We’re celebrating our quilting community with a free block of the week quilt along called the Sewcialites Quilt Along. We’ve joined forces with 18 talented designers to bring you a free 38-week quilt along with amazing sampler blocks and sew many options! If you’re just joining us, you can find all of the details over on the Sewcialites Landing Page. We’re sewing up block #23 this week!
This week’s designer, Sherri McConnell is an expert quilter, author, and podcaster and is one half of the duo Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. Sherri designed this cute beginner-friendly block Steadfast! If you’re ready to make this block, follow along with Kimberly for a tutorial in today’s video on the Fat Quarter Shop YouTube channel.
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Sherri sewed up her Steadfast block from her collection Happy Days by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. Visit Sherri on Instagram @aquiltinglife for more details about her block!
Sewcialites Quilt Along
Kimberly is sewing with the Homestead collection by April Rosenthal for Moda Fabrics. She made her blocks in all three sizes for a fun challenge.
We invited some FQS staffers to join
The suggested fabric requirements and all the block patterns released so far will be posted on the Sewcialites Landing Page so be sure to bookmark it for later reference.
Sew Along Perks
Each month, you can enter to win a giveaway by posting your progress on Instagram using #SewcialitesQAL. This month we’re lucky to have two amazing giveaways! The first prize bundle features:
- American Gatherings Layer Cake by Primitive Gatherings for Moda Fabrics
- Como Blue Aurifil Thread Box by Aurifil
- Checks Mix Quilts Book by Corey Yoder for Martingale
- Three Creative Grids Rulers in sizes 3.5″ , 6.5″ and 9.5″
The second prize is a collection of ByAnnie supplies. This Catch All Caddy Bundle contains everything you need to make the Catch All Caddy 2.0! This sturdy, portable container features numerous exterior pockets, padded handles and expanding interior dividers, making this caddy perfect for any sewist to store essential notions! Pick out your favorite fabrics, and ByAnnie provides the rest!
To enter to win, share photos of any one of your blocks #20-23 on Instagram with the #SewcialitesQAL and tag @fatquartershop. Post your photo by midnight on Monday, March 22. You can enter up to five times (once for each block)! We’ll pick a winner and announce them here on the blog on Friday, March 26. Thank you to our generous sponsors Moda Fabrics, Aurifil, Creative Grids, Martingale, and ByAnnie!
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 #SewcialitesQAL hashtag so we can see and share your work. We hope to see you back here on the blog on Friday, March 26 for Block 24 of our Sewcialites Quilt Along!
Happy Quilting!
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