It's already the fourth week of the Destination: Quilt Along! (It's also the end of segment 1! That means you have an extra week to catch up and a chance to win prizes! If you're sewing along, be sure to read the Segment 1 post too!) This week's block is the Turtle Beach block!
The pattern and tutorial for Block 4 is on Jennifer's blog HERE !
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Do you remember the turtle block from the last quilt along? ( This one! ) This turtle block was designed by the same designer!
I dug through my stash for all the colors I might use. I had just one choice for the sand in my stash, but had plenty of greens to choose from! I used Lite Steam-A-Seam 2 for the raw-edge applique, and 50wt Aurifil for all the stitching.
This block allowed me to use my brand new applique pressing mat and sheet! (I got mine with a coupon code from the Quilting & Sewing Deals group ! I bought THIS ONE !)
It worked perfectly with my wool pressing mat and Oliso mini iron ! I just pressed the pieces together on the mat, then they just peeled off into one whole turtle ready to put on the quilt block!
I used matching 50wt Aurifil thread to stitch down the pieces. I used a straight stitch just inside the raw edge of each piece, backstitching at the end. I used colors Spearmint #2908 , Very Dark Grass Green #2890 , and Forest Green #4026 .
I always love peeking behind the seams!
The stitching adds a great texture to each solid piece.
Once the stitching was complete, I used my 12 1/2" square ruler to trim the block to the right size.
I haven't been to any beaches with sea turtles, but I'm thinking that would be a wonderful vacation goal!
Want to quilt along?? Get the pattern for Block 4 HERE !
The QAL is divided into three segments. Complete all four blocks from Segment 1 by 7:59am ET on August 10 to be entered to win prizes! Be sure to share a picture of your finished blocks in the Facebook group! If you're posting on Instagram or Facebook, you can use the #destinationQAL when you post a photo!
Segment 1
July 6 - Block 1 - Sandy at Sandy Star Designs
July 13 - Block 2 - April at JANDA Bend Quilts
July 20 - Block 3 - Abbie at Sparkle On!
July 27 - Block 4 - Jennifer at Inquiring Quilter
August 10 - Segment 1 prize winner announced
Segment 2
August 10 - Block 5 - Kathleen at Kathleen McMusing
August 17 - Block 6 - Jennifer at Inquiring Quilter
August 24 - Block 7 - Karen at Tu-Na Quilts and Kathleen at Kathleen McMusing
August 31 - Block 8 - Laura at Slice of Pi Quilts <---That's me!
September 14 - Segment 2 prize winner announced
Segment 3
September 14 - Block 9 - Karen at Tu-Na Quilts
September 21 - Block 10 - Becca at Pretty Piney Quilts
September 28 - Block 11 - Sherry at Powered by Quilting
October 5 - Block 12 - Bobbie at Snowy Days Quilting
October 19 - Segment 3 prize winner announced
November 16 - Grand prize winner announced!
The segment 1 prize is a six-month subscription to Make Modern Magazine and a free PDF pattern from the Inquiring Quilter !
Be sure to check out all the different versions of Block 4 made by the QAL hosts!
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