Announcing the Summer Block Party Quilt Along

Who is ready for a fun and low-stress Summer project? Announcing the Summer Block Party quilt along!

WHAT: Join us in creating a breezy Summer quilt with blocks designed by some of your favorite designers! This will be a mystery quilt of sorts, with the blocks and the final layout being revealed along the way. 

WHEN: Starting Monday June 17 through July 31, 2024

• Each day for 9 days we will email you a PDF pattern for a free 12" Summer quilt block.

• On June 26th we will send you finishing instructions to turn your blocks into a 44" x 58" quilt.

• The fun doesn't stop there! Each Friday in July we will send you free BONUS projects to make with your 12" blocks.

• Sew at your own pace through the Summer!

HOW TO JOIN: It's free to join! Sign up to receive the daily email with the PDF patterns...AND the bonus projects. 

• You only need to sign up once with one designer to get the blocks (All designers will be sending out the same patterns each day).

• Following the completion of the Summer Block Party, you will be subscribed to each of the participating designers' newsletters which are free - and you can easily unsubscribe anytime. 

WHO: Here's the list of designers for the QAL. It's a fun group and I can't wait for you to see the blocks and bonus projects that we've designed!

Amanda Niederhauser  Jedi Craft Girl  @jedicraftgirl

Amy Chappell  Ameroonie Designs  @amerooniedesigns

Amy Smart  Diary of A Quilter  @diaryofaquilter

Andy Knowlton  A Bright Corner  @abrightcorner

Bev McCullough  Flamingo Toes  @flamingotoes

Jen Belnap  The Smitten Chicken  @thesmittenchicken 

Jennifer Long  Sew A Story  @sewastory_jenniferlong

Melissa Mortensen  The Polkadot Chair  @polkadotchair

FABRICS:

We will be using the following fabrics for our blocks, but feel free to use whatever you'd like!

All fabrics listed are from Riley Blake Designs and each block pattern will use the following names to identify fabrics (bold names):

• Background fabric (Stars Seasonal Basic or Riley White)
• Dark Blue (Oxford Blue solid)
• Blue (Cadet solid)
• Medium Blue (Cornflower solid)
• Light Blue (Boy Blue solid)
• Dark Red (Barn Red solid)
• Red (Schoolhouse solid)
• Light Red (Tea Rose solid)
• Pink (Frosting solid)

For those that sign up there's a helpful information sheet PDF available that has the schedule, the QAL details, fabric requirements, and a handy planner sheet so you can plan out your own fabrics.

Remember - the free block patterns can only be accessed by signing up for the QAL; the blocks won't be shared here on my blog. Sign up to receive the block patterns and bonus projects, and we'll get started on Monday June 17th!

edited to add: sign ups are now closed and the quilt along for 2024 has ended. Thank you to everyone who participated!