Monday, December 3, 2018

Gypsy Wife Quilt-A-Long Kicks Off in January!

A couple of months ago I decided to "host" a Gypsy Wife Quilt-A-Long via Instagram.  I use the term "host" very loosely.  Essentially, I want to make a third Gypsy Wife quilt to keep for my very own and was hoping there were quilters out there who wanted to make it along with me.  It is a fun pattern, but making along with others really ups the fun factor for me, makes it less overwhelming, and most importantly, holds me accountable!

I'm starting the QAL on my birthday.  Like I said, this will be my third version of this amazing quilt and I plan to keep this one for myself.  Jen Kingwell is one of my favorite quilt makers and her patterns are beautiful.  Her scrappy style is right up my ally!. Perfect for my selfish sewing!

I was pleasantly surprised to see the interest on IG for this quilt-a-long, but also in my local quilt guild.  A few folks started the pattern at some undisclosed time in the past and are eager to add it to their finish column.

I plan to utilize this blog space to share tips and pointers as I go along.  The ones I discover as well as those discovered by others who are sewing along with me.

If you purchase your pattern now, all of the errors will be corrected already.  If you've had your pattern for awhile, like I have, you will need to check out the errata on Jen Kingwell's website.

For those of you who plan way more than I do, Angie aka Gnome Angel has a great article she posted last year prior to the sew along she hosted.  She also has a coloring page you can use if that suits your fancy.  As for me, I will just pull from my scrap bins and see what happens.


Gypsy Wife 2019 Quilt-A-Long Schedule

First of all, did I mention we will start on my birthday? 🎉

We will make one block type per week, so some weeks will have more than one block. I have done this as a QAL before and I encourage you to make the filler blocks along the way. We will have a few dedicated weeks for filler blocks as well.

1. Jan 6 - Color Wheel
2. Jan 13 - Pershing
3. Jan 20 - From the Heart
4. Jan 27 - Hope from Hartford
5. Feb 3 - Crazy Anne
6. Feb 10 - Star Block
7. Feb 17 - Indian Hatchet
8. Feb 24 - Puss in the Corner (x2)
9. Mar 3 - Nurses Cross
10. Mar 10 - HST Blocks (x2)
11. Mar 17 - Old Maid Puzzle (x2)
12. Mar 24 - Filler Blocks, Pinwheels (x9)
13. Mar 31 - Filler Blocks, Courthouse Steps (×5)
14. Apr 7 - Filler Blocks, Hourglass (×3)
15. Apr 14 - Filler Blocks, Square in a square (×47) this is why I make these as I go along!!
16. Apr 21 - Strips and construction
17. April 28 - Section construction

Follow along and join in the fun on Instagram!
#2019gypsies #2019gypsywifeQAL @scrappyviolet

Creating a Quilt Journal

I set up this blog specifically for the Gypsy Wife QAL I hosted this year.  Now that the QAL has come to an end it occurred to me I could us...