For those not familiar with the acronym, SAHRR, it means Stay At Home Round Robin. From what I understand, this fun idea came from Gail at Qulting Gail. It started in 2020 when it was deemed unsafe to pass around (round robin) a quilt for people to add to over time. You stay at home, follow weekly prompts given by the SAHRR hosts and add a border each week to your project.
Our prompt the first week is to
select a center block. This can be a new block, an orphan block or, in my case,
an embroidered piece from years ago. I was inspired by Diann at Little Penguin Quilts. She has used embroidered blocks for SAHRR a few times and
her recent post reminded me of one I have in the “unfinished” projects box.
This is Bells & Bows,
designed by Kaaren Johston. Kaaren used to blog at The Painted Quilt.
The blog is still available to read but Kaaren stopped posting in 2016. She leaves
the blog active so that followers can have access to her many free patterns.
I stitched this a while
ago but wasn’t quite sure what to do with it. Kaaren’s pattern provided
instructions to finish it into a little quilt. That is what will
happen with SAHRR, the borders will just be a surprise each week.
I stitched this using the
called-for variegated DMC 115.
I haven’t pulled fabrics for the borders just yet, but I do have something in mind.
This weekend is Friday
Night Sew-In (FNSI), hosted by Wendy at Sugarlane Designs.
I purchased sashing fabric for the Dad t-shirt quilt a couple of weeks ago. It
has been washed, dried, and is ready for starching. I’ll cut the blocks
and attach sashing Friday night.
Have a great weekend, my friends.
See you soon!
10 comments:
What a pretty little embroidered piece - it looks perfect for your center block.
That will be lovely in the center of a small quilt.
You will have fun designing as you go.
That is so pretty, Jeanna! I love the message, and also the pretty fabric you stitched it on. So glad I could inspire you and that you're joining in, too!
Lovely choice for your center; I especially like that lovely dark red against the cute dotty cloth...hugs, Julierose
It's pretty. I hope to join you all on Friday.
What a lovely little piece for your center block! Your stitching is so neat and tidy! Will be fun to see this grow into a quilt!
What a wonderful embroidered center for your SAHRR project. I look forward to following your progress with the border prompts.
This is a great centre block. I'm looking forward to seeing it grow into a quilt :)
What a great start to a new quilt! So nice to be able to use that block!
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