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Holiday Quilts

In case you don’t have enough to do this month…

December 2, 2018July 8, 2020 Post a comment

Hi friends!

So, you know the saying, if you want something done, ask a busy person? Well, I have decided that I should be super busy this month! In addition to writing a blog post daily, needing to make 4 quilts, shop and decorate for the holidays and all the other general stuff one needs to do (like do laundry and vacuum up pet hair!), I decided I needed another project.

I saw an email from AQS (American Quilter’s Society) that they are posting a red and white block each day for 25 days.

 

They call it 2018 Christmas Countdown. You can read more about it here. They have been doing this for 4 years; this will be year 5. AND you can still get all the blocks from years 1-4 and make a 100 Block Red and White quilt!

OK- so no, I am not planning to do 100 blocks in the next 24 days, but I may try to make the 2018 blocks. Yesterday, I grabbed a bunch of red and white (or red-ish) fabrics and made block 1.

 

I mean, I kept up with the 100 Modern blocks. Surely I can do this right?

Did I mention the blocks are 4″ finished (4 ½” unfinished) ?

 

My first block is done. Not perfect but done!

 

On to block 2! 

Are you going to join in the craziness and make some red and white blocks?

Click here for a link to Block 1 directions.

And here for Block 2.

happy quilting,

Kate

 

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