President’s Block
President's block 2024.docxJourney to Paducah Quilt Along
Starts February 12, 2024. To join the Quilt Along, email Amy Steinert at amysteinert@hotmail.com.
It is finally here! Many of you have waited almost 2 years to get to this quilt as we did others on the list. The name of this quilt is “Journey to Paducah,” and it was offered many years ago as a quilt along through American Quilter’s Society. This is a big quilt (103.5″ square). Please don’t let the size scare you. We will be doing one block a week and you can always leave off a row and/or column as you see fit. You could always just do 6-8 blocks to make a table/bed runner or one block to make a pillow. The blocks are 15 inches finished.
The quilt does have a little paper piecing in it, but it is very simple and used to make the “kites” in the corners accurate. I promise this is a great way to try paper piecing out if you haven’t already, because simple repetition will help cement the concept in your mind.
I have provided a picture that I found of this quilt online with white as the background so that you could see it with a different background. I also have provided a picture of the first block. The smallest piece is 1.5 inches square. The center part of the block that will change weekly measures 7.5 inches. The fabric requirements are listed below.
Let’s start this quilt along February 12, 2024. Blocks will be emailed every Monday thereafter. Please email me at amysteinert@hotmail.com to let me know that you want to join in this quilt along so I can create a separate email group for those participating. Let me know if you have any questions.
Enjoy the fabric hunt!
Amy Steinert
First Block
Light Background
Fabric Requirements
Black (B) – 10 1/8 yards
Dark Purple (DP) – 2/3 yard
Purple (P) – 1/2 yard
Light Purple (LPU) – 1/2 yard
Dark Turquoise (DT) – ½ yard
Coral (C) – ½ yard
Dark Sky (DS) – 1/2 yard
Orange (O) – 3/8 yard
Light Orange (LOR) – 3/8 yard
Light Gold (LG) – ¼ yard
Green (GR) – ¼ yard
Light Tomato (LT) – ¼ yard
Dark Orange (DO) – ¼ yard
Light Yellow (LY) – ¼ yard
Dark Aqua (DA) – ¼ yard
Light Olive (LOL) – ¼ yard
Dark Fuchsia (DF) – 1/8 yard
Light Sky (LS) – 1/8 yard
Dark Yellow (DY) – 1/8 yard
Light Pink (LPI) – 1/8 yard
Gold (G) – 1/8 yard
Dark Blue (DB) – 1/8 yard
Here is a short page on making Half Square Triangles.
Click on the Name of the Month for the instructions on making the block.
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