Vintage Block Along Finish!

My Vintage Block Along quilt is all machine quilted and bound!

It's so big, it has a perfect overlap for a queen sized bedspread.

For these photos, I put the quilt on my king size bed.

I began this quilt along, created by Lori Holt, 

January 2019 through December 2019, a whole year.

I really looked forward to seeing what each block looked like.

I fell behind a few times, but quickly caught up.

The blocks have a wide range of sizes,

 I had no idea how it would come together in the end.

I  used Lori Holt fabrics, 

and often substituted a similar print in the same color family.

 I love that the quilt is so vintage looking!

I love the scrappiness of the quilt and the variety of colors.

There are lots of little surprises throughout the quilt, 

such as the house block, some flowers, a basket, maple leaves,

the flag, and many other pretties.

 I used the same border fabric as Lori used,

I had to buy fabric for it anyway, and it was just so perfect!

I chose a different fabric for the binding, 

it's a bandana print in one of Lori's lines.

The back is one of the cutest fabrics I've ever seen!

It reminds me of when I learned to embroider 

when I was 11 years old.

It's called Granny Chic Vintage Embroidery in teal.

The fabric also comes in brown and corral with a white print.

This fabric would be so beautiful as a tablecloth too.

It's a wideback fabric, at 108" wide.

Because this quilt is so huge, I had a friend do the machine quilting.

She quilted it with a roses motif.

These blocks were all free on Lori's blog.

I think they'll only be free for the rest of the year and then the Vintage Block Along will be published in a book.

At that time,  Lori will take all of the instructions for the blocks 

off her blog.
The quilt along was so much fun, partly because Lori told stories about her grandmother and why each block had its name.
Thanks for following along!

Vintage Block Along, top finished

I added the border to my Vintage Block Along quilt, and it's huge!

It measures 90 l/2" X 108 1/2".

I'm going to get my friend to machine quilt it.

Even though my Bernina 750 QE has a wide throat, it would be very difficult to quilt.

Just getting the back to stretch and remain unwrinkled 

would be a huge feat!

Even with two tall people holding the quilt, 

it sags in the middle, lol!

I copied Lori and chose Granny Chic Embroidery blue 108" wide back for the back of the quilt.

I think this print is so precious, and was looking for an excuse

 to use it.

This clip just shows a shot of the fabric, there are so many cute embroidery motifs on it.

I'm going to bind my quilt with this farm girl vintage bandana.

I think it will look really nice from the back and the front.

This is the border fabric, Farm Girl Vintage Flower Cloud.

I'm so excited to get this quilt finished 

and on the bed in my guest bedroom!

Thanks for following me :)

Vintage Block Along

This is my Vintage Block Along quilt.

Lori Holt posted a block a week during 2019.

I've posted many of my blocks, but not all of them :)

It's always so much fun doing one of Lori's quilt alongs, 

especially when you don't know what the quilt will look like 

when it's finished.

Each block was named after a memory 

that Lori had of her grandmother.

I didn't always have the same print that Lori used from her Farm Girl Vintage fabric line, so I used a similiar print in the same tone.

I have so much of Lori's fabric, it wasn't difficult to do :)

I'll add the border this week and take a photo to show you.

It's a huge quilt, queen size.

I'm going to put it on my guest bed.

Thanks so much for following me :)

Vintage Block Along, Peony

This is a bright and bold red "peony" block.

I've always loved peonies, they have the most glorious scent.

I walked by endless bushes of them, 

in my Elementary school years.

My favorite color is the pale pink.

To take a photo of this block, I laid it on top of my grand daughter's block tub!

Thanks for following along, I should have an update on my new sewing room soon :)

Vintage Block Along, Leftover

This is my Leftovers block, and all the little squares you see really are little!

They're each l l/2" square, and are leftover from other blocks.

All the fabrics are from various lines of Lori Holt's creativity.

I love all the bright, happy colors!

Vintage Block Along, Crossroads

Crossroads block, I've made it a few times before :)

Lori had a tutorial for her Crossroads block quite a few years ago, and I made a Crossroads table rummer.

You can see it here.

All of the blocks (except for the background) are 2 1/2" square.

I don't always have time to sew, since I have to pack everything up all the time, since I don't have a sewing room at this moment.

Sometimes I'll just get out my cutting mat and rotary cutter and cut block and put them in a sandwich bag.

It works for me right now :)

Vintage Block Along, Wildflowers

I love this Vintage Block Along of Lori Holt's!
I have been living with our things in storage, and only kept a basket of Lori Holt fabric to work with, so I could continue making the blocks for this quilt.
This was a fun one to make.

I have two large shelves of Lori's fabric, can you tell I'm a fan?

This is block #28, 
I'm very anxious to see what the finished quilt looks like!

Vintage Block Along, Shade Tree

This is my Shade Tree block from Lori Holt's Vintage Block Along.

I had a lot of fun choosing the colors.

We could sure use some big, beautiful shade trees 

like this in Arizona!

You can see the tutorial on Lori's blog here.

Vintage Block Along, Parade block

We have moved and I don't have a sewing room anymore, for 6 more weeks.

We have a very comfortable guest room at our son's home, and are sleeping on air mattresses for another night.

Then our new Queen bed set will arrive for our new guest room at our new house, which we will use for the next six weeks...

It's been a rough week of moving and cleaning and I couldn't stop thinking about Lori's Parade block for the Vintage Block along.

I decided to cut it and sew it!

I borrowed a small spot on the desk, next to our twin computers.

The best of both worlds, sewing and grandchildren :)

Thank goodness for my new Project Wool pressing mat which takes up such a small amount of space and makes my blocks look so flat and wonderful!

Here's my completed block!

The yellow print that I would have liked to have used is packed, so I chose this "happy" orange print to take its place.

I'm looking forward to the next block.

Thanks for following :)

Vintage Block Along, Family Reunion

This was a fun block to make!

I was able to match up the fabrics pretty well, but I had a perfect yellow from bake sale that would have been the best, alas it has already been packed....who knew.....

I'm eagerly anticipating the finish for the quilt.

Are any of you sewing along too?

Vintage Block Along, Mercantile block

Hi Everyone!

I finished my Mercantile block in the Vintage Block Along 

which can be found here.

I loved the story about this block, you'll have to read about it.
I was able to match up my fabrics to Lori's, except for the gray.

I did use gray, just a different print.

This quilt along is so perfect for me!

We have had so much going on in our lives, we sold our house and have to be out in a few weeks.

We're building our first home, just down the street.

I have a lot of packing to do, so just doing a block here and a block there is perfect for me!

I hope you're enjoying seeing all my blocks.

I know it's a little redundant every week, but I haven't had too much time for sewing lately.

Thanks for following me :)

Vintage Block Along

Welcome back to my Vintage Block Along!

I think this"4th of July" block is sew beautiful!!!

I would love to make a quilt full of these flag blocks.

I love the script writing white stripes too, very vintage :)

This is the "playing card" block.

It was fun and easy to sew!

Lori's instructions are always the best.

This "Penny Candy" block was great!  

It looks so complicated, but it sure isn't.

I had so much fun choosing all the little l l/2" squares 

from my stash.

Each one is a Lori Holt fabric and there are no repeats, 

except for the background squares.

I'm so anxious to see how this quilt turns out, 

with all the many sizes of blocks.

Lori hasn't told us when the blocks will be completed for the quilt.

I am eagerly anticipating that blog post.

If you want to sew the blocks, you can see the instructions on Lori's blog here.

Just type in Vintage Block Along in the search bar.

See you next time!

Vintage Block Along, sparklers

I made Lori's "sparkler" blocks in the Vintage Block Along.

I really think that my favorite part about quilting is 

choosing the fabric.

My fabric stash is pretty large, I look at it and love it, but can't imagine using it in my lifetime, lol!

The year 2018, I went on a fabric fast.

It worked out really well until the fall when I began going to my Farm Girl Chicks group at Quilter's Oasis, a local quilt shop.

I bought some of Lori's latest fabric....

I have a problem....

Anyway, I have been using mostly

Lori Holt fabric for this quilt along.

I try to copy the colors she uses, but maybe not the same print.

This is my version of Lori's "sparkler" blocks.

Next week, I'll give you an inside look at my fabric stash.

It will be more than some and less than others!!!

Vintage Block Along, continued

I want to update you on my "Vintage Block Along" progress.

You can see my previous post here.

Also, you can see all of Lori Holt's blocks and the fun stories behind each vintage block, on her blog here.

I used fabric designed by Lori, but not necessarily the fabric that she chose for her blocks.

I made these blocks mine my own :)

This is the Front Yard Flower.

It definately looks like a flower, very pretty!

I love those shades of pink :)

This is the Memory block, although I haven't trimmed mine yet.

Here is the Farmer's Daughter, I made four of them :)

This is the Potluck block, measuring 18" square.

 This is the Spools and Bobbins block, 

because it looks like a spool and bobbin!

Lastly, this is the Picnic block.

It's one of my favorites with its bright, vivid colors!

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my blocks.

I can hardly wait to see how Lori puts all these blocks together!

In my experience, we are in for a treat :)

Vintage Block Along

Have you been following Lori Holt's Vintage Block Along on her blog,

 http://beeinmybonnetco.blogspot.com?

She writes the cutest stories about growing up and being influenced by her grandmother's style of quilting.

I've been making her blocks, they're very pretty and a lot of fun!

Each block has their own story.

This is Block #1, Grandma's Star

Block #2, Pattern Basket

 Block #3, Around the Corner

Block #4, Little Farmhouse

Block #5, Rhinestone

Block #6, Vintage Lilly

Block #7, Star Shine

Block #8, Humble

Block #9, Egg Money

Block #10, Quilting Bee

Block #11, Sunday Star

Block #12, Sweet as Honey

Lori gives step by step visual instructions on her blog for all these blocks.

I've done her quilt alongs before and they never disappoint!

I know that these blocks are going to make the most beautiful quilt, that's why I'm making all the blocks, I don't want to miss out!!!

There's still time to catch up :)