Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Cloud9 New Block Blog Hop Day 2 and Giveaway

Welcome to the second day of the 2016 Cloud9 New Block Blog Hop!

Cloud9 generously sponsored this New Block Blog Hop featuring their Cirrus Solids and is also generously sponsoring a fat quarter giveaway (at bottom of post).


My co-hosts, Yvonne @QuiltingJetgirl and Stephanie @Late Night Quilter, and I had fun selecting the color palette for this blog hop. We named the grouping “Berry Harvest” and it is comprised of Cirrus Solids Amazon, Sky, Iris, Lilac, and Shadow.



All of the quilt blocks featured this week are going to be assembled into quilts and donated to charity. Here are today's participants, but be sure to visit Yvonne's group (posted yesterday) and Stephanie's group (will post tomorrow)!

The blocks are each 12" x 12" (finished) and use techniques from traditional piecing, paper piecing, applique, and more!

Monday, September 12th - Host: Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl

Tuesday, September 13th (today) - Host: Cheryl @Meadow Mist Designs
Wednesday, September 14th - Host: Stephanie @Late Night Quilter



MY BLOCK - The UFO Block

The UFO block is a very simple and easy block with an improv look to it.

Cutting

Amazon, Sky, Iris, Lilac: Cut each color into 7-8 strips varying between 1 and 1 1/4" wide by about 4" long

Shadow:  Cut the following pieces:
2 rectangles 3 ½" x 8 ½"
1 rectangles 2" x 8 ½"
1 rectangles 3 ¾" x 12 ¾"
1 rectangles 1 ¾" x 12 ¾"

Piecing
1.  Sew the Amazon, Sky, Iris, Lilac strips together along their long edges until you have 2 chunks of striped fabric about 9" long. (Each of my chunks of fabric contained 13 or 14 different strips).


2.  Trim each chunk into a rectangle 3" x 8 ½".
(For a different look, you could sew the strips together wonky, or just use a single fabric with a print instead.)

3. Arrange and sew together the fabric pieces as shown below.  The block will measure 13" x 13", trim down to 12 ½" x 12 ½".





Here are some pics of the finished UFO block:




GIVEAWAY!!

For a chance to win the fall inspired (5) fat quarter bundle of Cirrus Solids curated by Cloud9 pictured below (Twig, Amber, Olive, Denim, Lava), please use the Rafflecopter widget below. 

The giveaway is open to everyone (international entries welcome), and the giveaway will be open through September 17th at 11:45 pm EDT when I will let Raffelcopter select a random entry to win. The bundle will be shipped to the winner directly from Cloud9.
a Rafflecopter giveaway Thanks for hopping along with us!



39 comments:

  1. I really like the gentle introduction to improv that you use here, Cheryl! And the off center nature of the block has a lot of fun potential for different quilt top layouts. All the negative space would be fun to quilt, too. I am really excited to see all the great blocks today. :)

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  2. I can see this as one for me, and hope I have some batiks that will fit the bill for fabric choices. Love that grey as a wonderful contrast.

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  3. What lovely colors! Great tutorial,Thanks!

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  4. Comment #2, I have hopped my way down the blog list, and everyone has designed a fabulous block, I have saved lots to do later on, and now the $64 question? Did I enter the Rafflecoptor? Maybe not, so here goes.

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  5. What a great scrap busting block (done with simplicity)! Thanks for the tutorial!

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  6. Hi Cheryl, Thank you for the amount of work you put into all of this. It is much appreciated. That is a nice scrap buster block you have thought up =)

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  7. I adore improv!! And I like the rainbow effect of your design. So fun!

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  8. Thanks Cheryl. Wonderful tutorial and beautiful saturated colors in those cloud 9 fabrics.

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  9. I love the texture of the fabrics. I want to try this block with my scraps. thank you
    Karen C

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  10. very fun block! and thank you for hosting this block hop!

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  11. This block has my name all over it as one I'll be making and very soon. Many thanks Cheryl.

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  12. This block has my name all over it as one I'll be making and very soon. Many thanks Cheryl.

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  13. This block shows off the colors brilliantly-very nice!

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  14. Another beautiful Cloud 9 block! I really love how this one is off-set!

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  15. what a fun block. thanks for sharing the tutorial

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  16. Lovely block Cheryl! Thanks so much for being a wonderful host this year and creating some wonderful opportunities for us.

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  17. This block has some of my favorite design elements - simplicity and it's graphic. Thanks for being the host of the blog hop - I'm absolutely LOVING it!

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  18. I really like your color selection. Thanks for the tutorial.

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  19. I absolutely love these colors. Great block to show them off too!

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  20. Thank you for introducing me to improv!! Love the colors!

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  21. This is a great introduction to improv... I haven't done a lot of improv. This block showcases these beautiful fabrics so nicely.

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  22. This is a great block. It would be perfect for leftover scraps!

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  23. This is a fun block, Cheryl! It would make for a great scrap quilt too :)

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  24. I love the name for your block and how all the bright colors are the flashing lights on this UFO :)

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  25. I like this a lot. I might finally give improv a try with this one.

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  26. I always love the wonderful graphic quality of your designs. This is no exception!

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  27. Very fun block Cheryl! You, Yvonne and Stephanie are also inspirational to me in your quilting your blocks for (a) great cause. I feel happy to be part of such a thoughtful quilting community.

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  28. Very cool and interesting colors you've put together in this block! I wouldn't think to use them together, but they get along nicely! :) This would be a great block to use up scraps and one I need to keep in mind.

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  29. Cool block Cheryl! Thanks so much for hosting this hop and putting together the quilt. I'm anxious to see what it looks like!

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  30. It's really a challenge for me to work with such a limited palette. I guess I have to turn my thinking around and say there are five whole colors to work with. If I could just add a zillion fabrics in those colors I'd be happier about limiting myself to those colors! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  31. I really like this. Thanks for hosting again. It's been fun.

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  32. I like the shadow fabric and how it lets the colors sing. This is a simple but effective block and would stand out in any quilt. Thank you.

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  33. In all the craze of trying to see all the blocks I missed yours somehow. It's a great block Cheryl. I like it's graphic simple look...it really fits these fabrics.

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  34. Great block Cheryl! Thanks for organising and hosting this hop - it's been brilliant!

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  35. Love your gorgeous block, Cheryl! The layout showcases the colors beautifully! Thanks for helping host the blog hop - I've had such a fantastic experience. :)

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  36. I love this color palette. Not one I would have thought of and it's so berry delicious. I need to go check out all the blocks being made. They will make beautiful quilts.

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  37. Lovely, lovely. The colors are beautiful. I have achieved the More Fabric Than I Can Use in My Lifetime status. So I won't enter the giveaway. Better chances for everybody else.

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  38. Very nice design! I've been out of town all week so just finished Monday's posts and starting on Tuesday. So far-no duplicates! Lots of creativity. I do have new appreciation for pattern designers now after finishing my block for this hop. It's not as easy as it looks to design one and write up the tutorial. Thanks for a great design here and pattern. Karen

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  39. Great design...simple to construct but it packs a lot of punch! I so want to make this block!

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