This is an Emergency Post of the Eastmond Quilting System (with apologies to the radio emergency broadcasts we get occasionally). But I just realized that the deadline for the:
Stay At Home Round Robin
is tonight, and I had to get this posted so I could link up here. I first read about this last year, on Janine’s blog, Rainbow Hare, and loved following along on her progress. She’s doing this again.
And then Yvonne, of Quilting Jetgirl, put up her center block, and it is perfectly wonderful — an Yvonne block through and through.
Just last night, as I was wandering into walls, thinking I should just give the quilting all up and become a geneologist or something, this morning, JOIN THE SAHRR! came as a flash of lightning. Or something. Here are my two options:
— OR —
One has a vision for the future, clear, crisp, with the color scheme decided upon. It’s like a supersonic plane flying through the clouds into the distance, or to quote Buzz Lightyear: to infinity and beyond!
The other one is slightly misshapen, duplicating shapes and colors, with a mix of prints that actually might just allow for more freedom. It’s more of a meander through the meadow, the woods, and possibly, the shopping mall. And it will allow me to interrogate (in the academic sense), the orphan block box:
Sadly, I have another box of orphans, too.
So I’m going with the second one, the four blocks made in a Jen Kingwell class. (Well, started in the Jen Kingwell class and finished at home on my sewing machine.)
Thank you to the hosts and organizers of this Stay At Home Round Robin. It’s the best of all worlds, where we meet new friends, create our own bits for our quilts with their prompts, and no trips to the Post Office. Gail, of Quilting Gail, has more details on her post.
The details, from Gail’s blog:
Here are my blogging co-hosts in the order of what we will be doing and the linky parties we will be hosting each week. (There will only be one linky party each week … and we’ll direct you to it …)
- January 14 Each of the co-leaders will be sharing their centre blocks (you will have to visit each of their blogs to see them). I will host the first linky party where you can show your centre block.
- January 21: 1st Round: Brenda @ Songbird Designs
- January 28: 2nd Round: Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing
- February 4: 3rd Round: Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
- February 11: 4th Round: Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
- February 18: 5th Round: ME!!! @ Quilting Gail
- February 25: 6th Round: Anja @ Anja Quilts
- March 25: Parade: showing all of your finished SAHRRs!
Now that I’m decided, I’m off to link this up to the beginning post, The Centre Block for the 2026 SAHRR. Deadline is today, Tuesday, January 20 at midnight Pacific Time.
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Hi Elizabeth. I love your block for the SAHRR. It’s going to allow you to really have fun with your fabrics. I’ve done several SAHRR’s and to me it really is the start of my year. Gail and the other hosts always have fun prompts that really have you getting creative with your rounds. 😉
And yes, I’m doing it this year, too!
This is fantastic news! I love your block choice and I’m looking forward to following your SAHRR quilt as it grows 🙂
Your centre block will definitely give you lots of options! Thank you for joining in the SAHRR ’26 and for linking up!
Looks interesting, though I’m not sure I can add ONE MORE THING to my plate! Signing up and then thinking about it. Thanks for letting me know about it.
I’m glad for your post because I had planned to play but lost track of time. So now I have a post in the linky too. (Silly spell check doesn’t like “linky.”) At 8:57 PT there are two who added after you. LOL.
I’m glad for your post because I had planned to play but lost track of time. So now I have a post in the linky too. (Silly spell check doesn’t like “linky.”) At 8:57 PT there are two who added after you. LOL.
Wow, what a fantastic block! Oh this will be fun to see what you come up with for the rest of the quilt. Those Featherweights are great to sew with and they never have issues and easy enough to oil and maintain them yourself. Thanks for commenting on my post too. I know Blogger can be a pain at times, but I appreciate the comment :0)
Oops, I thought I was on Rainbow Hare’s blog when I mentioned the Featherweight that she was using, not you, but I did mean to write the first part to you, :0~
I’m delighted you will be joining in, too! I’m looking forward to finding out what our first row prompt will be in just another few minutes (it’s cued up to read next). Although I have the next Project Quilting prompt to finish up first…
I love your choice! I started making those blocks awhile back and haven’t figured out a bunch cut and ready to stitch. I did this Round Robin a few years ago and it was very fun. I look forward to watching this one progress.
I admire you for making the commitment to participate in such a project… and the fact that you got a “flash of lightening. Or something.” Ha! I’d welcome a such a flash, or a whip crack, or kick in the rear, because I’ve totally lacked initiative to begin something new. This is a project I WISH I felt like doing. So I’ll enjoy watching you join-in. You’ve selected colorful blocks that will provide lots of options for other colors and designs. Have fun!