It's that time of year . . .when I start to gear up for 2023 and that means gearing up for the 2023 Quilt Alongs I plan to participate in!!! I am so excited :) It is just so fun to pick fabrics and imagine how great they will look in a design.
So to start out the 2023 quilt along year . . . I will be joining in the Barn Star Sampler Quilt Along. And I am making my Barn Star Sampler a Rainbow of Ombre goodness!!! Eeekk, I can't wait ;)
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So, my plan is to do each block in a colorway, so I grouped my fabrics in two's, which essentially gives me 6 colors per block to play with, as you have the light, medium, and dark of each print. This is a big quilt (80" x 100"), and I am actually planning to make mine even bigger so it finishes at 100" x 100". (You know I always have to change things up :) So I am using
Half Yard Cuts in 20 different shades for 10 Yards of Prints total ;) I am also doing the background in varying neutral shades of Ombre, and I have 8 yards of 5
Assorted Neutrals.
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And since I already ordered the book, I could start cutting. And I am not going to lie, this one took a long, long, long time to cut out. I mean, a king size sampler quilt is always going to take a bit to cut out, but adding in the ombre factor and making sure I had lights, mediums, and darks in each block just upped the cutting fun ;) The amount of fabric I had guesstimated, ended up just perfect. I had to "piece" a few of my cuts but all in very little scrap pieces were left. So that makes me happy (no need to add more to those bins ;) I am just thrilled to have this all cut and ready to start sewing in 2023. I can't wait!!!
Also, starting in March of 2023 is the
Bountiful Charity Quilt Along!!! This will be my 9th year participating in Fat Quarter Shop's Annual Quilt along and I am just thrilled to be a part of something so wonderful. The Quilt Along benefits
Make A Wish and since 2014, this Charity Quilt Along has helped raise over $650,000 and granted 110 wishes, so amazing!!!!
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The original Bountiful Quilt is made using
Corey Yoder's soon to be released
Sunwashed Fabric. This is such a cute line (I might have already done some secret sewing with it!!) Fat Quarter Shop has
Bountiful Sunwashed Kits available for Pre-order now, as well as a
Backing Bountiful Kit. Like I said, I already have sewn with Sunwashed, so I decided to switch up my fabric. My plan is to use
Meadowmere by
Gingiber. I just love the bold, rich tones in this line, and of course, you know I am all about the metallic, so fun!!! I think this is going to make a stunning Bountiful quilt!!! The fabric requirements for this quilt along will be released early in 2023 and then the sewing fun starts in March. Can't wait!!!
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And last, but certainly not least, I am so excited to announce that I have a
Fast & Fun Lap Quilts Sampler Quilt Along planned for 2023!!!! The date of this one is still a little flexible as things are changing at my publisher (more on that tomorrow) but here is a sneak peek of the design ;) This is going to be just like the
Charming Baby Sampler Quilt Along, where I have taken a block from each of the quilts in
Fast & Fun Lap Quilts and combined them into a Queen Size Sampler. It will use
2 Layer Cakes and a Background Fabric and it is going to be so much fun!!! So if you haven't gotten your copy of
Fast & Fun Lap Quilts, be sure to grab it and get ready for some 2023 fun :)
And that is it for the 2023 Quilt Alongs. Are you going to join in and Quilt Along with me???
I hope you have a very Happy Quilting Day!!!