It is great to have the whole the month in which an age old craft is honored. National Quilting Month was established in 1991 by the National Quilting Association to recognize and honor the artistry, skill and tradition of quilting. Over the years it has grown into a month-long celebration where quilter across the country come together to share their love of fabric, pattern and stitches.
In celebration of National Quilting Month quilt shops, quilters and fabric stores across the nation have been sharing patterns, sponsoring events and having sales! And to top that off March 21st was National Quilting Day! It's a perfect time to be a quilter.
During this month one of my favorite quilt shops, Seven Sisters Quilt Shop in Carson City, Michigan, offered a fun opportunity to sew a single quilt block of a sewing machine, that they provided, that will be constructed into a quilt that includes fellow quilters blocks. The block size is 6 1/2" by 7 1/2" and every participant uses their own fabrics. Here's my version of the block:
I loved this block so much that I made a second block and incorporated it into a zippered project bag. This bag measures 16" by 16". The front includes the 6 1/2" by 7 1/2" sewing machine block. The back is a 16" by 16" Potato Chip block using the same fabric color palette.
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