Dandy Drive Quiltalong

Good morning everyone!

The fabulous Quilter Pat Sloan kindly invited me to be a part of Sarah J Maxwell's Dandy Drive quiltalong and it starts today...just in time to sew flowers in the studio as they spring up outside my windows.

Pat and Sarah have some fun things planned with prizes each week and the pattern is...FREE! You can download the PDF files each week over on Sarah's website Designs By Sarah J.

If you didn't see the yardage info last week - check here (Sarah's Dandy Drive Yardage Requirements). Week 1 is all about the traditional 9 patch block which is the center of each flower.

Here are a few of the 9 patch blocks I stitched up using Heather Bailey's Up Parasol fabric collection as well as some prints from her True Colors and Lottie Da collections.

I really challenged myself to use fabrics from my stash (that I've hoarded forever) so I had in some cases only a fat quarter for the flowers which worked out great (that just means I won't be able to use the same pieces for the butterflies). I decided I like that plan though because most of my butterflies will be shades of blue, hovering over and around a sea of pink and orange flowers, on a white background. This is going to make a beautiful spring and summer quilt and I'm so excited to see it progress.

Pat and Sarah put together a really fun group of friends for this sew along too. Need some inspiration? Check out everyone else's blocks by clicking the links below to see all the possibilities. I'll be sharing more of my blocks on my Kid Giddy IG and Facebook too throughout the week.

Pat Sloan: Facebook/Instagram/Sew Along Website/Facebook Group
Sarah: Facebook/Instagram /HomesteadHearth 
Kim Niedzwiecki: Facebook/Instagram
Jane Davidson: Facebook/Instagram
Jacquelynne Steves: Facebook/Instagram/Facebook Group
Heather Valentine: Facebook/Instagram/Facebook Group

So the prize. . . they want to give one lucky participant a kit to make the Dandy Drive quilt. Head over to Sarah's website (click the image above) and simply enter a commenting on her block post and telling her which of the 4 colorways is your favorite. They’ll randomly pick a winner to receive that kit. The giveaway is open until Sunday, April 9 at 12 noon, CST. If you don't want to wait you can buy a Dandy Drive Quilt Kit too just check out Sarah's site for more info.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I'm looking forward to seeing your blocks, and adding the next part of this quilt. My daughter will be sewing with me which is also fun! She wanted to help make these blocks, but was a bit under the weather. So we really will be doing this together when she's all better.

Disclaimer: Although I received this pattern for free, opinions are always my own. There are no affiliate links.