SAHRR Launch Party Pick Your Block
A SAHRR (Stay-At-Home-Round-Robin) launch party! What the heck is that and how can I participate . . . is that what you’re wondering?!! We are joining six of our quilting blogging friends to host a SAHRR starting officially on January 18, 2021. Typically, a round-robin involves sending your piece off to friends for them to add the next ’round’. Eventually, after all the rounds, the piece would make it back to you nearly complete. In this COVID-era round-robin, all the rounds are sewn and chosen by you. This week your mission is to choose a block that you’d like to feature in your quilt. It can be any block you like/love – you’ll be adding seven ’rounds’ to highlight it.
SAHRR Center Block
For our Stay-At-Home Round-Robin center block, we chose the Churn Dash block. I’ve always wanted to make a quilt using the CD block but we’ve never gotten around to it yet. Because of my aversion to square quilts – there’s nothing wrong with them but I prefer rectangle ones – I wanted to make an elongated version. It is difficult to find an elongated Churn Dash pattern. Just sayin’ cause I spent a good bit of time searching Pinterest.
Of course, I had to grab some paper and a pencil to draw my own version. This block measures 9″ x 12″ and we are using up the fabrics from the 2020 Monthly Color Block quilt called Crayola Kaleidoscope. You’ll see mostly bright colors used in our quilt along with a white background to give your eyes a place to rest.
SAHRR Elongated Churn Dash-Ish
Here’s how we made our elongated Churn Dash block just in case you’d like to make one someday, too.
- 2 each – 3.5″ squares of background and feature fabric (to make 4 – 2.5″ HSTs) – we elected to use four different feature fabrics so we have 4 extra HSTs
- 1 – 5.5″ x 8.5″ background fabric piece
- 2 each – 1.5″ x 8.5″ strips of background and feature fabric
- 2 each – 1.5″ x 5.5″ strips of background and feature fabric
Match the 3.5″ squares of background fabric with a feature fabric and draw a line diagonally on the wrong side of one of the fabrics. Sew a scant quarter inch on each side of the line, cut apart, and press your favorite way. Repeat for the other 3.5″ squares for a total of four half-square triangle blocks and trim to 2.5″ each. Next, sew a background strip to the feature fabric in both sizes to make four strip sets and press as desired. You’ll now have all the components to complete your block by laying the pieces out as pictured and sewing. Be sure to press as you go along!
Link up your block choice at Quilting Gail’s linky party!
SAHRR Hosts
Visit our friends who will be sharing their center blocks today as well:
- Chris @ Chris Knits Sews
- Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
- Anja @ Anja Quilts
- Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
- Susan @ Quilt Fabrication
- Gail @ Quilting Gail (it’s Gail’s idea for this fun!)
Next week starts Round One and Chris will be sharing all those details on January 18th. We will also share how our Round One is enhancing our elongated Churn Dash center block. We will be using the hashtag on Instagram of #stayathomeroundrobin.
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Looking forward to seeing all the round robin quilts. Your version is definitely going to be colorful.
Ooh! This should make for a fun quilt! Love the bright happy colours1
Wow…love this block.
I like your elongated churn dash and the colors that you chose to make it. This will be a fun series to watch.
I don’t know that I’ve seen an elongated Churn Dash before! I love the bright colors–this is going to be fun to watch come together!
I love your churn dash! This looks like a fun quilt.
Love your rectangle churn block. It is very modern looking!
Love it! You have a tall Churn Dash and I have a squat one!! LOL
That elongated churn dash is a great center for your quilt! Love the bright colors. Have fun!
Love your elongated churn dash block!!! I love how it is rectangle! That will make your quilt rectangle! What a brilliant idea!
Happy Quilting! 🙂
That’s going to make a fun center!
I love this as a center block and that it is elongated so you will have a rectangular quilt. It will certainly be colorful and interesting. Looking forward to the next round.
I really like that long tall version of a churn dash! I’m looking forward to this stay at home party. 🙂
I like your elongated churn dash, Roseanne, and your idea to create a rectangular quilt! I’m definitely planning to participate, just waiting on my fabric purchase to arrive from the slower than slow USPS!
Cool center block!
I always wanted to do an elongated CD also, or did I for an IB challenge 🙃 can’t remember! Love how you mixed up the colors.
Pretty pretty pretty
I think I prefer your elongated version.
Great job!
I love that elongated block! Hoping to join this fun adventure
Love your version of the churn dash! It is going to be fun to see how this progresses! 🙂
Have fun! I’ll participate by reading your blogs. Happy stitching!
Hi Roseanne I love churn dash blocks and yours is especially sweet! You’ll have fun with your SAHRR with this center medallion. 😉
What a fun center block! I love churn dash blocks – this will be fun to work with!