Patchwork Quilt Along Block Seven

I have to admit I'm a little sad that it is already the 15th of July!  Our kids go back to school in four short weeks and I'm just not ready for Summer break to end.  The good news about it being July 15th is that it's time for the Fat Quarter Shop to release another block pattern for the Patchwork Quilt Along!

This month's block is called Propeller, and you can find a link to the free pattern here on the Jolly Jabber Blog (scroll down to find the Propeller block.)

I thought this month's blocks were fun - and they took me a lot less time than the last set of blocks did!  Here are all of my blocks to this point.  Looks like next month I'll need to add more green and navy blocks to balance out the colors, but I love what I see so far!

Still needing to catch up?  You can find links to all the past blocks here.  And if you don't think you have time to make the full quilt, you can still make just one of each block for an adorable sampler mini quilt.  If you haven't yet made a donation to Make-A-Wish you can still do that as well.
  

The next set of blocks will be released on August 15th!  For some great inspiration, check out the Patchwork QAL Facebook group.  So much creativity!  And be sure to check out the bloggers below that are quilting along:

Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl (@jedicraftgirl)

Amy of Diary of a Quilter (@diaryofaquilter)

Andy of A Bright Corner (@abrightcorner)

*Bonnie of Cotton Way (@bonniecottonway)

*Camille of Thimble Blossoms (@thimbleblossoms)

Debbie of Happy Little Cottage (@happylittlecottage1)

Greg of Grey Dogwood Studio (@greydogwoodstudio)

Heidi of Buttons and Butterflies (@buttonsandbutterflies)

Melissa of Happy Quilting (@happyquiltingmc)

Melissa of Oh How Sweet (@ohhowsweet)

Pat Sloan of PatSloan.com (@quilterpatsloan)

Renee of Sewn with Grace (@sewnwithgrace)

Sedef of Down Grapevine Lane (@downgrapevinelane)

Sherri of A Quilting Life (@aquiltinglife)

Sondra of Out of the Blue Quilts (@sondradavison)

Taunja of Carried Away Quilting (@taunjalynn)

Tina of Emily Ann's Kloset (@emilyannskloset)

Carrie Nelson/Miss Rosie of Moda Cutting Table

Simple Circles Quilt + Coming Up Roses Blog Tour

My days feel all messed up this Summer!  Today feels like a Friday, and yesterday felt like Monday.  Anyone else have this problem or is it just me?

I have a fun quilt pattern to share with you today!  This is the Simple Circles quilt, made with the Coming Up Roses fabric line designed by Jill Finley for Penny Rose Fabrics. 

Looking for the downloadable PDF pattern? Access it here!

I fell in love with the bright reds, purples, and greens -- and together they just felt like a party -- so bright and cheery!  Aren't they pretty together?  

 I used this 6" circle ruler from Lori Holt & Riley Blake to make my circles.  

In the pattern I give you two options for making your circles - one using the ruler and one without.  My preferred way (because it's faster!) is to fuse some Heat n Bond Featherlite onto a strip of fabric, then cut it into squares.  

Use the circle ruler, a small rotary cutter and a rotating cutting mat to cut one circle from each square.

Cut all of the circles out - the rotating mat makes this step pretty slick!

(This red paisley print from the line is my favorite!)

Peel the paper backing off of one circle.  Fold it in half twice and finger press to crease.  This helps you find the center of the circle.  Fold one background square in half twice and finger press to crease. 

 

Then place the circle on top of the square, lining up the fold marks.  This helps to center the circle in the block.  

Press the circle in place with an iron.  

Then using a coordinating thread and thin zigzag stitch, stitch the circle in place.  

Once all your circles are appliqued in place, the quilt comes together quickly!  It's just a matter of arranging the squares and then sewing them into columns.  

Click here to access the Simple Circles quilt pattern. 

If you make a Simple Circles quilt I'd love to see it!  Tag me on Instagram (@abrightcorner) or Facebook and add #simplecirclesquilt.  

If you don't yet have a 6" ruler, you can find the 6" ruler here by itself, or in a set with three other sizes here on Amazon.**

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The Coming Up Roses fabrics will be available in stores soon!  And the blog tour continues over the next several weeks on the following dates:

July 6:  Andy Knowlton / A Bright Corner

July 13:  Aurifil / Auribuzz

July 20:  Amy Chappell / Ameroonie Designs

July 27:  Carrie Burnett / Beri Bee Designs

Aug 3:  Kari Steiger / That's-Sew-Kari

Aug 10:  Kimberly Einmo / Kimbery Einmo Designs

Want to see more circle quilt ideas?  Check out my Curves & Circles Pinterest board!

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