For The Boys...

Boys, boys, I have a house of all boys... so I picked a project to show you that is certainly boy-ish. First let me thank Madame Samm and Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy. My boys used to play baseball and over the years we have seen plenty of games. So the quilt I'm showing you is my baseball quilt that I made Thomas. 

I started out by making a rail fence quilt using 2" strips... I then added some borders.

To make the baseballs, I layered two squares of fabric right sides together and traced a circle using a bowl out of my pantry. I then trimmed a scant 1/4" seam and clipped the curves. Turned my circles inside out and ironed them. Then here's the fun part, I found a stitch on my sewing machine that looked like the stitching on a baseball. I sewed two half circles onto my circle and voila! A baseball. I made several baseballs and then appliqued them onto my quilt top.

I then quilted my quilt and 'wrote' the lyrics to 'Take Me Out To The Ballgame'.

I used variegated thread... isn't this boyish!

So as my giveaway for this boyish hop, I will giveaway a PDF pattern of my 'Wilson' doodlette. Many of you know, Wilson is my little furry boy. He keeps me company now that my boys are older. So leave a sweet comment for one chance to win and for a second chance, follow me too and let me know that you do! If you are a no-reply blogger, please remember to leave me a way to contact you. 

You could win a copy of this PDF pattern!

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Happy Quilting,

March BOM

It's March and time for the BOM for this month.  It's an easy peasy one.... the easiest one for the year. We've got to have at least one super easy block just for the fun of it. It's an old fashion 'rail fence' block. This is one of my favorite patterns and if you need a quick quilt to put together, this is a fantastic block. I made my son a rail fence quilt many years ago. It was so much fun to make. You will need 4 fabrics to complete this block, from light to dark. If you are using only two fabrics, just alternate the fabrics in the block. The printable pattern can be found on Craftsy. Past patterns can be found for a small $1.99 fee at my Etsy and Craftsy shops just in case you are just joining the BOM or have missed one.   So here is how I completed the BOM, 'Rail Fence'....

Here are the four fabrics that I chose for my block.

Cut 1  2" strip x wof from each color.
If you are using fat quarters; cut 2  2" strips x wof from each color.

Sew together using a 1/4" seam lengthwise, going from light to dark. Iron.

The width of your 4 strip section should measure 6 1/2".
Cut 4  6 1/2" blocks from 4 strip section.

Lay the blocks out following the pattern diagram.
Sew sections together, iron. Your finished block
should measure 12 1/2" including seam allowance. As
you can see, I arranged the blocks to make a 'zig zag' in
the block design. It adds a little interest to the block. Have fun
with the block! There's no right or wrong way.

March BOM
'Rail Fence'

Don't forget to post photos of your Quilt Doodle BOM finishes in the BOM flicker group for a chance to win March's prize! Woot woot!

  The next block pattern will be posted on April 1st! The winner for the March block giveaway will be announced on March 31st.... I can't wait to see everyones 'rail fence' block! Stop back to see this month's giveaway! I will be announcing it on the 15th...  There's a flicker group! Please join...Every month post photos of your Quilt Doodle BOM finishes in the BOM flicker group for a chance to win that month's prize!  There is also a Quilt Doodle BOM Pinterest board. 
Happy quilting!

  Congratulations to the February Winner!

Nadine's February block

Congratulations to our February winner! Nadine's block which was posted to the flickr group is the February winner! Nadine.... please email me your email address so that I can get your prize sent out to you!

The winner won this wonderful set of patterns from Soma of Whims and Fancies!