
If you are participating in the SAHRR 2022, this week, Anja has chosen curves. There are lots of options for doing curves … but I opted for a simple organic wavy curve to frame my center block. I started with lengths, 2″ wide and did an easy free-style curve. Then I pieced the curves together without using pins. There are NO quilt police, right? So, I don’t need to use pins!
If I had my time back, I would have started with 3″ strips. You can see on the right hand border – close to the top where there is not much of the print fabric showing and using 3″ strips would have given me a an option to trim it. And yes, I am using Island Batik fabric from the “Flutter Fly” collection!
Now I hope this round does not scare you away! Curves are simple – if you take your time.
My block was squared up to 9 1/4″ x 15″ …
When you have your round added, go to Anja Quilts and link up to show us YOUR round!
My Block

I have pictures from 2 Boundary Bay Guild members … Brenda W is using the flower block and Stella is using the pretty block she found in her stash.


Some of the gals from the Chilliwack Quilter’s Guild are also following along. Here are their center blocks:
Claudette made here block from a book and Darlene is going to make a large quilt, using the Paris panel.


Charlene wanted to try paper piecing. (This is the same block I used last year for my center) and Carol loves Kaffe!


Donna can’t decide on a colour way and she might have to make 2!! I just LOVE the elephants!

I think there are going to be a LOT of wonderful quilts made with this SAHRR!!
Visit the other co-hosts to see their blocks
If you haven’t done so yet, make sure that you go to their blogs and follow them so that you don’t miss a single post!
- 1st Round: CURVES Anja @ Anja Quilts
- 2nd Round: Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
- 3rd Round: Roseanne & Sue @ Home Sewn by Us
- 4th Round: Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
- 5th Round ME!!! @ Quilting Gail
- 6th Round: Chris @ Chrisknitssews
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Love your curvy border!!
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Thank you!
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Love your curvy borders! I haven’t quite decided and will probably wait until next week’s as it gives me options for the keeping the quilt smaller, but doing all the “rounds”.
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Thanks, Kathleen! It’ll be fun to see your quilt!
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Such a sweet curvy frame!!!
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Thanks, Nancy!
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I love your curved borders! Thanks for the inspiration!
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Thanks, Diann! I had to keep it simple! 🙂
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I love your curved, wavy border Gail. 😉
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Thanks, Carol!
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I think your curves are friendly!! I’ve not done them except in a class years ago, but am going to give it a go!
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Well, Brenda … I went with “easy”! 🙂
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That’s how I HAVE to go!! LOL
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I love, love, love your block. Great job. As I’m planning a baby quilt with an elephant theme I also love the Elephant blocks and I’d love to find the pattern/template/stencil for those elephants. They’d be perfect with the elephant focal fabric I found at Moore’s Sewing/Temecula.
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Thanks, Darlene! I’ll contact the person doing the elephants and ask her about the pattern. Happy Quilting! 🙂
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Thanks, Darlene. The lady that made the elephant blocks found the image on the Internet! 🙂
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Great center blocks for everyone. I am going to have to think about this curve round.
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Hi Karrin,
Give the curves a try … take 2 strips of fabric (longer than your block … cut a gentle curved line (by gentle, I mean no wider than 1/2″) and then sew them together … no pins, just ease them together … by the time you sew the 4 pieces together, you’ll have 2 of the 4 sides done. It’s actually quite easy. Give it a try!
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Pretty neat choice for the curves challenge. Your border sort of reinforce the organic qualities of your flower center block.
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Thanks Laura Kate. That’s what I was going for! 🙂
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Good morning, Gail! I love the curved borders, especially that dip at the top right. It really gives the idea of an improv curve. Great job! Thanks, too, for sharing your friends’ center blocks. Those elephants are so darn cute! {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne
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Thanks, Roseanne! I love the elephants as well!! It’ll be fun to see how the quilt (or quilts) progress! The lady doing them is a very talented quilter – so it’ll be fun to follow her progress! 🙂
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I love how you did your curves. Wow.
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Thanks, Anja!
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I love the frame of gentle curves! That batik is beautiful. I have banned the quilt police from my sewing room, but sometimes I hear them banging at the door – lol!
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Thank you!
I hope you’re able to ignore those silly quilt police and send them over to someone who wants them! 🙂
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Those wavy curved borders are fun, aren’t they? Yours give a nice framework to your center block!
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Thanks, Wendy!
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I love how that curve sets off your flower center! This is going to be really pretty!
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Thanks, Emily! Now – on to Round 2! 🙂
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