Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along Block S

 Westward Ho!

 

It's week 19, and this week we have Block S in the Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along! Block S is a bonus block pattern, which you won't find in Prairie Patchwork, but is very much a part of the Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along sampler quilt. Enjoy!

 

Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along Block S

The large appliqued Block S will finish to 15" square. You'll be printing out 10 pages, which will include 4 pages with the full scale applique diagram in sections to fit together. I appliqued my shapes by hand, but feel free to apply your shapes by machine if you prefer.

 

CLICK HERE to download the fabric requirements and cutting/assembly instructions for Block S.

Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along Block N

 Westward Ho!

 

It's week 14, and this week we have Block N in the Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along!

 

Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along Block N

 

This block is from the quilt "Pipe Creek" in Prairie Patchwork, and as you know, if you have the book (and hopefully you do!), "Pipe Creek" is wool applique on cotton. 

 

Pipe Creek

And as you can see from Block N, it would work equally well using cotton applique on cotton!

 

I hope you enjoy making block N, and I will see you again here next week! Happy Applique!

 

CLICK HERE to download the fabric requirements and cutting instructions to make Block N

Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along - Block K

 Westward Ho!

 

It's week 11, and this week we have Block K in the Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along!

 

Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along Block K

This week it's all applique!

Appliqued blocks, when prepared ahead of time, can be a great project to take along when traveling. My husband and I took a long weekend trip this past weekend to meet my son, grandson, and granddaughter half way between our two homes, to a little cabin outside of Durango, Colorado. Although I'm not working on any applique at the moment, I did have some hand piecing to work on while driving in the car.

During our stay, we hiked in the beautiful La Plata Canyon

 

And visited Mesa Verde National Park, and marveled at the fantastic Cliff Palace, something I've always wanted to see:

I'm back home again, and trying to finish these hand pieced blocks!

Until next week, happy sewing!

Martha

CLICK HERE to download the fabric requirements and cutting instructions for Block K.

Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along - Block C

Westward Ho!

We continue our journey along the trail by making Block C for the Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along sampler quilt. It's appropriate to our "journey" theme, that this block is best suited to hand piecing, a technique that would have been the only way a women on an overland journey could have pieced blocks along the way (unless, of course, the family made room in the wagon for a precious treadle sewing machine!).

 

Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along - Blocks C

If you're unfamiliar with hand piecing, or if you'd like to see how I piece this particular block specifically, I've put together a video tutorial on hand piecing the sunflower block. The techniques I share can be applied to any quilt block, simple to complex. 

CLICK HERE to download the fabric requirements and cutting instructions for Block C.

Live, Love, Quilt International Quilt Along - My block!

Have you been following along on the Live, Love, Quilt International Quilt Along?My block was revealed this weekend, and you can access the free pattern by joining the Facebook group Live, Love, QAL (you can access that easily from several of my posts on the Wagons West Designs Facebook page).

 

 

Each of the designers were given a specific size, all different, for their block design, and mine was the tall rectangle you see above.

I immediately envisioned a tall house with flowers to fill the space! 

Next week, I will be announcing my Prairie Patchwork Quilt Along project, and I hope you'll check in again to see what it's all about!

Until next week!

Martha