HeartStrings Quilt Project

2012 Block Project/Challenge

Mary Johnson — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:23:44 +0000

Since we’ve done just about every color challenge in the past 5 years we’re
going to do something a bit different this year.

Our challenge will be for everyone participating to make (at least) ONE full set
of blocks — 24 blocks for a child’s quilt or 48 for an adult quilt — using any
color combinations you choose.

The challenge will run for 6 months from Feb 2012 through August 2012 so it’s
VERY doable to make just one set but I’m hoping that you will join me and make
more than one.

As always, you will be able to send in the block sets to Sue or Stephanie, send
in the completed top for a volunteer quilter to finish and donate, or complete
and donate your finished quilts locally.

We will have a weekly sew-along on Monday’s to share our progress.
If the weekend works best for your sewing — make sure you still pop in on
Monday and post/share a photo of the blocks you are working on.

I’m looking forward to seeing lots of FUN combinations and we will share photos
along the way of some of our all time favorite HeartStrings quilts to help
inspire you.

So get ready for our Feb 1st start day — cut your foundations, gather your
strings, and start looking for inspiration in our photo albums.

Additional links:
You’ll still need to follow the guidelines for the blocks — just substitute
your color schemes

Here’s a link to our photo albums for inspiration:
https://picasaweb.google.com/HeartStringsQuiltProject

For anyone who chooses NOT to participate — we will still continue to accept
any number of blocks made according to the guidelines with Red or Blue centers.

Finally, I’m very excited about this challenge and hope that 2012 will be our
most productive year yet!

Make those brights POP

Mary Johnson — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:03:11 +0000

Our last project paired up black centers with brights or homespuns – - look how the black makes these bright strings sing in Pat’s quilt.

Red/White/Blue

Mary Johnson — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:45:49 +0000

Don’t forget that in addition to our scrappy Red and Blue centered blocks we always accept RWB HeartStrings blocks to make quilts for wounded soldiers and veterans. Click this link for instructions and guidelines.

Here’s a fun setting

Mary Johnson — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:48:57 +0000

One of the group quilts from our Lime Green Project – finished by Aline. I think I first saw our blocks set this way in a quilt pieced by Sue or her Mom.

Another Rectangle String Quilt

Mary Johnson — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:41:36 +0000

Here’s one I just finished up from a HeartStrings project a couple years ago, the top was finished during the project but it waited a long time to be quilted. You can find a link to instructions to make one of your own in the previous post.

Blue and Yellow

Mary Johnson — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:08:31 +0000

Two recent finishes show what a great combination blue and yellow are for our string quilts. The first one by Stephanie.

And the second one by Joanne.

Stephanie’s quilt uses our standard HeartStrings block with the addition of sashing and Joanne’s quilt is made from rectangle string blocks. You can find instructions for making one of your own by following this link.

A Purple HeartStrings

Mary Johnson — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:03:20 +0000

We’re still working on quilts with black centers from our last project but you’ll also find us finishing up other HeartStrings quilts too.

Here’s a recent finish by Stephanie in AUS, using strings from Lyn

Can you help Alycia?

Mary Johnson — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:15:08 +0000

She’s looking for completed Quilts of Valor to be donated in Colorado and all the details are on her blog. She does have certain size requirements so read her post carefully. The quilts do NOT have to be Red/White/Blue.

Time to mail blocks

Mary Johnson — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:12:08 +0000

If you participated in our project during Sept/Oct making blocks with black centers, it’s time to mail them in.

Please email me at mmcjohnson@gmail.com for the mailing address.

Here’s a look at a top from the project I received from Ann – Thanks to everyone who participated!

Are you participating?

Mary Johnson — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:22:13 +0000

Our current special project uses our standard guidelines but substitutes black centers and pairs them up with brights or homespuns. At the Maine sew-in last week we had several quilts in progress for this project.

Rebecca’s top was tied by Mary

Brenda pieced and quilted her black and bright HeartStrings quilt. Don’t you love the sashing?

Ann finished a Homespun top, also sashed.

And Ann also has a black and brights top in progress with stars in the sashing.

I hope these quilts inspire you to participate. Details can be found at this post.