One of my FAVOURITE things about patchwork and quilting is the community – quilters are such a lovely bunch, there is always some kind of swap, quilt along, charity quilt, sew along, community project going on, we just can’t help but be involved and I love that.
So I was thrilled to be included in this years Summer Sew-a-Row Quilt! Each row has been designed by a different designer, there is a mix of techniques in this quilt including traditional piecing, applique and FPP – you can see what our finished sample looks like above, isn’t it fab?
Now it’s no secret that I love scraps – if you’ve read any of my other blog posts here or on That’s Sew Kerry you’ll know they feature a lot and that no scrap gets left behind, regardless of how small it may be! It was working on one such project that I had the idea to make my block for the sew-a-row scrap friendly and if I could find away to include my current love of Log Cabin it would be even better.
I started by playing around with some scraps that were next to me, freshly trimmed off another project, with no real plan of what I was doing and made this initial log cabin block. Looking at it and thinking about summer and summer quilt blocks I thought it could possibly pass for a snail shell and voila! Summertime Snails was born.
A little bit of quilt maths later and I had a head and body worked out, so set about attaching everything to see how it looked.
Shelley was the first one I made (above), in order to make my row the correct size I made her some friends – Sally, Sophia and Gert! Don’t they look so cute strolling along the garden wall together?
I really hope you love making your scrappy summer snails as much as I loved making mine! Be sure to check out the other fabulous blocks on offer as part of our sew-a-row, you can find Row One here each designer has a link to their FREE pattern available.
You can find my pattern for Summertime Snails here.
And as always if you’d like to follow my creative adventures and general crafting nonsense you can do so on Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook or via my website www.thatssewkerry.com
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