Today marks the first release of our 25-week quilt along, celebrating our amazing quilting community—Sewcialites 3! Each week, one of the 25 oh-sew-talented designers we’ve teamed up with is bringing you a new block pattern. This week, we’re excited to get started with the point-perfect Idyllic Block by Chelsi Stratton!
Idyllic Block by Chelsi Stratton
Chelsi Stratton (@chelsistratton) is a quilter, pattern designer (Chelsi Stratton Designs), fabric designer (Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics), podcast co-host (A Quilting Life), and the designer of this week’s intermediate-level Idyllic Block. Made with half square triangle units, hourglass units, and four patch units, this block will help you practice your points and working with a bias edge. You can join Kimberly for a live sewing tutorial of the Idyllic Block on Friday, February 20th, at 9AM CT, in the Behind The Seams Livestream on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube Channel.
Chelsi asked her mom, Sherri, to tag in to sew her block! Sherri sewed Chelsi’s Idyllic Block with scraps from Delightfully Yours and Raspberry Summer by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics.
Idyllic Block Pattern and Recommended Paper:
- Sewcialites 3 Block 1 – Idyllic by Chelsi Stratton Free PDF Pattern
- Sewcialites 3 Information Packet Free PDF
- 1″ Half Square Triangle Paper
- 2″ Half Square Triangle Paper
- 3″ Half Square Triangle Paper
Take a look at the Idyllic block in all three size options, using different collections! Kimberly sewed the 6″ block using Lyda Rose by Bunny Hill Designs for Moda Fabrics, Gina Tell (@gina_tell_threadgraffiti) made the 3″ block in Wild Honey by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics, and Pat Sloan (@quilterpatsloan) pieced her 9″ block with Rosie by Fig Tree Quilts for Moda Fabrics.
Three of our Quilty Staffers are joining in and making the 9″ blocks using Blueprint by Camille Roskelley for Moda Fabrics, American Gatherings III by Primitive Gatherings for Moda Fabrics, and In the Garden by Corey Yoder for Moda Fabrics.
Ready to chat? Meet us in the Sewcialites Lounge
Meet your fellow Sewcialites by joining the Sewcialites Lounge on Facebook (where we will also be posting weekly updates and where you can ask questions).
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, and share your progress with the #Sewcialites3 hashtag so we can see and share your work! We hope to see you back here on the blog on Friday, February 27th, for the second block release of our Sewcialites 3 Quilt Along!
Happy Quilting!
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16 comments
Going to get a later start on my blocks. Didn’t have the perfect fat quarter bundle so I ordered In the Garden and its on its way. I won’t have a problem catching up.
Sew excited! I am using In the Garden by Corey Yoder and my fabric is all starched and ready to go!!! Thank You FQS for another amazing sew along.
HELP! I keep getting an “Error 403 Forbidden” message when i attempt to download the pattern. What am I doing wrong?
I am also getting Error 403 Forbidden when trying to download the block pattern. Help!
I’ve tried all avenues and can’t access the pattern. This has never happened in the past. Please advise me.
How do I watch the YouTube tutorial? I’ve clicked on the link but I only get to the “starting soon” page.
I also can’t access pattern. Keep getting forbidden. Wonder if their site crashed.
Error 403 for me, as well
If you click on the blue line in the first paragraph ‘‘idyllic block by Chelsi Stratton” it will be take you to the pattern
Hi Helene,
That didn’t work for me me either! 😩
All the way at the top above the cutting Matt with Chelsi’s block and the rotary cutter
You can also go to FQS home page and put it in search
Glad to see it’s not just me, but sad for all of us who have gotten the error msg! 🤞🏽that it will be available soon!
Finished the Idyllic Block! I am a member of the Moda Fat Quarter Club with FQS and I am using Raspberry Summer and Coriander Colors bundles. Thank you FQS for hosting.
I have not been able to access the patterns for week one or two. I would really like to do this project. Thank you. Could I receive a reply please to my email
I was finally able to download pattern one . Thank you