If you need more information on the SAHRR … you can go to THIS POST.
Centre Block
Here is my centre block. The birds and the flowers were cut with Accuquilt dies that I borrowed from our guild’s die collection. (Go! Birds and Rose of Sharon). This piece is 9.5″ x 12.5″. I will do the applique stitching when I quilt it. I used Island Batik fabrics from the Baby Bloomers collection (by Kathy Engle for Karen Overton) and solid white. I initially used the Baby Bloomer fabrics for a Lone Star Quilt you can see HERE.
Now, you Need to go to the co-hosts blogs and see their center blocks! Their links are in the schedule below.
- January 23: 1st Round: Roseanne & Sue @ Home Sewn by Us Centre block: Roseanne & Sue
- January 30 : 2nd Round: Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life Center block: Wendy
- February 6: 3rd Round: Chris @ Chrisknitssews Centre block: Chris
- February 13: 4th Round: Anja @ Anja Quilts
- February 20: 5th Round: Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
- February 27: 6th Round: ME!!! @ Quilting Gail
- March 13: Parade – showing all of your finished SAHRRs!
Show us your Center Block!
The link is open from now until Saturday night!
If you do not have a way to join the linky party, email me your photo by Sunday noon, and I’ll post it on my blog the following week. (quiltinggail@yahoo.ca)
Next week?
Roseanne & Sue will tell us what to do. Make sure you follow their blog, Home Sewn by Us .
Relax … this is easy … and it’s only one round each week!
Our Wonderful Sponsors
We will be drawing for prizes from our sponsors after the March 13 Parade.
Here’s a list of the sponsors and their generous gifts!
- Island Batik 3 fat quarter bundles
- Hobbs batting Queen Size Wool Batt
- Aurifil Thread Colour Builder: (3) 50 wt Milan Grey spools
- Prairie Spirit Alpacas 12″ x 18″ Alpaca /Wool pressing mat
- Oliso Mini Iron – your choice of colour!
- Fat Quarter Shop $25 gift certificate
- and MORE!!!!
Quilting Gail 
I love your center block, Gail! Thanks for linking up with Monday Musings. I’m having difficulty with my website, so today’s linkup will be later…maybe tomorrow! ;-(
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Thanks, Brenda!!! Hopefully your website starts to behave itself SOON!!!
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Lovely center block! I chose mine, but had no time yet to rite about it… But I’m ready for round #1 😉
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Sounds good, Frédérique! Looking forward to seeing your SAHRR!!
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I’m so happy it’s finally time for the SAHRR to begin. I’m in again! So many amazing blocks already linked up Gail. We are going to have lots of great eye candy with this QAL
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So glad you’re joining us this year!!!
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Me too!
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Ooh, that is so pretty Gail! I plan to join in this year. 🙂
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The link to the information post isn’t working. 😉
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Thanks for letting me know, Sandra. Here’s the link and I’ll fix it on the post!
https://quiltinggail.com/2022/12/30/announcing-sahrr-2023/
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So happy you’re joining us! 🙂
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I love your center block… this is the first year I am joining in – so just so that I understand it correctly – we choose what block and size, etc for the center block? And then get some direction for the next rounds? xx
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That’s correct, Joy. You can make the centre block whatever size you want. I think the smallest has been 6″ and the largest has been a panel (36″ x 40″). Each week, we’ll prompt you with what that round is to be. Some of the bloggers will give you exact sizes of what they used and some may not. But it’s totally up to you to decide exactly how you’re going to do the quilt!
Happy Quilting! 🙂
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Great, thanks! I will try to get mine done this weekend…..!! xx
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Sounds good!
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Great block, thanks so much for hosting this again, one of my favorites of the year!
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So glad you enjoy the SAHRR, Karrin! Glad to hear that you’re joining in on the fun!
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So happy to hear you’re joining us for SAHRR!! It will be fun!
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Hi Gail! I seem to be a bit out of the loop with not picking a bird for my center block. I love this – the fabric choices for the Rose of Sharon are just spot on. I look forward to seeing where you take this in the upcoming weeks. Thanks for the linky party! {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne
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Nobody has to choose a bird for their centre. It was just what I chose to do … this time around! I’m so glad that you’re one of the co-hosts for the SAHRR!!! It’s always a lot of fun! 🙂
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That’s a fun center block! I am still looking through the stash to see what works with the blocks I have.
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Have fun searching through your stash! I’m sure you’ll find the perfect fabrics for the SAHRR!!
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The soft colors in your center block are lovely! I see we have a bit of a bird theme going on this year – how fun is that??!
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It’s so fun!!! Especially since no one knew what the other’s centre blocks would be until the start of the SAHRR!!! LOL!!!
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You can’t go wrong with batiks, Gail! I’ll be looking forward to seeing how your birds and blooms progress. Thanks for hosting the SAHRR again this year!
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Thank you and You are welcome. I couldn’t do it without the help of my blogging friends!
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Pretty fabric in your appliqued pieces!
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Thank you. The fabric is a beautiful collection from Island Batik! I fell in LOVE with it when I first saw it!
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I have not been able to find a link to download, nor where is the pattern for the first block?
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There is no link for any of the centre blocks … each person is to choose what their own centre block will be. Some choose to use an orphan block or a test block, some decide to design their own blocks … it’s totally up to you. Enjoy deciding what you will do! 🙂
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What a pretty center block! Thank you for hosting, Gail!
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You are welcome! Glad you’re joining in the fun!
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I’m looking forward to this quit along. It’s been such fun to see all the quilts come together over the last couple of years.
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Thanks, Kate! It is fun to watch everyone’s decisions come to life and to see different quilts emerge!
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