We’ve reached the end of segment one of Sew Let’s Quilt Along! It’s been so much fun sewing along with all of you. If you’ve missed any of the past blocks, you can find all of the links on my quilt along page. And if you didn’t catch the pattern for the quilt shop (the last block of the segment), I blogged about that one here.

So what does the end of segment one mean? Firstly, it means we’ve already completed five whole quilt blocks! In the past couple months, we’ve made a sewing machine, mug, ruler, thread, and a quilt shop. Now it’s time to celebrate our accomplishments and decide what we want to do with our blocks. It’s also time for our first round of prizes! More information on that can be found towards the bottom of this post.

Small Projects or Big Quilt?

Personally, I’m saving all of my blocks to make one large quilt at the end of the quilt along. Several of our hosts are doing the same thing. But we also have people that are turning their blocks into small projects as they go along. The hosts that are making small projects are all sharing ideas today. Be sure to check out their posts for inspiration!

Small Project Hosts

Abbie Danahy @ Sparkle On!
Jennifer Fulton @ Inquiring Quilter
Karen Thurn @ Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats
Kathleen McCormick @ Kathleen McMusing
Sandra Healy @ Sandra Healy Designs
Sandy Maxfield @ SandyStar Designs

Quilt Hosts

April Adams @ JANDA Bend Quilts
Becca Fenstermaker @ Pretty Piney Quilts
Bobbi Bridgeman @ Snowy Days Quilting <— That’s me!
Sherry Shish @ Powered by Quilting

Small Project Idea

I thought the blocks from this segment would go really well together as a wall hanging for the sewing room. You could put the sewing machine at the top like in this picture, or you could put it in the middle with the rest of the blocks above and below it. If you set the blocks right next to each other like this, the wall hanging would be 24” wide by 42” high.

Prizes

It’s time for our first prize package! The giveaway is open to all participants that are at least 18 years old.

How to Enter

To be eligible to win the segment one prize, you need to make all of the segment one blocks. Share a photo or photos of your blocks (in a single post) to be entered.

Entries will be open from 12:00 am May 7 to 11:59 pm May 20, 2019 (Eastern time). There are three places you can share your blocks to be entered in the drawing:

Facebook - share in the Partners in Design Facebook Group
Instagram - share with the hashtag #SewLetsQAL
Blog Linky - Scroll to the bottom of this post to link up

Segment One Prize Package

We have a wonderful array of prizes for each segment! Here’s the prize package for segment one:

Large Folding Cutting Kit from Omnigrid® (a Prym Company) - includes an 18 x 24" folding cutting mat, a 45 mm rotary cutter, and a 3” x 18” Omnigrip ruler
Timeless Treasures Tonga Treat Strip Jr. "Orchid" -20 pc 2 1/2" strip pack
Two Shabby Fabrics Vintage Blessings printed table runner patterns and a packet of Sunflower laser-cut appliqués (small.)
And, a free PDF pattern from each of these Partners in Design:
Sandra Healy @ Sandra Healy Designs
April Adams @ JANDA Bend Quilts
Sherry Shish @ Powered by Quilting *up to $10.00

Link Up Here

Use this link up to share a post with all of your segment one blocks. Then share the love and visit some of the other people that have linked up. Remember, sharing your blocks here will enter you in the segment one giveaway.

What’s Your Plan?

Do you have ideas for your blocks? I’m planning to save mine for a large quilt, but I can’t wait to see the small projects that people will be making. What do you think you want to do with your blocks? I’d love to hear about it in the comments!

Sew Let's Quilt Along: Segment One Wrap-Up