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Attic Window Quilt Along Week 2

The posts in this series are all part of the Attic Window Quilt Along. 

To view all the posts, click here

To join the quilt along, click here.

Pattern is in my book, A Life With Quilts. Get it here.

Meet other participants here.

So exciting to finally be making Attic Window blocks! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been PINING to get started!

Fabrics I’m Using

Foreground: 14 of the prints from my upcoming fabric collection Garden Therapy

Background: Kona Yarrow solid

This Week’s Task

This week our task is to make 14/56 blocks.

About the Video

Don’t have time for the full video? Skip to the parts that you need using the minutes below.

  • Minutes 0-1:08 is a recap and a chat about the task
  • Minutes 1:08-6:07 is the tutorial for the block
  • Remaining minutes are a chat about the quilt along and prizes

Supplies Used in the Video


Grab a copy of my book,

A Life With Quilts

-Featuring five quilt patterns, throw to twin size. -Most of the pattern are scrap and fat quarter friendly. -All patterns are for all skill levels. -Includes methods and tips for choosing fabrics, finishing a quilt and personal stories.

Tips

  • Be sure that you are pressing, not ironing. Ironing can warp the blocks and leave them with wavy edges, which makes it harder to sew together accurately.
  • Starch is your very best friend! It makes achieving precision easier! I am a firm believer that you can’t use too much.
  • If you don’t have time to sew all these in one setting, don’t! Do a few each day and break it up into several sewing sessions. YOU are the setter of your pace!

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In addition to all of my free patterns, you’ll be able to stay connected and know when the next quilt along is or when a new quilt pattern becomes available.

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Discounts

Plain Janes & Co – Offering 10% off anything in the shop. Use coupon code ATTIC10 (good until November 9)

Thai Charm – 25% off all longarming on Attic Window Quilts (December 9 deadline)

Brown Eyed Quilter – 15% off all longarming on Attic Window Quilts

Autumn Moon Quilting – 10% off longarming for finished quilts with code ATTICWINDOW

Just Sew – 20% off longarm quilting coupon for the first 10 people who DM @justsewstudio using #atticwindowquilt

Quilt Sandwich Fabrics – We are offering the coupon code ATTICWINDOWS for 10% off our Tilda Fabric selection from October 1 – November 15.

Prizes

WEEK 2

Winner 1 will receive:

Got Kwilts – $50 gift card

Sew Hooked on Treasures – 1 PDF pattern

Winner 2 will receive:

Quilting Mayhem – $50 gift certificate

Snuggle Bug Stitching – 2 PDF patterns

Eligibility Requirements

  1. Post your progress on your quilt using the #atticwindowqal to be eligible for the prizes! The more you post, the better your odds for winning.
  2. You MUST be following myself and ALL of the sponsors to win any prize (I do check this before choosing winners). Follow all of these accounts and you will be eligible:
    1. @southerncharmquilts
    2. @seams_sew_me
    3. @bessiepearl
    4. @slightlybiasedquilts
    5. @quilting_mayhem
    6. @snugglebugstitching
    7. @GotKwilts
    8. @SewHookedonTreasures
    9. @SewcietyQuiltCo
    10. @PolkaDotquiltershop
    11. @MeanderandMake.
    12. @justsewstudio
    13. @rocketcitysewcial_
    14. @thaicharmllc
    15. @thegreyfinchcompany
    16. @browneyedquilter
    17. @prairieloveknits
    18. @thehomebodycompany
    19. @autumnmoonquilting
    20. @plainjanesandco
    21. @havels_sewing
    22. @QuiltSandwichFabrics
    23. @BrittanyTunison
  3. Giveaway is open to US and international participants, however, some sponsors may have shipping limitations. Prize is void if the sponsor is unwilling to ship out of the US.
  4. A winner/winners will be chosen one day prior to every post (except the first one) and announced on IG. It is your responsibility to get in touch with me by email and claim your prize. I won’t track you down. You have 15 days to claim your prize by email after that it will be void. See the calendar above for a better view of dates.


For me, block making is when all the work you’ve already done starts paying off! Time to relax at your machine and piece, piece, piece!

You saw me go from machine to pressing mat over and over again in the video (which I like bc it gives me breaks from sitting), but you might be on your feet more than me or need additional chill time. If that’s the case consider getting yourself a pressing station next to your machine. They make smaller wool mats and mini irons if space is limited.

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