QAL Week 6 – Sissy’s Block This is another cute one! Meet the classic Sunbonnet Sue, our block for Week 6. Those colors! And that pompom apron; I LOVE it! From Sissy: There can’t be a spring garden without you! It’s only fitting that you water and care for your beautiful flowers! I did enlarge […]
QAL Week 5 – Marie’s Block Get ready to “tiptoe” through the you-know-whats, as Marie’s block may remind some of us about an old song (heh, heh)! A perfect addition for a Garden-themed QAL! I especially love the vibrant colors. Heads up; the pattern/tutorial is for one tulip – Marie made two (twins!) to get […]
QAL Week 4 – Emma’s Block Week 4 is here! Emma has designed a beautiful hydrangea block for us, WOW! Get to “digging” (heh, heh!) through your stash to get your favorite colors and fabrics to make this beauty. Not gonna lie; I’m just a little nervous, lol! 🙂 It’s been pattern-tested by Jen in […]
QAL Week 3 – Nadine’s Block Week 3 is here! Nadine has given us a real “quilty” patchwork bunny for our Garden quilts. Isn’t it adorable? I see lots of possible options here – patchwork of your favorite fabrics, a “cheater” print, or a “whole cloth” rabbit! Isn’t that flower bunny tail so cute? Nadine […]
QAL Week 2 – Becky’s Block Week 2, a real “can-do” block! Becky’s block features canning jars – a logical result to many of those summer gardens, and a perfect addition to our Garden-theme QAL. Becky has made two jars to fill the block, and they’ve been covered with clear vinyl to look like glass […]
QAL Week 1 – Keril’s Block Week 1, we’re having some fun! This block is a fabulous start to our Garden-theme QAL, because all gardens need rainy days to survive. Isn’t it the cutest? This technique uses heat-fusible applique, but any applique method would work, I think. BLOCK NAME: Rainy Day Umbrella We’ve embedded the […]
This is the kick-off for the Granny B Retreat Quilt Along – GARDEN Theme. This is a Quilt Along, not a block swap or Round Robin. We’ll each make our own blocks and quilts, with our own fabric – the block patterns will be delivered weekly by each “Block Queen” in turn (on Wednesday)! Participants, […]
Hi, all! This is for our Granny B Quilt Retreat gals who want to participate (or follow along) the second Retreat QAL (Quilt Along). This is a virtual QAL, meaning the block patterns, photos and communication will be done via this website, email and/or via text (GroupMe). We’re doing a “stay at home round robin” […]
Hi, all! It’s been around 17 weeks (15 weeks plus two “skips” for the holidays) and we’ve gotten all 15 blocks, plus 5 optional Bonus Blocks! It’s been fun; I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have. There were so many fun, creative and/or challenging (in a good way) blocks found or […]
QAL Week 15: Lauren’s Block Week Fifteen, The Final Block and Block Queen This block is a variant of the Road to Tennessee block, and was selected for a few reasons. In addition to being simple, we all drive on Tennessee roads to get to the Granny B retreat. The OTHER reason is the big […]