ALL THE RAGE Quilt Top Completed
Posted By drsao on March 6, 2008
Last April (2007) I decided to participate in an ALL THE RAGE QUILT BLOCK OF THE MONTH bit of fun.
Quilter’s Corner – still my favorite quilt store in Midlothian, VA – promised a beautiful ALL THE RAGE quilt at the end of one year of participation (how hard could that be, self, I asked?) I had only learned to quilt a few weeks before (March 10, 2007 – to be exact) but since the pattern was free and the only cost was for the material, I decided that a NEWBIE quilter HAD LITTLE TO RISK – so I took the plunge and joined the fun.
So starting April 1, 2007 and each month thereafter until March 1, 2008, a 12 1/2″ block featuring a different black, white-on-white, and a third fabric color that would be different each month appeared.
True to myself (whether it be quilting or cooking – always having fun making my own rules!) I decided that I would make my blocks black, white-on-white, and red (instead of multi-colors.) I looked forward to getting the MYSTERY PATTERN each month – sometimes almost camping on the doorstep of the Quilter’s Corner to get my pattern and fabric on the first day of each month! 🙂
Here are some close ups of my favorite blocks!
I also decided that on the months that I really LOVED the block that I would make two, so that at the end of the year I would have a larger quilt. Of course I tend to LOVE almost everything…… 🙂
TA DA – March 1, the last pattern came out and I happily put my years worth of 12 X 2 (actually I ended up with 20) ALL THE RAGE blocks together.
I really LOVE IT!
The top is all put together and has been delivered to my longarm quilter, Valerie, at A NEEDLE RUNS THROUGH IT!
I made it for someone special, but I won’t say who yet – it is a surprise!
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