gypsy wife qal 2016

megan, of jaffa quilts, and i are co-hosting a 2016 quilt along for jen kingwell's gypsy wife quilt pattern. this is the home page for the project where you can find the schedule and other information links. i will keep it updated as the quilt along progresses.

our quilt along officially kicks off in february 2016, but feel free to join in whenever you'd like. we hope you join us on this journey!

pattern scources

you can purchase the pattern at these locations:

amazon
etsy
fat quarter shop
amitie (australia)
rainbow patchwork (aus)
jones and vandermeer
running chicken (uk)


if you have an original pattern, you will need the (slight) corrections, available here.

fabric selection

january is for ordering the pattern and collecting fabrics. my post about fabric is here and megan's is here. you can find other participant's pulls on instagram at the hashtag #GWqal2016FabricPull.

schedule 

a detailed post about the month's section construction, blocks, and strip measurements will be posted on the first of each month. once the month has posted, you can click on it to see the post for the month. here is a quick overview of what each month entails:

january - get pattern and collect fabrics
*if you want to get started asap, we suggest you cut the strips or begin section 1 now 

february - section 1: 5 blocks (1 sm, 2 md, 3 lg); 19 strips (2 - 1")
     megan's post, including tips for partial seams
     section one link party

***originally, we were going to start in march. you can still do this. you will just need to do sections 1 & 2 in march, or you can break up section 2 over march and april.

march - section two:  6 blocks (2 sm, 1 md, 3 lg); 6 strips (2 - 1")
     megan's post, with tutorial on pershing block
     tutorial on old maid's puzzle block
     section two link party

april - sections three and four: 7 blocks (2 sm, 1 md, 4 lg); 10 strips
     megan's thoughts on the colour wheel block
     tips for the hst block
     megan's partial seam instructions for section joining

may - section five: 6 blocks (3 sm, 3 lg); 9 strips (2 - 1")
      megan's crazy anne tutorial

june - section six: 21 blocks (13 sm, 5 md, 3 lg); 25 strips (2 - 1")
this is a big one! you might want to get a jumpstart or leave some for july

july - section seven: 7 blocks (4 sm, 2 md, 1 lg); 14 strips (2 - 1")

august - section eight: 4 blocks (1 sm, 3 lg); 11 strips (1 - 1")

september - section nine: 5 blocks (2sm, 1 md, 2 lg); 11 strips (4 - 1")

october - section ten: 11 blocks (6 sm, 2md, 3 lg); 22 strips (5 - 1")

november - quilt and bind

relevant posts

why you want to gypsy along in 2016 - introduction

fabric selection: hydeeann, megan

completed quilt guest series: sarah schraw, liz gellert. cath mosely, elisabeth woo, nicole calver

all the information and link party - welcome party
megan's introductory tips
all about strips, including a spreadsheet
megan's guide to partial seams
spreadsheet guide to each month's blocks
alternate method for the 3.5" sq-in-sq blocks and 4.5" sq-in-sq blocks
salvaging blocks that turn out the wrong size by adding borders

questions and replies

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if you aren't sure if you are a no-reply blogger or how to change this, please check out this post here by adrianne of "on the windy side".

you can follow along on instagram with the hastag #GypsyWifeQuiltAlong2016 (caps not necessary) and find us there @hydeeannsews and @jaffaquilts


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