Thursday, March 10, 2022

Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR)


SAHRR
(Stay At Home Round Robin)
It's a flimsy!

I think last I measured it was 48 x 62.

The SAHRR kick-off was on January 10th and at that time I blogged about my center block.   A prompt for each round was to be issued for several weeks after that. My granddaughter passed away on January 15th before any prompts were issued so I did not do any sewing on my SAHRR until recently when I finally felt like being a little creative. 

My intent from the beginning was to use rose themed scraps for all of my rounds. My center block was made up of leftover Quarter Square Triangles (QSTs) from a quilt I finished in 2017. 


Round 1 prompt was Curves. 
I sewed together a lot of 1.5 inch width scraps end to end and then made borders all around that consisted of three 1.5 inch width strips. For my curves I added broderie persse in the border - a rose and butterfly...

...and another butterfly in the top corner. 

The round 2 prompt was Diamonds. 

I first made some 1.5 inch (finished) QSTs and then sewed them together to make diamonds. Then again I made borders of 1.5 inch strips and randomly added the strips of QSTs to two of the three strips in each border. 

The teeny tiny QSTs and the big ones in the center. 


The next prompt was Stars. Staying with the QSTs I made Ohio Stars -- three 3 inch (finished) Stars for each corner. And again, the rest of each border consisted of three 1.5 inch strips. 

I really wish I would have made the Ohio Stars with a little more contrast but I didn't so that's how it goes. 

The next prompt was Signature Blocks. I made mine with 2 inch squares and 1 inch corners and the strip finished at 1.5 inches. I added a 2 inch strip of gray floral before the Signature Blocks and a 1.5 inch strip of the same floral after the Signature blocks so the zig zag effect of the blocks would show up. The Signature block border was the last one to go all of the way around. After that I just wanted to add some length.  . 

The next prompt was Applique. I first added a border of three 1.5 inch strips to the top and bottom and then I added another broderie persse butterfly down by the rose...

...and three more broderie persse butterflies up on top. 


The final prompt was Shoofly. I made two 3 inch (finished) Shoofly blocks and set them in the center of a border of three 1.5 inch strips. Then I added the border to the top and bottom. 

After that I made two borders of 3 inch finished QSTs and added those borders to the top...

...and bottom. 

...and sew it goes. 





 

17 comments:

Rosec said...

So beautiful.

gayle said...


Those are some itty bitty QSTs!
And very clever use of broderie perse! I love those added butterflies!

Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson said...

I love this quilt top! I love medallions anyway but I love the wild jumble of prints in the strips. It is so reminiscent of the quilts from the 1880s where every scrap was used, no matchy-matchy fabrics. I like the minimum amount of each of the prompts used and embedded in among the strips.

The Joyful Quilter said...

What an eclectic mix of rosy prints, Cathy! Congrats on getting your SAHRR quilt top together. Mine is still in pieces!

Linda Swanekamp said...

I think it is just beautiful. It is a happy mix of such variety.

Cathy said...

I love this happy, nostalgic mix of rose prints! It turned out beautifully!!

loulee said...

That's a lot of roses.

Linda said...

Love the butterflies bringing signs of transformation to your quilt.

Elizabeth V Kelbaugh said...

Fabulous scrappy love. I am sorry for the loss of your granddaughter and losing your creative mojo is understandable. Glad you are back to some sewing fun.

chrisknits said...

A lovely top! I am so sorry your granddaughter passed away this year. May you find comfort.

Sherrie said...

Hi,
Beautiful quilt...I like the butterflies.
Have a great day!

Kathy S. said...

I really like the butterflies. Nice touch.

Mari said...

Wow! That is quite something. Very creative use of the prompts. (Very sorry about your granddaughter, too.)

Jenny said...

So sorry to read about the loss of your beloved granddaughter. The quilt will be a memory of her, I understand butterflies are a symbol of remembering loved ones who passed away.

Robin said...

What a fascinating quilt. Thank you for walking us through your creation process - it makes is so much more meaningful. The roses, the butterflies, and girly colors. . . what more could you ask?

QuiltGranma said...

Love it, it is sew creative. Oh, I need a design wall!

Sandy Panagos said...

It's beautiful. Your interpretations of the prompts were so creative! I love how you used the broderie perse additions!