all of the facets.
When you put 20 blocks together (and rotate half of them 90 degrees) you get a fun, throw sized quilt. This version was made with ten different Riley Blake Confetti Cottons (colors: Bear Lake, Bleached Denim, Mermaid, Rainforest, Aqua, Teal, Scuba, Sea Glass, Songbird, and Sweet Mint)
I love what it looks like done in all solids, but it's even more fun using prints:
I used a jelly roll of Vintage Picnic (Bonnie & Camille for Moda Fabrics) and with some strip piecing this quilt came together quickly! This quilt measures 60" x 72" and uses one jelly roll, 1-1/4 yards for the corners, and 3-1/2 yards white / background fabric.
And I love the scrappy feel of the blocks! Aren't they fun?
Now who's ready for a giveaway? There'll be two winners!
First of all, Quiltmaker Magazine is giving one of you a copy of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Vol 15!
One other lucky reader will also receive a copy of the magazine, plus two of my quilt patterns - Skipper & Cheerful.
Giveaway has ended - thank you!
Make sure you stop by the Quilty Pleasures Blog to see more of the blocks from this issue, and to enter more giveaways! The Road Rally continues until May 5th. And to keep up to date on things happening here at A Bright Corner you can subscribe to my blog, and follow me on Facebook and Instagram (@abrightcorner). Thanks for stopping by!
Nice block, sure to be used as scrap buster! My hubby says I drive him nuts when we travel together. We listen to music with the occasional talk radio...until the discussion makes me mad, that's when I start driving nuts, talking to the radio and changing the station.
ReplyDeleteBest block of the day I think. Anything goes for me. I like talk shows in different areas.
ReplyDeleteI have a medically challenged special needs child and travel is difficult so I don't travel much. But if I am alone, I don't listen to much. I like the peach and quiet. Gives me time to think. My house has 7 people in it, including a 4 year old. I also have nurses daily and teachers coming and going all the time, so my van is my sanctuary.
ReplyDeleteI love to listen to audio books but when travelling and others are in the car we usually listen to radio. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteGreat block, I love the smaller version too of the quilt. I love to listen to talk radio
ReplyDeleteOn the road I listen to the talk radio.
ReplyDeleteNice Block and great design!!
Beautiful - both quilts in solids and prints are gorgeous! Especially love that it uses 2.5 squares :)! I love listening to CD's in the car and when I'm sewing! Thank you for these giveaway chances!
ReplyDeleteI like to listen to talk radio. I love your block in a scrappy version. Thanks for a chance to win.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful block! I love both versions very much! On the road I love to isten to e-books too!
ReplyDeleteLove your scrappy version! I like listening to music, but my husband likes listening to podcasts when we travel, and since he does the majority of the driving, that's what we listen to!
ReplyDeletePeace n quiet. Time to reflect n unwind and enjoy the scenery!
ReplyDeleteGreat block! I listen to radio stations along the way, a nice variety of talk and music.
ReplyDeleteI like long trips because then there is time for a mix of listening. My preference is instrumental music or audio books. If my children are present, they want to sing : ) Your block is so nice! Thank you for offering this giveaway.
ReplyDeleteDriving is quiet time for me or I visit with my sisters on my cell. Jkestevens@aol.com
ReplyDeleteWe like to listen to audio books while we travel. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWe've a system where each person can choose what they want to listen to. The allotted time depends on the length of the trip. We draw for order (who goes 1st, 2nd ...) before we start out. I like hearing what my kids like to listen to, it has created some good teaching moments.
ReplyDeleteRoad trips by myself are always about music that I can sing along to.
ReplyDeleteAndy, your block is great! Love it in B&C! I like to listen to audiobooks also.
ReplyDeleteLove your block. My granddaughter would love the "charms" as she calls them. I like to listen to music.
ReplyDeleteLove your scrappy block! Last summer DH and I drove 4000 miles and never once turned on the radio-so refreshing just to talk to each other or have total quiet. If I drive alone the radio with country music keeps me company.
ReplyDeleteUsually on road trips I love the silence of driving, but on occasion a good podcast is welcome!
ReplyDeleteSooo pretty! Love the scrappy version. Thank you for sharing and for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI listen to Country music---always.
Whether it's a CD or a local station, I like to listen to rock music (especially 80s rock!).
ReplyDeleteLove your blocks! I listen to XM as the quality of the sound is so good.
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I switch between 60s, MSNBC, Classical and top hits and Christian. Rather I switch he doesn't care. Love having XM in the vehicle we travel in. Love this block.
ReplyDeleteI am deaf, thus, the silence. :-) Thank you for a chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI like to listen to my favorite pastor teach through the Bible. I learn a lot.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the sweet giveaway!
My mind is just spinning with ideas for this block! Thank you! I listen to everything on long road trips! A good audio book, my niece sings opera, country, jazz or plain ol' rock n roll will do just fine!
ReplyDeleteOn trips we take our favorite CDs to entertain us along the way. rozz01 at cox dot net
ReplyDeleteI just fell in love with your Aquamarine blocks and it just has to be those colors. Gemstones - what a unique quilt pattern. Thank you for being a part of the QM's 100 Blocks Blog Tour and sharing your inspiration with us as well as the chance to try and win a copy of this awesome magazine.I just got to make this for me now. Great Job!
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On any road trip I love audio books!!!! Either a new listen or one I have enjoyed before. I found I can cover 1000 miles straight thru the first day with a good Audio book. No I can not do 2 days in a row at a grand a day.
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ReplyDeleteOh yes - the road trip. I love to listen to our Radio Station in Sonora, CA which is 92.7 or play a CD from Exile. They are an older group but I just love their music.
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The road trips I like to take are on the back of a motorcycle. So the only sound I hear is the rush of wind around my helmet!! Great Block!!!
ReplyDeleteReally cute block, can't decide if I like the solids or scrappy, both are winners!! Thanks for sharing!! Road trips usually have music or silence (time for thinking). Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteOoh, that block is absolutely luscious done up in all of that shades of aqua. It really gives an illusion of gemstones when set in stark white like that. I can just see a tray of stones set out on a white tray for me to pick my favorite to be set into a stunning ring ! I want to save a picture of this quilt for future inspiration. I just have to decide what 'gemstone' I want to try to replicate ! Choices, choices ! Oh how good GOD is !
ReplyDeleteI like listening to the 60's.
ReplyDeleteLove listening to music.... and ABBA always finds it was to the play list.
ReplyDeleteBroadway musicals... but I'd end up tapping my toes and speeding so I'll let someone else drive! Love your inspiration of the quilt! Love the scrappy on white :) Lucky you, having sunshine in a basement level sewing room. So jealous! Congrats on a wonderful block!!! It's a must do!!
ReplyDeleteI love the block, congratulations! My daughter is a cellist and a singer, so we usually end up listening to a cello concerto or the soundtrack of any musical.
ReplyDeletecongratulations. Your block is wonderful. I love all the many different places and things that we get inspiration from. When we go on a car trip - when the kids where young, we did a lot of family talking. The kids always brought a tape of their favorite songs or stories. Now the kiddos are gone, my husband and I do a lot of talking. Sometimes we listen to K-LOVE 94.3 FM or our favorite CD'S
ReplyDeletegreat block - it will be great in so many different kinds of fabric. but the cool aqua tones are my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI like to listen to audio books when on a trip, as long as i'm not driving ( can't concentrate on the book! )and when driving I try to find a local pleasant radio station.
We listen to CD's while we travel, if I travel alone I would listen to audio books. I have teal fabric to use, great block, and Nice to see it done scrappy. Thanks for giveaway, love your patterns.
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I generally listen to music if I'm on a road trip by myself. I usually pick oldies by someone like Queen or Dire Straits or Paul Simon but I also have a CD called "Zydeco Stomp" that's a good one -- New Orleans style music and very upbeat.
ReplyDeleteI love to listen to soft rock when I travel just on the radio.
ReplyDelete60's music on satellite radio! I can drive all day and not have to search for a radio station or change a CD
ReplyDeleteWe usually don't listen to anything (old enough we need to concentrate on driving).
ReplyDeleteI love to listen to audiobooks. I have a 1/2 hour drive each way to work, so I listen to my Kindle. My drive is entertaining and I might even learn a thing or two. Thank you, peterstankovich@comcast.net
ReplyDeleteI like to listen to classic rock when travelling. I don't need to pay too much attention to it to know what it is.
ReplyDeleteFun block! I have Sirius radio in my car and I go back and forth between BB King Blues and Entertainment Weekly.
ReplyDeleteWe usually flip stations to find something for the moment. Then when that gets boring, we go to our playlist for a while, then silence, then circle around again.
ReplyDeleteI like quiet in the car.
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I'm a listening to music CD's in the car kind of gal.
ReplyDeleteI like listing to anything that makes you want to dance to on long road trips. We all sing along too - must look pretty strange to everyone else. :-)
ReplyDeleteMy husband finds the radio distracting, so we play nothing when together. On my own I listen to NPR stations
ReplyDeletei love your block, hubby does TV so when i sew i hear all of it
ReplyDeleteI love your block as it is made up into a quilt. Change the color and you could change the name.
ReplyDeleteI listen to audio books both at home and on the road. I download them from my library.
I don't usually listen to much on a long trip. I like to have someone to talk to instead.
ReplyDeletelove your block.. I listen to tv while sewing blogs and utube videos. drhodes9@cox.net
ReplyDeleteWe like to listen to favorite CDs when driving. We are country music fans so we like to hear old Mel Haggard and Johnny Cash songs. When i was working and commuting a half hour each way, I would listen to audio books. they are a great way to pass the time. tkmattson@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI always need music that I can sing to, so Pandora or iHeart are great options. I can choose what genre I am in the mood for that day and sing all the way.
ReplyDeleteI like to listen to CD's (mostly 80's pop/rock/metal) since radio stations cut in and out on long trips.
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Before going on a road trip, I always spend time selecting the CDs I'd like to hear. Generally an eclectic mix.
ReplyDeleteWe got hooked on audio books when vacationing with extended family. All the cousins wanted to hop into our van to visit (and listen to Harry Potter!). Love the block!
ReplyDeleteThat is an absolutely adorbale block - I love the way it turns into a quilt! We travel a lot and listen to mostly music ... and of course sing a long at high decibels - ha ha
ReplyDeleteRadio and CD music are my favorite ways to pass the time on the road-sometimes you just need to filter the backseat noise LOL!
ReplyDeleteI'll usually listen to CDs in the car. Most of mine are from the 80s
ReplyDeleteGreat block - I love the scrappy version!
ReplyDeleteI like talk radio in the car!
Love the aqua version! I like to listen to 70's music, turn it up when I'm driving alone and sing to it.
ReplyDeleteWe usually end up letting the kids watch DVDs, so we're hearing the movie in the background. Otherwise, we do definitely enjoy soundtracks!
ReplyDeleteWe listen to oldies on either a compilation disk or itunes playlist.
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Traveling with my husband we listen to Hawaiian music. I do audio books on my long drive to work.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful block! I love version you made using Vintage Picnic! When in the car I tend to listen to upbeat pop.
ReplyDeleteI love your scrappy block version of the quilt. We usually listen to local country music stations.
ReplyDeleteI love the aquamarine block!
ReplyDeleteWe listen to oldies - 50's through early 70's!
Country music. Love your aquamarine block!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors you chose for this block! Give me some good 60's and 70's music and I'm happy. Am I dating myself? ;)
ReplyDeleteWe listen to classic country and classic rock and roll. Unless we are just listening to each other.
ReplyDeleteClassical music, it keeps me calm, and sometimes my steering wheel can be a big drum for an overture!
ReplyDeleteClassical music helps me remain calm in heavy traffic. Especially anything with violins and "Verdi", my favorite composer of the moment. On long trips I like goldie oldies I can sing along with much ferver. Keeps me awake. Love your new block. Thank you for this opportunity.
ReplyDeleteTraveling alone I listen to audio books or 60' music.
ReplyDeleteI listen to music, variations depending on whose turn it is to pick!
ReplyDeleteOn a road trip I enjoy classic rock or country gold.... wow great block ... happyness04431@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI listen to talk radio and Cd's of music.
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I love listening to and singing along with John Denver.
ReplyDeleteI usually scan the radio and see if I can find a station with songs I haven't heard in a long time, or songs that I've never heard. After a while, I will roll down the window and just listen to the sounds of the road.
ReplyDeleteLove this block, it uses some of my favorite colors! I love listening to classical music and other favorite CD's.
ReplyDeleteFavorite CDs and Bible messages are our favorite road trip listening.
ReplyDeleteI listen to local radio when I'm traveling. I sometimes end up with stations that are not my taste but it's a way to learn a little more about the area I'm traveling through.
ReplyDeleteI usually travel with hubby. Depending on the distance of the trip I enjoy talking with my husband along with catching up on my Quilt Novel Mysteries.
ReplyDeleteI'm an NPR listener, and enjoy hearing those familiar voices in different parts of the country. And if I need to stay perky, I have a cd of familiar "car" favorite songs, mostly ones that were popular when I was in high school, and I can sing along.
ReplyDeleteIf I'm on a road trip to MN by myself, I bring audio books to keep me going.
ReplyDeleteI'm a big-time audiobook fan. I listen on road trips, while walking (for exercise), while cleaning, and while quilting!
ReplyDeleteThe hubster and I alternate between classic composers and some of my favorite 70s rock. The rock keeps us awake!
ReplyDeleteI love your block, especially in the prints! If I'm traveling alone, I listen to a book; if not, music.
ReplyDeleteYour block is beautiful! thank you and congratulations! My husband and I like to listen to audio books on road trips - the one for our next road trip is The Martian. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI only listen to country music. BTW: I love your block.
ReplyDeleteI like to listen to Christian music if by myself. But if I am with my husband we talk alot. We used to take a drive a long time ago to pat rent, just to talk to each other and catch up, we could have mailed a check.
ReplyDeleteLove your block more after reading what inspired you!
We like to listen to Contemporary Christian music in the car. Pretty block! I really like it made with prints.
ReplyDeleteWe generally listen to our favorite Praise music while we travel. Great block!
ReplyDeleteAudible books...it makes a trip by myself pass by quickly, but if it's with anyone else...whatever's on Sirius XM.
ReplyDeleteLove your block in the Aquamarine solids ! We bring along CDs -some that we haven't heard in a while.
ReplyDeleteAndy, your block is so unique and lovely! I really like it and can't decide if it like it better in one colorway or the scrappy look...guess I'll have to try both! On road trips, we listen to satellite radio and mostly classic rock.
ReplyDeleteGreat block and beautiful colors. We usually listen to a mix of classic rock and classical music.
ReplyDeleteIt often the news and weather. what I love in the music world my husband does not. He is boom, boom and I may put him to sleep. He is driving, so loud is often to keep him awake. Your block to me reads a Easter egg.
ReplyDeleteTalk radio, but not NPR! Their calm voices put me to sleep. :(
ReplyDeleteUsually the radio (we alternate between NPR and rock). This last trip I brought a Bluetooth speaker to listen to music from my iPad and we ended up not listening to anything- just chatting as we felt like it. Imagine, companionable silence with your closest companion!
ReplyDeletePodcasts and audio books. On long trips my hubby makes sure I have the audio books downloaded lol great block and congratulations on being included.
ReplyDeleteLove the possibilities of this block! On road trips I like to listen to Jazz stations or Classic Rock. If I should take cds, I would take classic old-time radio shows or jazz.
ReplyDeleteWe listen to music from the 50s, 60s & Motown on long trips - thanks to Sirius radio. Love your block.
ReplyDeleteAnything I can sing along to, a lot of oldies. Love my Sirius radio because there's always something for my mood.
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I always have an audio book in my car...I love listening to epic books that I don't have the attention span to read like the Tale of Two Cities.
ReplyDeleteSuper great block, and I love your other patterns too! I like to listen to music and podcasts while driving, same while I'm quilting.
ReplyDeleteVery nice block and I like how it would look in a quilt. I love road trips and I listen to quilting podcasts! Karen kthurn(at)bektel(dot)com
ReplyDeleteThe quilt done in the various blues does look like faceted gemstones. If you change to reds and burgundies you could have ruby's and in various greens to get emeralds. Lovely quilt. I love to listed to country music when I am driving. Just seems to make the day brighter.
ReplyDeleteLove your block and both quilts! I usually don't listen to anything. It's my time to plan and think.
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt in blues. I recently made a long drive and it was mostly talk radio to keep me going.
ReplyDeleteFun, fun, fun block! When I'm on a trip, I plug into an audio book and do handwork.
ReplyDeleteFantastic block! Thanks fir showing how it can be used! On road trips we listen to everything from news to drum corps music.
ReplyDeletelove the block
ReplyDeleteI listen to audiobooks and now that my library has hoopladigital, I can even download on easily on the road
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What a fun block! I listen to oldies on the radio or the CBC radio Canada.
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm driving by myself I listen to nothing. Add my husband it could be any radio station from Elvis Presley - reggae - smooth jazz.
ReplyDeleteLove the block. On long road trips I usually try to find some somewhat local radio stations along the way, as I like to know what the weather will be. I usually try to find country music or oldies stations. I have enjoyed an audio book or two as well.
ReplyDeleteI was looking at the quilt and I thought, I'm not loving it. And I say that because teal is my least favorite color in the world. But when I saw it in the prints, the quilt came to life. I love quilts done in prints and scrappy quilts are my favorites so now I can say I love it. On road trips, we listen to country and when a channel goes out, we search until we find another country channel.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on being chosen for the magazine! I really like how you put a rectangle shape into a square block. On road trips, I prefer to listen to nothing at all. Thanks for sharing with us. cknapp3626(at)sbcglobal.(net)
ReplyDeleteLove this "gem" of a block. I like talk radio when traveling, but my husband likes music.
ReplyDeleteLove the pretty gemstone colors you used! Silence when I'm traveling-nothing to distract me! Thank you, Susan
ReplyDeleteAquamarine -- my favorite, probably because it's my birthstone. We got into the habit of listening to books while we travel. We especially love good thrillers but "The Martian" was probably one of our all time favorite road trip books. So much so that we listen to it at least once a year.
ReplyDeleteWe usually have the radio on when we are on road trips. Sometimes we will take cds with us. Lovely block and your patterns are beautiful. Thanks for a chance to win.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun way to show off lovely jelly roll strips! Tone-on-tone prints and blenders would really make the jewels sparkle! I've had my eye on the two patterns you are giving away--they are lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love listening to anything. My husband loves putting together mix cd's with silly names, in genre-themed collections. We listen to the dvd's that play on the portable for our small sons during long trips. When we drive the canyon scenic loop, we listen to albums called "Two Steps from Hell", which is instrumental, symphony scores designed as trailer music for soundtrack scores...it's our favorite!
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Your block is great! I'd like to try it as a scrappy block. I listen to audio books when I am on a road trip!
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My daughter's birthstone is aquamarine and I think you have captured it perfectly. We listen to soundtracks mostly. From movies to Broadway, we find they are fun to sing with and they also tell stories at the same time.
ReplyDeleteWe like to alternate between the radio and our Ipod on road trips.
ReplyDeleteWe mostly listen to audiobooks--mystery & spy thrillers! thanks fro giveaway. Nice block. reply to pjrquilter (at) msn (dot) com
ReplyDeleteI love to listen to audio books. For years I had a long commute to and from work. Audio books kept me sane, especially when traffic was bad and it took hours to get home at night.
ReplyDeleteI like your block and the different colorways that you present it. Just makes me feel good. We live on an island so don't have many road trips. Husband wears a hearing aid and music isn't fun for him, but when I do listen, I like musicals...always something to sing along with.
ReplyDeleteWE definitely like to listen to audiobooks. It is always a challenge to figure out which book my husband and I will both like, so we end up listening to books neither of us would probably read alone. Love your block. I never knew there were so many shades of aqua and blue.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy listening to either audio books or podcasts while I drive. I also listen to them when I knit, quilt, or do housework. Multi-tasking at it's best!
ReplyDeleteI love quiet on road trips but when the kids start fighting we've loved listening to the Narnia books on CD. I also have a great memory of listening to a book on CD about communication in marriage with my husband. It was enlightening to listen to it together and to have time to pause and talk about it.
ReplyDeleteAudiobooks. Especially books that I read in print.
ReplyDeletejust the radio, but when the teenager is with me I search for oldies stations, just to keep her engaged with me.
ReplyDeleteLove to listen to classical music during my travels. It really relaxes me and opens up my creativity
ReplyDeleteI love listening to our spotify roadtrip playlist - lots of songs from the 1970s. I have even been known to boogie along in the passenger seat!
ReplyDeleteI like rock and roll (50's songs) or country on the radio.
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I like the peace and quiet! Once bored...public radio.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing my husband and I can agree on in the car is 1980s rock and pop! Anything from Van Halen to Duran Duran. Thank goodness for Sirius XM!
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I kove audiobooks from my local library. I drive a truck and i tell everyone about overdrive which is an app used with most public libraries. Anyway, I also listen to music too. Ps...i adore tour patterns!!
ReplyDeleteI kove audiobooks from my local library. I drive a truck and i tell everyone about overdrive which is an app used with most public libraries. Anyway, I also listen to music too. Ps...i adore tour patterns!!
ReplyDeleteI like to listen to Carole King, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, etc. Or, if I'm by myself, sometimes I do not listen to anything at all.
ReplyDeleteOur road trips are loaded with lots of our favorite CD's in genres of all sorts - Contemporary Christian, oldies, soundtracks of broadway shows, Boston Pops, and more!!
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When we travel, we like to listen to favourite cds
ReplyDeleteBluegrass and books on tape, just such fun... Love your block, thank you
ReplyDeleteI like to listen to favorite Christian music CD's.
ReplyDeleteLately I'm in to podcasts. ted talks are great,
ReplyDeleteLovely work! I don't like road trips, so I usually just ride along listening to the hubb's favorite satellite radio stations.
ReplyDeleteI may be going on a roadtrip next month! I personally love audiobooks, but with small children in the car we may end up singing along to Disney movie soundtracks. Either way should be fun!
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