2026 SAHRR - An Extra Round 7

 

The grand display for the 2026 Stay At Home Round Robin begins next Wednesday, March 25th.  The show will be held at Quilting Gail | A scrappy quilter and not a perfect quilter.

My 2026 SAHRR project went above and beyond or better said as 'overboard' when I added a round 7 to the plan for 2 reaons:  1) there was lots of the fabric collection remaining and 2) my round 6 made the top look unfinished.

So far this year, I've spent much of my wednesday mornings playing with options in EQ for this project.  I am not 100% satisfied with my version of round 7,  BUT  I've reached the point of needing to be finished with the brainwork over it.

So my flimsy now measures 69 x 77.  I ran out of background and used a different white on the outermost 2 inch border. This is another bright, happy quilt, like last year's version turned out to be also.

Correction:   I'm linking up with Kathleen at Kathleen McMusing - Quilter, Teacher and Designer

Naturally, I'm linking up with Gail next Wednesday for the SAHRR parade and also joining these lovely linky parties this week.  Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.

Saturday -  soscrappy

                                                  Quilting Patchwork Appliqué           

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -    The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

I wish everyone a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

 

Now for Round 6 of the Stay at Home Round Robin project.  You will find the prompt for Round 6 offered by AnjaQuilts .   She said ' quilters creative choice'; which is a great prompt at this stage in our projects.

I felt my round 5 looked unfinished,  so I complicated my round 6 by making the sides different from the top and bottom.  In addition,  I had specific colors on each wing of the geese  BUT  as I sewed them,  my geese were upside down to add the wings.  This made all my colors in the wrong place.  I did  ALOT of unstitching on this round!  My project now measures 51 x 60.

I declare my project STILL looks unfinished, so I am determined to work up a Round 7 with the remaining pieces of this fabric collection.  

I'm joining Anja's linky HERE  and my weekly parties.  Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -    The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Blog - A Quiltery

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

I wish everyone a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

2026 SAHRR - Round 5

 

The prompt for Round 5 of this years' Stay at Home Round Robin is offered by Gail over at QuiltingGail.com    Round #5 for the 2026 SAHRR | Quilting Gail.  Gail suggested using 2 colors in this round.  You could use 2 color families plus background, which is what I did because I am working from a half yard bundle collection which now consists of leftover pieces.

I wanted to make this quilt rectangular, so my version of round 5 frames only the top and bottom.  I used the golden yellow family, some blue triangles and some background triangles.  I also needed to add a coping strip to make my border strip fit.  This quilt now measures 48 x 56.  My final round will have to be a 4 inch or 8 inch border.

I'm linking up with Gail HERE  where you can see all the other round robin creations   AND

I'm joining these lovely linky parties this week.  Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -    The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Blog - A Quiltery

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

I wish everyone a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

2026 SAHRR - Round 4

 

Wendy at Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life is hosting the prompt for Round 4 of the 2026 Stay at Home Round Robin. This week the prompt involves curves.  It could be curves in a block or curved applique or even curves in the fabric design.

I definitely put alot of work into this round.  I didn't want dresdens or drunkards path blocks because they would be too large for my overall plan,  plus I was working with measurements now of 42 inches on each side.

The fabrics are richer than they appear in this indoor photo.  I made the arch by using interfacing; leaving the bottom long edge open, turning right side out and topstitching with a blanket stitch onto  a 2-1/2 inch background strip which was then added to the center as one border strip each side.  I also took this time to top stitch down all the fusible flowers and butterflies.  I used a navy shade of Glide thread for all the top stitching.  My piece now measures 46 inches square.  I will need to choose one of the next 2 prompts to turn this quilt into a rectangle.

Along with Wendy of Pieceful Thoughts, I'm also joining these lovely linky parties this week.  Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -    The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Blog - A Quiltery

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

I wish everyone a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

26 SAHRR - Round 3

 I am participating in the 2026 Stay at Home Round Robin which is an annual event beginning every January.  You can find all the details at  Round #2 for the 2026 SAHRR | Quilting Gail

This week is round 3. I had to dig deep into the creative brain cell to think of something this time.  After a few sleeps and some trials in EQ,  I decided to add a border to create an open area for quilting and a place to rest your eye.  Animals was the challenge this week I tried to stay with the floral theme of the fabrics and made some butterfly appliques.

I pieced a 4 inch border with background fabric, added a 1 inch trim of color then put a butterfly in the 4 corners.  They are fused but I still need to blanket stitch them down. 

I also made 8 more smaller butterflies to try in the remaining open areas of this border.  I pinned 2 in place on one side of the border just to see if it would work.  If I envision these 8 butterflies going around the border,  will it be TOO MUCH ?   I think it will be too much but what do YOU THINK?

I'm linking up with The Darling Dogwood and these lovely linky parties this week.  Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.

Saturday -  soscrappy

                        Quilting Patchwork Appliqué           

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -    The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Blog - A Quiltery

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

I wish everyone a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

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26 SAHRR - Round 2

 Round 2 on my 2026 SAHRR is ready.  Link up this week is at

                            Kathleen McMusing - Quilter, Teacher and Designer

Be sure to visit there to see the creations from all the participants.

Here is my project so far, the  round 2 prompt is "Make It A Double".  This is my interpretation which is also defined by the fabric collection I am working with and how complicated/or not, I want to put into the round.  And size does matter as I'm trying to avoid making a queen size quilt this time.  I also get lots of help from EQ8 and Accuquilt cubes.

I'm also joining these lovely linky parties this week.  Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.

Saturday -  soscrappy

                        Quilting Patchwork Appliqué           

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -    The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Blog - A Quiltery

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

I wish everyone a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

2026 SAHRR - Round 1

 When  Brenda announced the criteria for Round 1 of the 2026 Stay At Home Round Robin, I jumped right into EQ for design help.  I made some adjustments and quickly settled on a plan and promptly got to work cutting the units so I could sew it together at our group sew day yesterday.

It came together pretty well and I am happy with the progress,..... so far. I used 4 inch finished blocks. My piece now measures 24 inches square.  I still need to put a nice blanket stitch on that center applique.

I'm joining these lovely linky parties this week.  Please be sure to visit them to see what other creative quilters are sharing.

Saturday -  soscrappy

                        Quilting Patchwork Appliqué           

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -    The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Blog - A Quiltery

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

I wish everyone a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

2026 SAHRR - Center Block

 So begins a new year of the Stay at Home Round Robin.  You can find all the new information about the sew along on Brenda's blog and Gail's Blog .

The following is an excerpt from Brenda's blog which outlines the program dates

SAHRR 2026 begins Wednesday, 1/14/26!! Check out Gail’s post about it HERE. Here is a schedule for when we will begin posting. Start thinking about your center block so you will be ready on January 14th. We’re going to have another fun year!

There will be one linky party each week. The person hosting for the week will host the party, but each cohost will also provide a link to that blog for you.

January 14:   Each of the co-leaders will be sharing their center blocks (you will have to visit each of their blogs to see them). Gail will host the first linky party on Wednesday, where you can share your center block.

January 21:  1st Round: Brenda @ Songbird Designs

January 28:  2nd Round: Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing

February 4: 3rd Round: Emily @ The Darling Dogwood

February 11: 4th Round: Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts

February 18: 5th Round: Gail! @ Quilting Gail 

February 25: 6th Round: Anja @ Anja Quilts

March 25: Parade: showing all of your finished SAHRRs!

We have some wonderful sponsors again this year, so begin thinking about your center block and get it ready for the 14th!

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It seems I am addicted to joining in this program every year.  I've loved all the quilts that were created from this process plus it's set up so you don't have time to put it aside to forget about it.  My biggest downfall has been that I make the quilts big!  There are ways around that.

I took advantage to use a half yard bundle from GE Quilt Designs.  This one is called Petals and Stitches by Andover Fabrics.  I am determined to include some appliques in my design this year.

Here is my center block.  It measures 16-1/2" unfinished.

I will be joining Gails linky party  HERE  and my favorite weekly parties .......

Saturday -  soscrappy

                        Quilting Patchwork Appliqué           

Sunday  -  Quilting is more fun than Housework...

Monday   -   Small Quilts & Doll Quilts

                      Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

        Wednesday   -    The Inquiring Quilter

Thursday   -   quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com

My Quilt Infatuation

Blog - A Quiltery

Friday  -  Alycia Quilts

I wish everyone a happy and creative week.  Thanks so much for stopping by.