2025 SAHRR – Sixth Round

The last prompt will be revealed today for the Stay At Home Round Robin. This is exciting because you will also see many of our tops, to inspire you to finish yours. The creativity astounds me! So let’s see what Emily came up with for a prompt and see what some options might be. I love the block I chose and hope you find one you love, too.

The Sixth Prompt

Prompt: Make a Kite Block! Check out Emily’s post here.

The kite block is pretty familiar and one which I did not find a lot of alternatives. Above you can see the first one I found. I worked with this block for a long time. I then searched a little harder in Electric Quilt* and came up with some of these blocks.

The top two are pretty traditional kits, and there are also appliqué kites. s. The second one in the top row gives a little more room around the kite so it can fly. If I were using it, I would adjust it a little more, but I moved on from that one. For my quilt, I wanted something that fit a little more with the my other blocks. The ones in the bottom row are from Block Base*, one of the add on programs for Electric Quilt. The first is called Flying Kites, and the second is called Star Kites. I actually added a line on the second for easier piecing.

My Block

Here is my finished block. I really had fun making it, I did just use the rotary cutting instructions and it worked out well.

And here are the two of them together! Our days have been a little grey, so the light is not perfect.

Remember to check out the other hosts choices to see they chose! The list is below – and will direct you to the correct url each week (after I grab them – usually be 10 am).

• Anja @ Anja Quilts
• Brenda @ Songbird Designs
• Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
• Gail @ Quilting Gail 
• Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life

My Quilt Top Revealed

Here is what my quilt top looks like in Electric Quilt. I never loaded the exact fabrics, so you will see some difference in what I did.

And, here it is in real life! I can’t wait to quilt it. I am still pondering what exactly I will do, a pantograph or custom quilting. I have one quilt and two small pieces to finish before this gets on the frame, so I have some time to think. I think this one may work well with an overall pattern this year, but we will see if that feeling holds.

Stay at Home Round Robin 2025 Schedule

• January 13:   Center Blocks: Gail @ Quilting Gail
• January 20: 1^st Round:    Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing
• January 27: 2^nd Round: Anja @ Anja Quilts
• February 3: 3^rd Round: Gail @ Quilting Gail 
• February 10: 4^th Round:  Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
• February 17: 5^th Round: Brenda @ Songbird Designs
• February 24: 6^th Round: Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
• March 24:  Parade: showing all of your finished SAHRRs

What do you need to do?

Your list is pretty easy.

1. Finish your 6th round. Work with Emily’s prompt and see what you come up with. Make those blocks.
2. Link to Emily’s party.
3. Then you can assemble your quilt, if you have not already done so.
4. Display your finished tops or quilts March 24 (for about a week) in the linky party hosted by Gail! All your entries will be gathered and we will have a drawing for the prizes sometime in April!

Linky Party

Please link up your blocks for this week at Emily’s blog.  

Fall Fair Blog Hop

I am a part of the Fall Fair blog hop. I am making a table runner (this week) and you will see it Saturday, March 1. How did that happen!!!! Here’s some information on it. I love the runner I am making. It is easy peasy but it is great to feature some beautiful fabrics. Jennifer Fulton was an Island Batik ambassador when I was and now has her own lines….and this one is just gorgeous. You can win a fat quarter bundle from her!

Here’s the list of bloggers:
Please post on your day by 9 AM EST and link to all the other participants. 

February 24th – Jennifer @ Inquiring Quilter  (ENTER TO WIN A FAT QUARTER PACK!)
February 25th – Pamela @ Pamela Quilts
February 26th – Brianna @ Sew Cute and Quirky
February 27th – Lisa @ Lisa’s Quilting Passion
February 28th – Laura @ Slice of Pi
March 1st – Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing
March 2nd – Susan @ Larkspur Lane Designs
March 3rd – Denise @ Quiltery
March 4th – Sandra @ Textile Time Travels
March 5th – Jennifer @ Inquiring Quilter — (THE WINNER IS ANNOUNCED!)

Coming Up on the Blog

Baby quilts (1 to quilt and 2 to make)
Design a Boat block for a neighbor
Fall Fair Blog Hop (March 1)
Dust Off a Book Blog Hop (March 4)
Finished Kaleidoscope Block
SAHRR 2025 – Quilted top (3/24)

Linking Up

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