It's already mid March, and I have been busy with orders - keep in mind I don't take orders, so how did that happen???? One of the many regular QAL's that I do is the Moda Blockheads. This is a free QAL with one and sometimes more blocks released each week. The first one, Moda Blockheads 1 was in 2018 and is available to purchase now in book form. I chose browns and neutrals to do the 6" blocks. I still have to sew all the blocks together. 2019 and Moda Blockheads 2 was a collection of different sized blocks to make a quilt, and it is still available, I don't know for how long, on the link above. I made it in reds, whites, and blues, the colours of my favourite footie team the ROOSTERS - Eastern Suburbs aka Sydney.

This year, you can find the free blocks at many different sites. I use the Moda Blockheads FB page to see the blocks and Bear Creek Quilting Company to download them. This year the blocks can be made in 3 or 4 different sizes. Block one is Star Chain by Corey Yoder. I was still trying to work out what I was going to with this years blocks so decided to use the red and black that I had left over from some place mats for a friend and made a 12" block. Perhaps it will become a cushion cover.

Block 2 was Sunshine Star by Sherri McConnell. I like to cut and lay out the block on a mini design board, ready for sewing.

Still trying to decide what to do with this year's blockheads, I have a collection of greens so thought I may make lap quilts of different colours using the 12" blocks.

Block 3 - Crown and Star by Betsy Chutchian, was also a 12" block in greens.

Block 4 was an applique, so that will happen soon 😆, and block 5 was Love by Brigette Heitland. I really had to think about this one. I didn't want to add it to a lap quilt so made little 4" blocks using foundation method, that I turned into beautiful little coasters.

We then had a last minute trip interstate to see family, so block 6 still needs to be made. By this time I had decided to make quilts for my girls, neither of which liked green! I was making modern quilts for the girls, but both told me (after I had made 4 rows) that they wanted traditional. Block 7, Zest by Lissa Alexander was some more hearts, so I did some more 4" blocks. I'm thinking of using these as part of labels on the girls quilts.

Block 9 has been released, so I still have some blocks to catch up on ... and I will. Need to finish the some other projects first.