It's a "Wild" Life BOM - April Blocks - The Big Tree and The Little Tree Stand Tall Blocks

Because tomorrow is April 1st and Easter,

Carol at Just Let Me Quilt

released her design for 

It's a "Wild" Life Block of the Month

a day early.

The Big Tree and The Little Tree Stand Tall Blocks

You can find the patterns in Carol's Craftsy Pattern Shop

by clicking HERE.

Aren't they cute?! 

THERE IS NO NEED TO CHANGE OR ADD A THING TO THESE BLOCKS!!

They are perfect for the quilt.

Carol explained the Block of the Month like this: 

So what is a "Block of the Month or BOM?

The Sew Incredibly Crazy design team creates blocks to share with you.

They are free the month of their release but will have a small fee after that.

You sew the blocks we design using your own fabrics.

There's a theme to our craziness and we'd like you to be crazy with us, not off

on your own, so please try to keep your blocks looking pretty close to ours.

Did you miss the first two months?

Here are my versions:

February-

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Maple Leaves - Block #1 Click HERE for the pattern.

March-

Creatin' in the Sticks (me)

Deer Meadow - Block #2 click HERE for the pattern

Thank you to all that made my block design sing!!

I'm using fabric from my stash this year.

These blocks are perfect for extra fabric laying around.

(who has extra?  lol)

Here is the list of designers 

who will be participating in the rest

this year's hop:

May

Moosestash Quilting

June

Life in the Scrapatch

July

Creatin' in the Sticks  ME!!

August

Sew Incredibly Crazy

September

Just Let Me Quilt

October

Moosestash Quilting

November

Life in the Scrapatch

December

Just Let Me Quilt

January

Sew Incredibly Crazy

All the blocks are free

for the month that they 

have been released.

After that, there

will be a small fee.

Come

quilt along with us.

There will be a 

monthly prize drawing 

for those

who finish the blocks

from great sponsors!

This month's sponsor is 

Make a block and link it up over at Amy's blog to enter.

Join us for a "Wild" Life!

And 

if you haven't already,

 join the
Facebook group

you can find it HERE.  

Let's get a little "WILD" together

BUT

be nice and show a little respect!!

My 2 cents...

This is my blog and I can say things here I wouldn't normally say on social media...

(My deer block was really abused by some (a few) last month)

If you don't like the block, follow the GOLDEN RULE and do unto others as you would have them do unto you.  Just don't do the block.  Please don't butcher a designer's work. Being creative and adding your own touch is one thing, but changing the block completely or doing your own thing is unacceptable in a BOM.  Become a designer and make your own BOM.  Don't destroy mine.

I'll soon do a post on Block of the Month etiquette for online quilt alongs.

I feel like something needs to be said because some people just don't get it.

Don't ruin the fun for others!!

Now let's get on with the fun...

30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days Blog Hop and Sew Along Schedule

30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days

 is

coming in April!

It's like a month-long quilting party with friends and gifts.

I just finished all 30 blocks and put them in a quilt
to show how they look together.

This is the second one I've made with all the blocks.
The finished size with the 3" border is 56" x 66".

This adventure began last December 
and
we made 30 simple blocks with squares and rectangles.

Perfect for a beginning quilter and a nice fast project for anyone.

You can find the details of this quilt by clicking HERE.

The response was incredible and the request was made to choose another time to do it again,
so I invited a few All Star bloggers to join me this time.

They will be showing new quilt designs for each block.

30 days of designers 

showing new and different ways to use each of the

30 quilt blocks.

Keep in mind, these are super simple blocks but each one can make a beauty of a quilt.

You can quilt along too.

At the end of 30 days, we will have a quilt or quilts 

and hopefully a smaller scrap pile.

If you want to make each block, here are the 

fabric requirements:

To make all individual blocks as pictured in the tab above:  white - 2 1/8 yards

All other fabrics are scraps but if you want to use one color the yardage is 1 1/8 yard.
The quilt above has 3" white borders which would require about 3/4 yard more fabric.

This time,

I'll be using Tula Pink's brand new collection:

All Stars
to show each block.

I took a picture of the fat quarter bundle before I started cutting. 

Don't you love these fabrics?

Did I mention I have 2 fat quarter bundles?  

One for me and one for you.

Yep, I'll be giving away this bundle for the blog hop and sew along.

I've assembled an All-Star cast of bloggers to show how to use each block in a different way.
Some of them will have gifts to share too.

Want to get a head start?

All the links to the blocks are listed below with the designer and the day they will be our

All-Star.

Date

Project Designer

Block

April 1st	Creatin’ in the Sticks	Block 1- 4 Patch
April 2nd	Kwilty Pleasures Blog	Block 2 - Double Stuffed
April 3rd	Sew Incredibly Crazy	Block 3 - Baby in a Corner
April 4th	SBD Embroidery and Quilting	Block 4 - Dutch Door
April 5th	What About Rheema	Block 5 - Surrounded
April 6th	Quilted Delights	Block 6 - Tacked Up
April 7th	Joy Studio	Block 7 - Stripper
April 8th	Just Sew Quilter	Block 8 - Staggered
April 9th	Quiltscapes	Block 9 - Topsy Turvy
April 10th	beaquilter	Block 10 - Chunky Pinwheel
April 11th	Freemotion by the River	Block 11 - Painted WIndow
April 12th	krislovesfabric	Block 12 - Broken Cinder Block
April 13th	MooseStashQuilting	Block 13 - Reaction
April 14th	Quilts by Joanne	Block 14 - Median Strip
April 15th	Persimon Dreams	Block 15 - Center of Attention
April 16th	Needled Mom	Block 16 - Bounce
April 17th	Just Let Me Quilt	Block 17 - Sweet Sixteen
April 18th	Life in Scrapatch	Block 18 - Yeah Eights
April 19th	Quarter Inch Crafter	Block 19 - Weave
April 20th	Seams To Be Sew	Block 20 - Classic
April 21st	Just Let Me Quilt	Block 21 - Spot
April 22nd	Something Rosemade	Block 22 - Cross Walk
April 23rd	Thimblemouse and Spouse	Block 23 - Opposites Attract
April 24th	Books, Hooks, Sticks, etc.	Block 24 - Possibility
April 25th	Words & Stitches	Block 25 - Camper Window
April 26th	Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats	Block 26 - Catching Z's
April 27th	Selinaquilts	Block 27 - Broken Stripes
April 28th	QuiltFabrication	Block 28 - Stockade
April 29th	Lakeshore Stitches	Block 29 - Dovetail
April 30th	Creatin’ in the Sticks	Block 30 - Slow Tee

See you April 1st for the first block.

You can see all the blocks and quilts in one place:

Spring Bloom Napkin Rings and Napkins

There's nothing better than a sweet spring table to start the day.

I'm over at Thermoweb today to share my newest tutorial

for Spring Bloom Napkin Rings and Napkins.

With the bright and cheery fabrics, Hello Jane by WIndham Fabrics, and HeatnBond, these can be made in an afternoon and ready for any spring get together.

The complete tutorial is over on Thermoweb today.

Help your self to the free pattern and tutorial

and

I'll come over and enjoy a fun spring meal.