Update #3 Regatta Quilt Sew Along
We just celebrated our blogiversary on Sunday. Be sure to check out that post and enter our giveaway that ends this Friday night at midnight!
Here’s another update on the Regatta Quilt sew along. This is a no-pressure sew along with no prizes and no real end date. The original pattern is from Daniela at Block M Quilts. Just click on the picture of the quilt directions in the link and you’ll be able to print out a .pdf. Here are the two colorways that Daniela has chosen for her quilts, and what originally inspired me to make my own:
Below, I’ve shared a few new photos that our participants have shared on their blog, Facebook, or Instagram. I apologize if I missed your update – I tried stalking everyone’s website and IG to find them all. Don’t you love seeing such diversity? Can you pick a favorite? Or are you like me and love them all?
Regatta Sew Along Participants:
Carol M.
Carol’s Silent Film Roll Up strips
Caryl @ Cinnamon Holiday Workshop
Caryl’s rainbow Regatta fabrics
Cherie @ Cherie’s Quilting Journey
Cherie’s Jellroll for the Regatta
Cindy @ A Quilter’s Corner
Cindy’s Regatta quilt top – I love the black background fabric!
Dawn @ Quilting by Dawn
Dawn’s making progress on her quilt top!
Debbie @ Time 4 Stitchn
Debbie’s Regatta fabrics – ooh so pretty!
Dione @ Clever Chameleon
Dione’s quilt top with help from her kitty!
Gretchen @ Gretchen’s Little Corner
Gretchen’s Regatta flimsy – quilting pending!
Jan @ Cocoa Quilts
Check out Jan’s link to see all her quilty goodness!
Jayne @ Twiggy and Opal
Jayne’s fab finish – check out her website to see more quilty squishiness!
Myra @ Busy Hands Quilts
Myra’s rainbow Regatta strips!
Nanette @ Texas Quilter
Nanette’s Regatta all complete!
Peggy @ Peggy Cooper Quilts (co-hostess)
Peggy Cooper’s Regatta!
Rose @ Something Rose Made
Rose’s ‘Regatta’ she plans on quilting it this month
Rose has renamed her quilt to Whitewater River Rafting Quilt – you can read about it on her website.
Shannon @ Flemings Nine Finished Regatta
One of Shannon’s finished Regatta – check her website for more details
Sue @ Sevenoaks Street Quilts
Sue downsized to a pillow cushion – love her colors!
Susan @ DesertSky Quilts
Susan’s pretty colors for her Regatta
Vicki @ Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting
Vicky’s Regatta is all finished – check out her website to get a good look at her quilting!
Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
Wendy’s Regatta – she needs a backing and will be quilting it soon
I took a few folks off the list as I had no contact information on them, or their websites had no updates regarding this project. I apologize if I left you out and you still want to participate. Please just leave a comment!
Our Regatta Update:
We love that this is a no-rush, no-stress sew along!! I still want to get this together because I actually know how I want to quilt it, for a change! No quilting dithering for once. We have the first 12 colors together – only seven to go!
Any questions, please leave them in the comments. Be sure to check on the various participants websites, on our Facebook page, or on Instagram using #regattaquilt. If you aren’t able to use one of those methods I will be glad to share any updates for you. Don’t forget to use the hashtag on Instagram to flag your posts or we can’t see your progress! That’s all for this update. I will plan another check in for sometime during March. Maybe. No rush, no stress! ~smile~
Gosh these quilts look great, I’m sorry I’ve only just stumbled upon this! Thanks for the link to the pattern too – I have a jelly roll that would be perfect for this!
Hi Raewyn,
It’s not too late to join in! Just let me know if you would like me to add you to the list of participants and I will. My quilt top is just together but not quilted yet. ~smile~ Roseanne
I’m slowly making progress on my Regatta quilt. Now that I have finished the quilting on my Milky Way quilt I will have more time to devote to this! I’m excited to added the last couple sections! I also like seeing everyone quilts. There is much diversity! They are all so beautiful!
Dawn,
I think our quilt tops will look quite a bit alike when they are complete. I am also working on the last section. It would be so nice to be finished with it by next week. Maybe. ~smile~ Roseanne
Roseanne, Loved seeing all the contributions to your QAL. So many wonderful color selections. How neat would it be to have them displayed together. Mine is ready for quilting but I have to wait until my longarm quilt machine is repaired. Thanks for sharing the updates. 🙂
Cindy,
I didn’t know you were still having issues with your long-arm! That has been ongoing since December? Lots of Regatta goodness out there! ~smile~ Roseanne
Roseanne, There is so much talent out there. Yes I am! Extremely frustrating! I don’t share it a lot because I don’t want to sound like a constant complainer. 🙂
I finally found a cool jelly roll to use! Now I need to get some white to go with it… 🙂 xx
Hi Joy,
I’ll add you back in, if you’d like! As you can see, some used a different color other than white. ~smile~ Roseanne
I really am drawn to this quilt…and not a jelly roll in sight (they are all at home in WA whilst I am in NV)! I was trying to figure out how to do the placement of the white square. Since I am waste-adverse, I will do some intense measurements into creating the strip sets. On the other hand, those cut off pieces would be cool put into the backing of Regatta!! I just need to buy the jelly roll I have fallen in love with!
Good Morning,
We determined the size of each strip on each side of the 2″ white square and then cut them to those sizes. I hope you do find a jelly roll you love for this! We used Kona solids in yardage for the 19 different colors. ~smile~ Roseanne
Chug a chug a choo choo! Keep chugging away you’re getting close to finishing that top! Enjoyed seeing everyone’s quilts.
Hi Shannon,
You have motivated me to get this quilt top finished. I was planning on quilting with ~~~ waves until I saw what you did. Since this is for my sister, I think I could try some new quilting stuff without any recourse. Hmm. ~smile~ Roseanne
There’s a whole lot of sailing going on with everyone’s quilts. So fun to see them all together.
This is such a beautiful quilt. And who doesn’t have a jelly roll or two rolling around! I definitely want to make it. Love seeing everyone’s versions here. I have a question, what is everyone doing with the parts you cut off?
Hi Nancy,
Jayne actually talks about the leftovers on her blog. I believe she is making another quilt from them. Shannon, Cindy and Vicki and maybe a few other others carefully measured before starting so they didn’t have a lot of waste. I think we are also making another quilt from our scraps. I love all the different varieties. ~smile~ Roseanne