Did you see all the Round #4s from last week’s Link Party? You can see them at Pieceful Thoughts
It’s my turn this week. I have chosen 2 colours. I figure after a few of the comments I received about last week’s curves, you needed something simple!
This week, we’re going to use 2 colours and you can make anything you like, but you’re going to use 2 colours. If you want, you can add in a neutral, which some would say is 3 colours. However, the SAHRR does NOT have quilt police, so you can do it YOUR way! There are probably over a million different blocks out there, so you can choose. I’m going to keep it simple and use a 4 patch.
Would you believe that I neglected to take pictures as I made my 4 patches. Gee … you’d think that I’d learn to consistently take pictures, but I didn’t. I strip pieced the blue and purple fabrics with Egg White. The strips were all cut at 2 1/2“. I had to fudge a little along the top and bottom borders, the the sides fit perfectly!
My SAHRR measures 37″ x 48.” Here it is:
Be sure to link up your Round #5 below.
The fabric I am using for this years SAHRR is Lumin Fabrics (Island Batik) “Radiant Burst” by Jerry Khiev, along with the Egg White neutral and solid white.
The Schedule
- January 14 Each of the co-leaders will be sharing their centre blocks (you will have to visit each of their blogs to see them). I will host the first linky party where you can show your centre block.
- January 21: 1st Round: Brenda @ Songbird Designs
- January 28: 2nd Round: Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing
- February 4: 3rd Round: Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
- February 11: 4th Round: Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
- February 18: 5th Round: ME!!! @ Quilting Gail
- February 25: 6th Round: Anja @ Anja Quilts
- March 25: Parade: showing all of your finished SAHRRs!
We have Sponsors!
We reached out to several companies that we all LOVE and many of them agreed to sponsor the SAHRR 2026!!! (That means prizes for YOU!!!). We will keep track of all of the participants that link to our Linky parties each week. We will make a list and use a random number generator to choose the winners for each prize! So, if you link up to 3 Linky parties, you will have 3 opportunities to win! If you don’t have a blog or Instagram account, contact me, or one of the other co-hosts, and we will post your SAHRR on our blog. This way you still have an opportunity to win!
- Lumin Fabrics (Island Batik) – 3 Fat Quarter Bundles: Playful Posies, Geometric Symphony and Paradise Palms
- Hobbs Batting: wool batt
- Sew Fresh Quilts: 3 patterns
- Aurifil Thread
- Oliso mini Iron, mat and carrying case
- Fat Quarter Shop: Gift certificate and 2 charm packs
- Devoted Quilter: 2 patterns
- Songbird Designs: 1 pdf pattern
- Grace & Piece Co: t-shirt
- Quilter’s Dream: 8 assorted batts
- Crafty Quilter: 2 patterns
The Link Party
This is where you can Link up and show us your SAHRR as it is with Round #5 added!
The Link Party will be open until midnight (Pacific time) on February 23.
You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter
Other’s Progress
Gail H’s 2 quilts, the curves are in the fabrics! She says, “Easy curves in the borders following round 3 flying geese.“
Robin says her curves look crooked, but I think they look fine!
And here’s Donna R’s with her orange peel blocks!
Katie says, “I had trouble with curves this week–I was going for a scalloped border, but it didn’t quite work.”
Whether Katie thinks they didn’t work, I think they look fine!
Quilting Gail 
This is a fun prompt that I’m going to have to ponder. Would it be okay if I make multiple blocks with each block being only 2 colors (background + color) with each block using a different supporting color? Or do I need to stick with the same 2 colors for each block?
LikeLike
Sounds like you’re already pondering the prompt! This is YOUR quilt, the prompts are suggestions and there are NO QUILT POLICE! In saying that, you are free to interpret the prompt as you wish!! I look forward to seeing what you do!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Nice progress!
LikeLike
Thank you!
LikeLike
That is a nice addition to your project.
LikeLike
Thanks, Betty!
LikeLike
Four patch blocks make such a fun border, and I love that you used two colors with a neutral for them! (Hope I didn’t frustrate too many with my curves prompt!)
LikeLike
Thanks Wendy!! I think that the curves might have challenged some, but they were very brave and did it anyhow! YAY for them!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Two colors will be fun! I like your simple but very effective 4-patches. The batiks give it variety! Gail H, Robin, Donna R, and Katie’s SAHRRs are very pretty.
LikeLike
Thanks, Linda! I really enjoy the variety that evolves in the quilts! Hard to believe they are all from the same prompt!
LikeLike