Community News – fancy a quiltalong?

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Community News – fancy a quiltalong?

Posted by Lynne

Well if you want to join in with a whole gang of other quilters all around the world, all working on the same quilt, all at the same time, all in different fabrics, all in your own homes but chatting online about how you’re getting along, then a quiltalong is what you need and there are plenty to choose from at the moment. Here are a few that might tempt you. Leave us a comment below letting us know if anything on this list has already tempted you or if you are in the middle of one we haven’t listed (and there are plenty more out there).

Swoonalong

Masterminded by the mad genius that is our very own Katy Jones aka I’m a Ginger Monkey, already 450 quilters all around the globe are making the wonderful Swoon quilt designed by Camille Roskelly. Go here to join the fun filled Flickr group. And here is a quilt kit you can buy for the quilt from Robert Kaufman.

Bust Yo Scraps

Brenda from the Pink Castle fabric shop and Just a Bit Frayed is hosting a scrap busting QAL to make this wonderful quilt. Head on over to this starter post to get going on this QAL and start busting yo scraps. Wow, when I say that I sound American.

Chelsea at Pins and Bobbins is hosting a Made in Cherry QAL making Sarah Fielke’s wonderful quilt shown below:

Erin and Ali have taken Pantone’s colour of the year and launched the Tangerine Challenge challenging quilters to make something using tangerine coloured fabrics. Find the Flickr group here where you can find the rules of the challenge. Here are Erin’s two most tangerine fabrics according to her Kona colour card.

And if, like many of us out there in quiltblogland, you are going to try to shop from you stash as much as possible this year, then Rachel’s Scrap Attack QAL is the one you want. A series of inspiring tutorials will help you on your way as you make a scrap quilt and join in the fun over at Stitched in Color. The picture below shows a tutorial by scrap queen Chawne.

There are plenty more QALs out there. Please feel free to leave links in the comments to any you are running or playing along with if they are not listed here. And whether or not they are listed here, let us know which ones you’re playing along with!

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11 Responses to “Community News – fancy a quiltalong?”

selfsewn@summerfete January 20, 2012

I’m having an English Paper piecing block party, if anyone fancys joining.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/rosestarblockparty/

Ann Marie @ 16 Muddy Feet January 20, 2012

I am Swooning, I am busting, I am Cherrying, all while Scrap Attacking. I am also doing a few others which I have buttons on the right hand side of my blog if your interested. There are a few too many to go back and forth this early in the morning and get all the links right. 16muddyfeet.blogspot.com

Also there are quite a few older ones waaaaay at the bottom of my blog too.

Katy January 20, 2012

I’m scrap attacking, and also HST Starring, SHG sampling and window paning. There are so many others I’d love to do, but they’re pinned for me to come back to…

hannah January 20, 2012

i just finished my first block for a series about my ‘starry skies’ sampler quilt. i would love it if people wanted to cut-, piece-, sew- and quilt-along with me!

you can find it here: http://heartbreakhomestead.blogspot.com/2012/01/starry-skies-sampler-block-no-1.html

Lindi January 20, 2012

I’ve just cut out my second block for the Swoonalong. Loving it!

Angela January 21, 2012

Lynne for the record, I hope that saying “bust yo scraps” does not make you think of Americans. lol It makes me cringe a little as much as I love Brenda.

Swooning along myself.

Christina January 21, 2012

Don’t know if they count more as BOMs (since that’s what the host has called them) or as QALs, but I’m part way through the Bloggers’ BOM, and I’m just starting the Half Square Triangle BOM and the Craftsy BOM (it’s free).

Archie the wonder dog January 23, 2012

I’m still doing my hex-a-long…and I’m going to be joining Sarah’s QAL in February http://narcolepticinacupboard.blogspot.com/2012/01/whats-goin-on.html

Trudi January 23, 2012

I’m swooning, waiting for my solids to arrive for some cherrying, love the look of the scrap busting pattern, am doing a free form round robin with Old Red Barn, and am working on quilting my way through some UFO’s I think that should keep me out of michief for a wee bit longer! (oh and in charge of the guild’s BOM and have the Brit Bee BOM too! lol)

chelsea January 24, 2012

Thanks so much for mentioning the Made in Cherry quit along Lynne! I’m having so much fun hosting it, and the quilts coming together are just gorgeous. I’m so inspired seeing everyone’s interpretations of this pattern and can’t wait to host another!

Marieke January 29, 2012