October 2019 This is such a huge gift of your time and I really appreciate it. Before making blocks, please read the Basic Instructions. . Robin. It has been fun! Fat Quarter Quilts We promised to share the list of the Moda Blockheads for Round 4. The small HST in those are 1 1/2" finished with a 3" square center piece. Voil! We did it! Quilt Shows And Festivals I loved the gray focus fabric although I normally am not a gray person. Ive learned to do applique by turning the edges under! I did Blockhead 3 and it is a favorite quilt! Raise your hand if you love working with Lynne's fabrics! 3, Sunshine Star by Sherri McConnell - Block 2. I have learned how to press open seams so they lay better then ever before. The blocks will be listed in reverse order - the newest blocks are first. She would cut and read instructions and I would sew . Unfortunately I have not completed one block as of today. Etsy Welcome to Our Garden Rolling Petals Sew Along! What a fun and simple block to create! No. I have yet to post it. I really like your layout, Lisa. Did I mention that Jenelle is sharing the patterns for these pillows too? A huge thank you to you and all the Blockheads for their designs and all they do! Moda Blockheads 4 Wait till you see my NEXT quilt! :). I'm so happy they're back, and better than ever. Solana Sunflower Fabric Pansy's Posies I really like your layout much better and I plan to use yours cant wait to see your finished quilt! Spoonflower I love your layout alternative. July 2020 February 2018 MODA BLOCKHEADS 2018 ROUND 2, beginning at the 6th of June. Join 39,658 other subscribers by entering your email address below! We also have a few things to share, a quick-tip for cutting stitched half-triangle squares apart, a list of the Designers for Blockheads 4, and the first of a couple of layout options. However, I was instructed to set up an account thru Bloglovin. Im a little over half done. I have none completed. I tried block one just to see if I could do it. I am slow. Only two blocks left! I did and decided to continue. Thanks for visiting and supporting Primitive Gathering Quilt Shop where I try to bring you the best Moda fabrics and wool projects anywhere! The designer of that last block is Joanna Figueroa of figtreeandcompany.com. Looking forward to the new year, have you ever considered making a Temperature Quilt? Multiple Background and Assorted Lights/Mediums/Darks: Assorted prints for Background = 18 to 20 Fat Quarters of scraps to total approximately 5 yards, Assorted Lights/Mediums/Darks for blocks and Background = 48 to 50 Fat Quarters or scraps to total approximately 13-14 yards, WOW - 3 blocks today - Block 16, 17, & 18. Thank you blockheads one and two! I love quilt samplers to try out a new skill or a new block. Let's make some holiday ornaments for decorating and gift giving. To use the same block placement as the quilt in the Final image, we have included a diagram with numbered blocks - e.g., Block 38 goes here. Moda Blockheads Round 4 Line-Up. Thank you for your time, expertise, creativity and dedication. says hes glad I quilt because it keeps me out of the bars at night! I really like how you placed the sashing; it helps to give the blocks some breathing room and shows them off nicely. So let's begin with the block color studies! Lets dive in and finish this great project together! This week I have another project for the leftovers in your scrap box. Calendars Thank you to all you designers for giving your time. I used your fat quarter kit for my quilt and I love it! I have about 40 of the blocks done but I am working on catching up and rather than going in numerical order, Im working on completing what I need to complete a section so I can now see it coming together and I just love it. Designer of colorful florals for Moda fabrics. (We know that Tammy stacks more than four squares when she's sewing at home.). And were getting close to the end of our Moda Blockheads quilt along. I really look forward to Wednesday mornings so I can see the new block. Splendid Fabric Blockheads 4 starts on Wednesday, March 23, and ends on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. The Moda All-Stars like cake. I am doing a little catch up from last week as well as adding this week's block too. Carrot. Loved BH1 and BH2. Its going to be so much fun to sew. I did make AND finish Blockheads 1 and it will be in the Vermont Quilt Festival this year! This Archive will be updated each week by MODA, in descending chronological order, with the newest block at the top. OCD, I was really good with starting my blocks but back in September I fell of the train. October 2014 It's September, it's National Sewing Month, and this is what's on our calendar. Most of it is sewn together so the last few will yield my quilt top done! The assembling of the Zen Chic layout. Thank you to all the designers for their wonderful patterns. November 2014 You have inspired me! I am moving slowly-I have only finished half the blocks. Town Square Garden Red Velvet. Wish I would have waited as I like your setting better, Oh well, the first setting will be just fine. Pretty much by now everyone knows what QAL stands for- Quilt Along. View all posts by lisabongean. This Archive includes the links to everything shared for Blockheads 4 - Designer blocks, Bonus blocks, setting options, blog posts, and so on. December 2013 March 2020 July 2017 I used Primitive Gatherings fabrics and will set the blocks using your alternate layout. December 2020 So happy it is time for Moda Blockheads again! December 2019 Love Wednesday and look forward to what is coming. Moda Fabric Couple details about the sew-a-longthere will be 28 blocks from designers and 8 extra bonus blocks if you want to make more (so potentially 36 if you make all the free bonus quilt blocks). I already know that your finished quilt will be spectacular! I'm so glad you like the options. Looking forward to BH3, and hope youre one of the designers. It IS your grandmother's quilt! I have really enjoyed this project because I have learned not to stress if I fall behind, it will eventually get done. But, they are on my to-do list. I have 20 blocks done. Robin. All of your family and friends are going to be so impressed AND!!!!! I have other projects that need to get finished first. ZEN CHIC, Schlingweg 17, 33824 Werther, Germany, Zen Chic creates modern, sophisticated quilt fabrics and patterns and quilts, Blockheads Block 56 and finishing the Zen Chic Layout, Make a cute Cross Stitch pillow and Blockheads Block 55, A Boxy Pouch Project and Blockheads Block 53, Sewcialites Block 18 - HEARTY by Corey Yoder, Sewcialites Block 17 - PEACE by Anne Sutton , Small Hand Bag, Big Style: Sewing the ORIGAMI Bag Pattern with THINK INK Fabrics, Make a Statement with the YOU DECIDE Bag Pattern and THINK INK Fabrics by Zen Chic, Get your creativity going with the THINK INK fabric collection from ZEN CHIC. The link to the Designer blog will be added on Wednesday, and the link to the block instructions will be added on Friday. Your trip sounds awesomeso envious! K +n*'0pt0u40dt00 )C3l $A |`C I'll provide pattern instructions for the corners when we are about half way through, just in case you want to join me with this design. I loved learning new techniques and seeing other quilter's blocks. There's still time to join in this fun project. I learned to be very careful in sewing blocks togethertoo large or too small of a seam will make a difference in the block size! The House Block is Joanna Figueroa's Block 4 Alternate. November 2021 All of your family and friends are going to be so impressed AND!!!!! May 2018 enjoy reading your site, you can do anything, and still have energy for more (travel) Im not doing the BlockHeads but really in aw of you all thanks for an enjoyable computer time.. Have cut several more. How to participate? Quilting I have started sewing the blocks together but I love the thought of separating the blocks with sashing to show the blocks off. Stickers Emilia Quilt I hope you have enjoyed every step of it these 56 weeks. I always learn something new with each one. I may have missed it but how do we get the pattern for your surrounded square garden setting? This means 4 big blocks in center, 20 small blocks next and 12 big blocks in the outer row. December 2018 I've been married to the love of my life Nick, since 1998 when we started our crazy adventure together! Thanks to all the designers! November 2013 You can visit Lynne's blog. I have completed 51 blocks. 31 Day Blogging Challenge 44 Done! 13 designers total! I have been thinking hard about this quilt and how I wanted to finish itso I have come up with a little tiny twist that I will be sharing the directions (measurements) for while I am putting mine together, but most of you can probably figure it outfor those of you who cannot, I will get to itI promiseI will be posting my blocks that I have not yet completed here and promise to finish this quiltbut my schedule is (still) crazy the first half of the yearafter Quilt Market it will be much more relaxed than it is nowbut here is a peek at what I have come up with for the finishingI will be plugging my colored blocks into it, but as you can see I just used the blocks moda supplied to see how it will workand this gives you the idea of how we separated themit will finish 80x 86 as isif you need it bigger you can add a border6 border will give you 92x 98 so adjust as needed as welljust keep following my blog to not miss anything!!!! I have all the blocks completed except for block 52 which posted today. Bonus blocks from Moda will come out on Fridays (about once a month). Yours are always clever and so well thought out. This is the drawing of the finished quilt - it measures 72" x 78". I have LOVED reading the designers blogs, their color choices and methods and familiarizing myself with fabric lines and patterns they create. Just waiting on those last 2 blocks. Cooee by Jenelle Kent of Pieces to Treasure is Block 2 for Blockheads. MODA has released the layout that we will be using as our choice, CLICK HERE for the PDF of the LAYOUT we will be making option #2. Joy And Delight Quilt For the Moda Blockheads QAL we are proceeding with Block 54 hosted by Janet Clare. I have been gone two weeks nowis if kind of funny that I miss my sewing studio the most????? February 2023 Fat Eighth Patterns When you make a teeny tiny star and surround it with a busy fabric it gets lost. I have made every block, just need to make the final one released today, then put it all together. Jenelle's fabric pull mixes towelings from her Lakeside Toweling collection and quilting cottons from Sweetfire Road's Midnight In The Garden. Its hard not to get hung up on if everything will come together. MATERIALS NEEDED: (we used fabrics from my line Paper and More Paper), for the quilt center background: 4 assorted Low Volumes, each 3/8 yard, for the border: 2 3/8 yard of a low volume (could be the same print you're using for the quilt center background), 5/8 yards for binding (I picked a bright red from my line Spotted), From the assorted fabrics for the center background, cut a total of 40 squares, each 6 1/2" x 6 1/2", For the border, split your border fabrics lengthwise in 4 equal strips, which should be about 10 1/2" x 85" (they are slightly longer, so you can adjust them to the actually needed length later). But it will get done. Free quilt along Blockheads 2020, Block 56: Star DanceFabrics used in this block are from Zen Chic by Moda, SPOTTED and MORE PAPER LOW VOLUMES. For the instructions to Corey's Star Crossed block - Coriander Quilts. Deadling to enter is 6/14/2023.Join our Wrapped in Love Pillow Club!Union Square Give-Away! September 2022 It has been a fun year. To keep track of all the blog posts, Designer setting options, and other Blockheads-related posts, the best resource is - Blockheads 4 Archive. I've spent 25 minutes going through everything I could click on and still no pattern. February 2013 Thank, Robin, for again providing much stimulation and ideas through your color studies for the blockhead blocks. Today, Wednesday March 23, 2022, is the beginning of Moda Blockheads 4. What I learned from this sew-along i that I really need to stay on track otherwise Im lost;-). If you search "corey layout" from within the group it pulls up some of them. I havent had a chance to make any blocks, but Ive been collecting them. Senior parent care severely restricts sewing time for now, but it is what matters most. Thank you for bringing us another amazing quilt. Doing some piecing and/or a little applique EVERY WEEK is making me a better quilter. Today, Corey shared her planned setting layout for her blocks for the current round of Moda Blockheads on her blog. Most can also be made as 8" blocks. You can pause momentarily to say out loud, OHH, AWWW for our newest Bella 2 color quilt, TimePiece. But bought your fabric collection and have all the instructions printed out making it my summer project and looking forward to seeing how you set it. Oh what fun!! Painted Meadow Sep 11 2022 - 06:37 Good morning Moda Friends! Table Topper I'm putting Block 1 in the center and using a cheery yellow like a sun with rays reaching out. But I printed them all off March 2015 I have saved all 52 blocks for MBH2, and the MBH1 files as well. Have a look at her block for our sampler quilt. Enjoy your trip. June 2022 Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. CLICK HERE FOR THE ARCHIVE OF ALL OF THE MODA BLOCKHEADS 3 BLOCKS WE HAVE HAD SO FAR! None! Safe travels! I have 50 blocks completed and 3 sections sewn together. Im working on a quilt for my soon to be born granddaughter, Ericca. Lisa Bongean - Pieced Alternate Block instructions not shared. Love that you share your life with us! Moda's Blockheads Facebook Group is also excited, and there are so many beautiful fabric pulls to see - Moda Blockheads Facebook Group. November 2019 Take Flight with Twisted Geese: A Fun Twist on the Classic Flying Geese Block. Stitch Pink They all are printed and resting peacefully in a notebook-ready for when things slow down just a little. So happy it is time for Moda Blockheads again! The half square triangles are 3 x 6" finished size and the square blocks were made with leftover pieces from my other blocks in the quilt top. I have learned, once again, that there just isnt enough time in the day for everything Id like to do! I started using more solid colors and repeating one printed fabric for continuity.