Checker Cakes Quilt Along: Week 7

Week 7 of my Checker Cakes Quilt Along starts today! This week we will make our last 8 blocks. Then, we get to put our quilt tops together. I’ve really enjoyed seeing everyone’s blocks, and I’m SEW excited to get to see your quilt tops.

All of the tips for making blocks were discussed in the Week 2 post. You can also go straight to the following tip pages:
Cutting
Chain Piecing
Pressing

We don’t really have anything new as far as making the blocks, but I thought I’d give you a little sneak peek of how I’ve got my blocks for my Option 5 version laid out. I really like how this one is looking a little retro. I’ll have a reel on instagram coming later this week with tips for layout and getting your tops together.

An extra surprise

I am SEW excited to announce that I have a discount for you for longarm services. Renae from Rainy Day Stitching is offereing a 20% discount to my quilt alongers! She has a two week turn around time and does beautiful work! Show her some love and give her a follow on instagram at rainy_day_stitching. I have her form pictured below. Her contact information is listed at the bottom of the form if you have any questions for her. Click HERE for a printable version.

For anyone who’s new to sending your quilt off to a longarmer, here are a few instructions from Renae:
-Backing needs to be 4″ bigger than the quilt top on all sides
-Quilt top needs to be pressed
-Trim any threads

Recap

– Only a few more weeks left to take advantage of our find it game. The coupon code from the game expires on August 30 at the end of the quilt along.
See if you can find my directional mistake in my original Checke Cakes quilt pictured below. If you find it, contact me. It’s worth a coupn code for 30% off all the patterns in my shop. The coupon is good for the duration of this quilt along.

– My next Quilt Along
The next quilt along will use my Sound Waves Baby Quilt pattern. It will run from October 23 – November 20. The quilt top goes together super quick. We will have it finished in Week 2. This will give me a little more time for some posts on helping you finish your quilt. The coupon code from the find it game would be a great opportunity to get a discount on the pattern for the next quilt along.

Prize for this Week

Our prize for this week is going to be a FREE PDF pattern. Some of you already have some of my patterns, the winner will be allowed to pick whichever pattern they want.

To be eligible for prizes:

– You must be following me @snugglebugstitching on Instagram and post progress pictures for the week on Instagram by Tuesday at 5:00 PM Central Time. You must tag me @snugglebugstitching in your posts and use the #checkercakesqal.

-I will announce the winner on Instagram and tag the lucky quilt alonger so that they know they’ve won. The winner will have one week to contact me to claim the prize. Any unclaimed prizes will be forfeited.

Each Week on the Blog

I’ll link to all of the other weeks near the end of each post. I will add each post here as I have them. You can also find this on the Quilt Alongs Page.

Week 1 – Gathering fabrics and making pairs
Week 2 – Make first 10 blocks; tips for cutting, chain piecing, pressing
Week 3 – Make 10 more blocks; announcement for my next quilt along; extra surprise prize
Week 4 – Make 10 more blocks, a little more on pressing
Week 5 – Make 10 more blocks
Week 6 – Make 8 more blocks; some progress pictures from my quilt alongers
Week 7 – You are currently at the Week 7 post
Week 8 – Finish your quilt top