I want to welcome you to the Wishes Quilt Along! We are so excited to begin this year long quilting project with you. I love traditional samplers, and with our Wishes quilt I found 12 of my favorite blocks and super-sized them to 14”. This month, we are introducing our first block, Flying Kite!
Are you ready to get started?
Get extra help with our tutorial video. The Flying Kite block has been around for ages, and it looks tricky, but stick with us and we’ll breeze through it in this video, bias edges and all.
After piecing the Flying Kite block, please click over to the Wishes Quilt Along Donation Page to join us in supporting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. We encourage you to donate to our campaign with every pattern you download. Every little bit helps, and we want you to help us reach our goal and grant as many wishes as possible!
Don't forget to share! Post photos to the Wishes Quilt Along Flickr Group! Feel free to give tips and tricks for piecing the block, and be sure to show off your fabric choices!
If you want to make a quilt just like ours, we have kits & backing sets available using the Wishes collection by Sweetwater. You can download our Fabric Requirement PDF and use fabrics of your choice. Get creative with the Wishes quilt, we want it to be one that you cherish for years to come!
Be sure to tell all of your friends about the Wishes Quilt Along! We hope to spend the year sewing this beautiful sampler quilt with quilters around the world, and making a big impact on the Make-A-Wish Foundation! Check back next month on February 1st, when we will will introduce the Double Windmill block!Labels: Fat Quarter Shop Fun, Fat Quarter Shop Videos, FQS Exclusive, Free Pattern, Make-A-Wish, Quilt Along, Wishes Quilt Along
