Ogee/Curlicue Quiltalong and Pattern Giveaway!

I’m excited that people want to quilt along with me to make an Ogee (aka Curlicue) quilt!  The first step in quilting along is to acquire the pattern; you won't be able to follow along without it.  As I mentioned last time, I know that lots of folks may already have it (although I haven't seen many quilts made up from it yet - I have been given permission to show the two I have seen - besides Rebecca's original and mine - here in this post).

Rebecca Johnson's original

If not, you can buy it for a very reasonable price at Rebecca’s online shop.  For me, the best thing about buying from her shop is that the pattern is available via download – it comes in a .pdf file that you can print out, or just read on your iPad immediately, with no need to watch the mailbox.

Made by Penny at sewtakeahike.

Because she is the sweetest lady in the southern hemisphere, Rebecca is donating three copies of the pattern for a giveaway to inaugurate the quiltalong!  She is excited to see all the new versions of her quilt that we will be creating!  I'll leave the giveaway open until April 22, when the Passover seders are over, then I'll draw the names of the winners.  In the meantime, think about what fabrics you want to use!

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I am walking on air because I managed to create my very own button for the QAL - you can find it over on the right panel of my blog, and I am attempting to embed it in this post, as well.  Html and I are only nodding acquaintances at the very best, so I'm counting this as a real victory.  You can grab the code if you would like to add the button to your blog.  I also started a Flickr group, where we can post photos of fabric selection and ongoing progress. etc.  So if you are going to quilt along, go over and join the Flickr group.

Made by quiltjane

I am going to use about six weeks to conduct the quiltalong.  Of course you can join at any time and progress at your own pace, but I am trying to get mine completed before high school graduation.   I am going to lead you along the path that worked for me when I made the pattern the first time, and I will point out some errors that I made, to save you from falling in those particular pits.  Of course, I can't promise we won't discover new ones!  Here is a rough outline:

Week 1  Materials needed, thoughts of fabric selection, things to consider in fabric layout (e.g., what counts as directional fabric - you will be surprised)
Week 2  Cutting - fun adventures with templates
Week 3  How to keep track of what pieces go with what if you don't have a design wall (I don't)
Week 4  Practice week for curves - sewing scraps both with pins and without pins (my favourite)
Week 5 Piecing frenzy!
Week 6 Piecing frenzy concludes with finished quilt top
Throughout:  Plenty of encouragement and camaraderie!

Mine!

So without further ado, let's proceed to the giveaway!  To qualify for a chance at one of the patterns, leave me a comment telling me what fabric line or colours you would choose for this quilt.  I will choose three winners at random on April 22.   I can't emphasize strongly enough that if you are a no-reply blogger, I probably cannot contact you if you are a winner.  (I really blame Blogger for not making this clear to people - I am sure most no-reply bloggers think they are not, since they have to enter their email address whenever they leave a comment.)  Also, if you are a blogger intending to quilt along, please leave your blog title in the comment and I will assemble a blog roll for the sidebar.