Here is my setting for the 12 Fall into a QAL Blocks! I call the quilt "Welcome Fall". It feels so good to see all 12 blocks in their places! It has been fun, but it is time to complete our quilts. I used a medallion setting for my blocks. It kind of reminds me of Laura Piland's setting from theI Wish You a Merry QAL last year, except that I am using part of a panel for my center. Laura of Slice of Pi Quilts designed her own center. Below is a diagram of the setting. The center block was cut from a panel. Then the 12 blocks were arranged about the center. 

In order for the spacing to work out, I had to add a border around the panel so that the center block measured a total of 24 1/2" square before adding the surrounding blocks.

The finished center block measured 48" square, and the finished size of the 12 blocks were each 12" square.

Then, I simply added a 5 1/2" border with cornerstones. The cornerstones were cut from the panel as well.

The original panel is shown below. I cut the center medallion and the cornerstones from that panel as shown below.

My center medallion cut was 18" square. I cut 3 3/4" strips to add a border. The center medallion with the border measured 24 1/2".  I chose a batik for the border that I thought would help blend the center medallion and the surrounding blocks. See the photo below.

Then I tried out various arrangements of the blocks and chose the one below. I was looking for a balance of interest and color.

Finally, I sewed the blocks together and added the outer border and cornerstones. The cornerstones were 5 1/2" square and the outer border was 5 1/2". The completed quilt will be approximately 58" by 58". See photos below.

This has been a fun quilt along for me. I hope that you have enjoyed it as well. Please note that all 12 of the blocks in the Fall into a QAL quilt along will be  available free of charge on the designer's  web site until November 13, 2018 at midnight EST.

We are in the middle of planning another quilt along for 2019. To keep up with all the news, subscribe to the JANDA Bend Quilts Newsletter. You can also join our Partners in Design Facebook Group. Announcements will be made there.

​What Group Is Organizing This Quilt Along?

Fall into a QAL is brought to you by Partners in Design.  All the bloggers in the Partners in Design Group met through the 2017 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop. The bloggers  are:
 
Abbie at Sparkle On (Host + Block 11 Designer)
April at JANDA Bend Quilts (Host + Block 2 Designer) <--That's me!
Bobbi at Snowy Days Quilting (Host + Block 7 Designer)
Jennifer at The Inquiring Quilter (Host + Block 8 Designer)
Karen at Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats (Host + Block 9 Designer)
Kathleen at Kathleen McMusing​ (Block 5 Designer)
Sandra at Sandra Healy Designs (Block 10 Designer)
Sandy at Sandy Star Designs (Block 4 Designer)
Sherry at Powered by Quilting  (Host + Block 3 & 6 Designer)
Vanda at Quilting with Vanda (Host + Block 1 & 12 Designer)

We are a group of quilt designers and bloggers who are friends and who like to work together.

​What Is the Grand Prize?

​One Warm Company Queen Size Batting.

Exclusive Shabby Fabric quilt pattern “Blessings of Spring” designed by Jennifer Bosworth. The pattern set includes patterns for all 9 blocks to finish to 56" x 62". 

An Omnigrid Zipper Pouch containing an Omnigrid 4” square ruler and a 
pair of 4-Inch Needlecraft Scissors.
*Onmigrid is a Dritz company*

A six month subscription to the e-magazine Make Modern.

How Do I Enter to Win the Grand Prize Giveaway?

There are three ways to enter. Do one of the following by November 11, 2018 at 11:59 pm  EST:
 
​1. Upload a photo of your completed quilt top that uses all 12 Fall into a QAL Blocks ​by clicking on the Blue Frog below. Note you can enter on any Host's website. You only need to enter once. ​

2. Upload a photo of your completed quilt top that uses all of the Fall into a QAL Blocks to the Partners in Design Facebook Group

3. Upload a photo of your completed quilt top that uses all of the Fall into a QAL Blocks to Instagram using #fallintoaqal

​​How Will the Winner Be Chosen?

The winner will be randomly selected from those who post photos of their completed quilt tops by the deadline. Although creativity is encouraged, each of the 12  blocks must follow the posted design. You must be 18 to enter.

I Want to See More Settings of the blocks. Who Are the Other Hosts?

Abbie Danahy at Sparkle On
April Adams at JANDA Bend Quilts <--That's me!
Bobbi Bridgeman at Snowy Days Quilting
Jennifer Fulton at Inquiring Quilter
Karen Thurn at Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats
Sherry Shish at Powered by Quilting
Vanda Chittenden at Quilting with Vanda

I Have Questions. Who Can I Ask?

You can ask me in a comment to this post or in an email or any of the other Hosts.

Who are the Sponsors for the Quilt Along?

The following members of Partners in Design are providing prizes as well:

Abbie at Sparkle On 
April at JANDA Bend Quilts <--That's me!
Kathleen at Kathleen McMusing​ 
Sandra at Sandra Healy Designs 
Sherry at Powered by Quilting  
Vanda at Quilting with Vanda

To see links to my other posts in the Fall into a QAL Quilt Along, click on the button below.

​Be looking for the 2019 Partners in Design Quilt Along!

​Thanks for joining me and Happy Quilting!

This post was originally published at JANDA Bend Quilts.

Block 12 is Owl and was designed by Vanda Chittenden at Quilting with Vanda.  Vanda's wise old Owl was fun to make! her pattern and tutorial can be found at Quilting with Vanda.

Can you believe that it is the last block in our Quilt Along! Be sure to see my setting for the 12 blocks and my completed quilt top in my blog post which is released today as well!

As a host for the Fall into a QAL quilt along, I am presenting my version of Vanda's block and my tips for completing it.  All 12 of the blocks in the Fall into a QAL quilt along will be  available free of charge on the designer's  web site until November 13, 2018 at midnight EST. I will be offering links to the released block patterns on my Quilt Alongs page until then. Collect them all!

Block 12 is a raw edge applique block. I used Heat and Bond Light to prepare the applique pieces for ironing onto the fabric background square. I cut the background at 13" square and then squared the completed block to 12 1/2" before adding it to my quilt layout. I did this so that I could accurately make a 12 1/2" square with the Owl centered.

In addition, I used a Teflon sheet to arrange and ond the more complex pieces on the block. This allowed my to make sure the pieces were properly aligned without worrying about centering the Owl on the background. See photos below.

Still working on the Teflon sheet, I added the nose, top of the head, and eyes. See photos.

It was finally time to peel the Owl off of the Teflon sheet and permanently bond the owl to the background square. After that, I added the eye pupils. They really seemed to make the owl come alive! Finally, I sewed almost all of the raw edges down using an applique stitch on my sewing machine. I did sew the toes down with a straight stitch because they were so small. See photos below.

​Block 12 Prizes

Two Dritz sewing notions:
Seam-Fix™ Double-Sided Seam Ripper
and
Heat Erase Marking Pens; 5 pack

A PDF pattern of your choice from Quilting with Vanda Craftsy Store.

How Do I Enter to Win the Giveaway for Block 12?

There are three ways to enter. Do one of the following by October 29, 2018 at 11:59 pm  EST:

1. Upload a photo of your finished block to Vanda Chittendon's Linky Party at Quilting with Vanda.
2.  Upload a photo of your finished block to the Partners in Design Facebook Group
3. Upload a photo of your finished block to Instagram using #fallintoaqal

​​How Will the Winner Be Chosen?

The winner will be randomly selected from those who post photos of their completed blocks by the deadline. Although creativity is encouraged, the block must follow the design for this two-week period. You must be 18 to enter.

I Want to See More Versions of the Block. Who Are the Other Hosts?

Abbie at Sparkle On 
April at JANDA Bend Quilts (That's me!)
Bobbi at Snowy Days Quilting
Jennifer at The Inquiring Quilter 
Karen at Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats
Sherry at Powered by Quilting 
Vanda at Quilting with Vanda 

I Have Questions. Who Can I Ask?

You can ask me in a comment to this post or in an email, or you can ask the designer, Vanda Chittenden, at Quilting with Vanda.

Where Can I Find Suggested Settings for This Quilt?

All of the Hosts are presenting setting ideas for this quilt along. There are some great giveaways being offered as well! Check out their posts below.

Abbie Danahy at Sparkle On
April Adams at JANDA Bend Quilts <--That's me!
Bobbi Bridgeman at Snowy Days Quilting 
Jennifer Fulton at Inquiring Quilter
Karen Thurn at Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats
Sherry Shish at Powered by Quilting
Vanda Chittenden at Quilting with Vanda

What Group Is Organizing This Quilt Along?

​Thanks for joining me and Happy Quilting!

This post was originally published at JANDA Bend Quilts.

​The next step is to make four Half Square Triangles (HST) for each of the two pinwheels in the sky. I measured my HST after I finished them and trimmed them to the correct size.  In the photos below, I show the yellow HST and the completed yellow pinwheel. You will make two pinwheels that are mirror images of each other. See Abbie's instructions and tutorial for her directions. See photos below.
​

Sew the pinwheels to the sky strip as shown. Then sew the barn roof pieces together.

Next, complete the barn side and front with door. Then lay out the block as shown and sew the pieces together. Start with the middle section and then add the sky and grass. See photos below.

Block 11 Prizes

Four 1/2 yard cuts of assorted Craftsy Boundless solids and
April Adams' newest JANDA Bend Quilts PDF pattern download, Christmas Tree Farm Table Runner. I am very excited about this pattern! It was inspired by the Christmas Tree Farm Block which was introduced in the I Wish You a Merry QAL Quilt Along. It will be released next week in my online Quilt Shop.

How Do I Enter to Win the Giveaway for Block 11?

There are three ways to enter. Do one of the following by October 15, 2018 at 11:59 pm  EST:

1. Upload a photo of your finished block to Abbie Danahy's Linky Party at Sparkle On.
2.  Upload a photo of your finished block to the Partners in Design Facebook Group

Upload a photo of your finished block to Instagram using #fallintoaqal

​​How Will the Winner Be Chosen?

The winner will be randomly selected from those who post photos of their completed blocks by the deadline. Although creativity is encouraged, the block must follow the design for this two-week period. You must be 18 to enter.

I Want to See More Versions of the Block. Who Are the Other Hosts?

Abbie Danahy at Sparkle On
April Adams at JANDA Bend Quilts <--That's Me!
Bobbi Bridgeman at Snowy Days Quilting 
Jennifer Fulton at Inquiring Quilter
Karen Thurn at Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats
Sherry Shish at Powered by Quilting
Vanda Chittenden at Quilting with Vanda

I Have Questions. Who Can I Ask?

You can ask me in a comment to this post or in an email, or you can ask the designer at Sparkle On.

When Will the Next Block and Setting Designs be Released?

October 16, 2018

Where Will I Be Able to Find Block 11 on October 16, 2018?

​​You can find Block 12 by Vanda Chittenden at Quilting with Vanda ​. My version of the block and a link to her site will right here on my blog! All block locations will be available on the Partners in Design Facebook Group or on any of the Host's blogs which are listed above​.
     
In addition, each host will present their completed quilt top and setting information.

What Group Is Organizing This Quilt Along?

​Thanks for joining me and Happy Quilting!

This post was originally published at JANDA Bend Quilts.