Welcome back to the second week of the Sweet Home Quilt Along! So, how’d you do on your first week’s assignment of gathering your materials and cutting out all those pieces? Maybe some of you bought kits from the shops listed in our Kit Directory page, shopped local (or really local from your stash)? If you’re still looking for kits for your first, second, third quilt or beyond, there’s still a few left at the participating shops! The pattern can be purchased in my SHOP.

Between my co-host Maureen Cracknell and myself, we’re making three Sweet Home quilts this year. I’m making the Holiday Mix and Bookish versions and Maureen’s making the Cozy & Magical version. All the fabrics (prints and solids) are from Art Gallery Fabrics and each are going to be beautiful!

I’ll be showing off my two quilts here on my blog with a few looks at my past three Sweet Home makes thrown in as well. To see Maureen’s Cozy & Magical version, you’ll want to take a look at Maureen’s blog posts about the QAL.

This week in the QAL we’re ready to take all that hard work you did agonizing over fabric selections or which kit to purchase and the cutting out of all those pieces to start making Log Cabin blocks—yay!

These Log Cabin blocks are fun to make and a great beginner block as there’s no seams to worry about matching up. I’ve prepared two video tutorials this week for helping you piece the ten Log Cabin blocks. Check out the Sweet Home QAL Tutorials page and sew along as I piece a Log Cabin block from start to finish. I’ve broken the Log Cabin into two parts: The Base and the Roof.

Once you’ve made one full block, base to roof, it’s time to up your sewing game and learn how to chain piece the remaining Log Cabin blocks. Chain piecing saves you time and thread and you’ll have these blocks pieced in no time flat.

Be sure to photograph all those beautiful Log Cabin blocks and share with the over 1K other quilt along members on your favorite social media platform. If you’re on Instagram, we’d love to see your Sweet Home Log Cabin blocks. Tag us @maureencracknell and @sharonhollanddesigns and use the #sweethomeqal2021 hashtag.

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Each Wednesday begins a new QAL week where we cover a new Block or quilting technique on this QAL Member’s blog page. But, we want to make your quilt along experience even more fun and a reason to check in on the blog so this QAL posting space will also announce the weekly giveaway prize! Quilt Along Members need to leave a comment on the weekly blog posts to be eligible for the drawing. Read more about the entry details below.

TODAY'S FEATURED SPONSOR IS Chenille-It!

If you can dream it you can Chenille-it is the tag line for this innovative notions company run by owner/designer/artist Nannette Holmberg. Chenille-it Blooming bias let’s your create a faux chenille finish to all your sewing projects with easy-to-use bias tape. Stitch it, wash it, and you're done—it’s really that simple!

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We’re so pleased to have Chenille-It as a sponsor again this year for the Sweet Home QAL. I’ll be binding my Holiday Mix quilt with 5/8’’-wide Jade faux chenille. Don’t worry, I’ll be going over exactly how to attach this type of binding to your quilt on week 5. But for those of you that like to work ahead, I’ve already a Faux Chenille Binding video prepared for the easy steps needed to achieve this cool look.

Our generous sponsor and friends at Chenille-It are giving away a Lily Pad quilt kit to one lucky winner. I’m sorry that for this giveaway, only US residents are eligible due to outrageous shipping costs right now.

This $80.00 US value kit includes: A quilt kit including all the fabrics needed to make the Lily Pad Quilt designed for Chenille-It by Sharon Holland Designs.

Fabrics include all Art Gallery Fabrics and are from Sharon Holland's Art Gallery Fabrics Lilliput Collection as well as Pure Solids. Kit will include 5/8" Chenille-It to embellish the strips on the quilt, as well as bind the quilt. Customers will also receive a copy of the Lily Pad Quilt pattern.

Kit does not include fabric for backing or batting.

Giveaway now Closed

Congratulations to Jenny!

*Note: This giveaway is open to QAL Members with US addresses. If you're a "no reply" or anonymous commenter, please remember to include your email address in your comment--you can't win if I can't contact you!

1. Simply leave a comment here under this post! (Counts as first comment entry.)

2. Leave a comment and let me know how you feel about chain piecing. Whether you’re a serial chain piecer, a complete newbie, or somewhere in-between love and hate. (This comment counts as a second entry). 

3. Following me (Sharon), Maureen, and Chenille-It qualifies you to make a third entry and ups your chances to win this fantastic prize! Just let me know the social platform you’re following us on by making a separate comment on this post (counts as a third entry).

That’s THREE possible entries and up to three chances to win! Enter now through Sunday, September 5, 2021. I’ll be drawing one lucky winner from the comment pool on this post. The winning comment will be picked at random around 4 pm Eastern. I’ll post the name of the winner on this post once they've been notified and responded to my email.

Next week we’ll be piecing the Bungalow blocks and getting even more chain piecing practice! If you’re on Instagram, we’d love to see your fabric pulls for your Sweet Home quilt. Tag us @maureencracknell and @sharonhollanddesigns and use the #sweethomeqal2021 hashtag.

Thanks for joining us on this fun quilt along, we’re so happy you’re here!

Sharon & Maureen

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