The Morning Sun Quilt Along – Month 4
I looooooooovvvvve this quilt. Really, really. I’m also loving have to do just one pattern a month. That really takes the pressure off of always hurrying around and making stuff. This quilt along is so chill.
This is our 4th pattern. We are adding the little arrowheads between the rows, plus stitching all the rows together for four big chunks of this quilt.
Bam!
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Want to join in?
It’s really easy to join monthly quilt alongs without worrying about being behind. Only four patterns have been released so far. You’ve got plenty of time to catch up!
What do you need?
- A subscription to the Morning Sun quilt along
- Prints for quilt top – 3.5 yards
Background for quilt top- 4.75 yards
What to expect when joining?
An email shows up into your inbox on the first of each month with each month’s pattern. There are 8 patterns in all.
If you signing up a little late that’s okay! Your first email will have all the pattern’s you’ve missed in one place.
Each month their is a giveaway for a fabric bundle. To enter, you have to be subscribed to the quilt along and post pictures of your progress on IG using the #morningsunquiltalong.
Want to make a quilt exactly like mine?
There is also an optional fabric subscription you can receive right here.
With this subscription the fabrics are cut for you and shipped right to your front door each month! Yes, all ready to sew.
This Month
We only have to make four of these simple arrowheads this month and as I mentioned above, sew a few rows together too.
What I like this month:
I like that I made my arrowheads match my geese near the Dresden plate. I think it makes this have a more striking look. I rarely think so far ahead, but this time….
What I don’t like this month:
With so many triangles on each of these rows, things can get a bit wobbly. I have this video that details sewing rows together and how and where to pin. It doesn’t pertain to this quilt along, but I think it can be helpful for making things fit properly. First, find the center of each row, pin the two centers together, then pin the two row’s ends together. Then, just place pins between the pins. This will keep things the correct size.
Sometimes you can just adjust a little with the fabric and still get things where they need to be. This will also help for not losing the points (especially on the flying geese). I lost one or two points and I was annoyed with myself. If I’d been paying better attention, I could have flipped that row over and sewn on top of the flying geese, adjusted a bit more and made sure this didn’t happen.
Loving how this one is only once a month. But with the Wild Bloom one i ouldnt wait for the next pattern to come out. I think that’s because i knew every one would be different and chosing the fabrics was so much fun.
Is it five dollars per month for the pattern?
It’s $5 at the beginning and you will get all the patterns from February to September.
Thank you.