Wow!! What a great community here, I am a member of about 25 boards online for every hobby I am interested in, but I never really thought to look for quilting boards until today!! I cannot WAIT to look at all the posts here and hopefully get involved. I have been quilting on and off for 10 years though I only have about 6 completed projects to show for it!! :)

My newest project though is a 365 Day Quilt project, you basically journal on one block a day for 365 days, then sew it all up into a quilt. I am blogging about my journey here: http://scrapendipitydesigns.blogspot.com/ if anyone wants to see my take on this project.

Has anyone tried this crazy project? Or does anyone want to? I think it makes it easier to stay committed to this type of thing if you have others with you pushing you along!

Thanks for the great community here!!

Cheers!
Rachel

25 boards?!?!? If they are as great as this one, I don't know when you have time to sleep. This place is addicting!

Hope you enjoy it here.

Hehe, well I'm certainly not active on them all :) And this looks like a pretty hopping place, so hopefully I can keep up!! :) :)

Cheers!
Rachel

that is a really good idea, i can't wait to see the finished product :thumbup: :-)

Hey, I think I like the 365 block journal. How big are the blocks? With 365 I can't imagine their being TOO big? But they need to be big enough to write on legibly.

Welcome to the board Rachel-you will love it here.
How big are your blocks? This is such an awesome idea-I may just have to try it!
Hugs
April

Welcome, glad you joined us. This is the best place for sure. Good luck with your 365 Day quilt project.

I am going to put up the details of my pattern on my blog today, but I have my journaling squares finishing at 4.5 inches and I will probably have 1/2 inch black sashing to make it look kind of like a window. The person I originally got this idea from (she did it in 2007) had rectangles that were 3.5 inches wide I believe. I wanted to make a King size quilt though, so I made mine bigger. I have some tips on the actual writing on the blocks part up on my blog and I also have a flickr group set up (linked from my blog) so people crazy enough to try this project can share tips, ideas, and encouragement. :)

Cheers!
Rachel

Oh and thank you for the warm welcome!! I am already learning so much from all the posts around here!! :)

Rachel

Very interesting please keep us posted.

I'll be watching your progress. It sounds interesting. :D

Hi and welcome from Oklahoma, I like your blog so far. Keep up the good work.

Rachel, hi and welcome from Florida. I can't wait to see the finished project in a year from now. What an awesome endeavor.

Hi & Welcome from PA, Your project sounds interesting.

Thanks again everyone!! I am having fun so far. I only have 4 blocks done and will be writing my 5th tonight, but so far so good!! :) I posted some more details on my pattern on the blog as well as some ides for journaling if anyone wants to try this but is intimidating by the writing aspect.

Cheers!
Rachel

Rachel,
Thanks so much for this. I have started to cut squares for it.
I am not a great blogger by any sense of the word(I just started a blog not too long ago and that is as far as it got) Perhaps this will get my blogging up too lol
Thank you again!
Hugs
April

Yay I am so excited!! If you use flickr, you could share your pics in our group there. It's a tad bit easier to use then a blog :) Not as big a commitment!! LOL I should know I currently have 3!

Can't wait to see your fabric choices!

Rachel

I put a new post up on my blog with my journaling for the first week of this project (see siggy for link to blog). Anyone else giving this a try?

Cheers!
Rachel

Rachel, I am enjoying watching your progress, but will have to put this idea on the back burner for myself. I am currently working on an anniversary quilt (with photos) for my parent's 66th, and finishing a quilt for my DD's choir trips.

I really like your choices for the sky. The batiks are a great choice, for all the motion in them. It will keep the quilt from appearing 'flat'.

Rachel,
I have started this project as of Friday. I will post pictures of the blocks I have so far. Thank you for such an inspiring project!
Hugs
April

You are on 25 boards? When do you sleep?

Yay!! I cannot wait to see it! I am glad to have inspired you to do this, make sure you check in every so often, as we will need encouragement to make it all the way!! :)

Yesterday's block had the date, the superbowl number, who was playing and I had everyone at the party sign the block. There are just so many fun ideas for this project!

As for the number of boards I am a part of, 3/4 of them I rarely visit, and the other 1/4 I visit in spurts. I am soaking up all this great info here now so I am very active, but then I'll make my rounds to other boards in a few months and rotate back here. :) :) I love being a part of so many communities!! Plus they are all for completely different topics ... scrapbooking, budgeting, computer stuff, web design, sewing, grocery game, Halloween, writing, reenacting, the Kindle, and I even own a board for the Barnes & Noble nook. Whew now I'm tired!! LOL ..... I don't sleep really. :)

Cheers!
Rachel

April-- Were you able to get pictures of the quilt posted? I am so excited to see what fabrics you chose!!

Cheers!
Rachel

Either those are very tiny blocks or you are going to have one monsterously large quilt. One a day? You are seriously ambitious. I have days I just want to quilt 24 hours and others I can do three or four where I am uninspired. Good for you and please share your pics when your done.

The blocks will either be 4.5 or 5 (if I do sashing) when I am finished. This will make a King size with the 5 inch blocks or a bit smaller with the 4.5 ones. So, yes, a huge quilt!! :) It's really not that much work each day, I just write a small story from the day on a square of fabric. The work will be actually putting the whole thing together at the end!! :)

Cheers!
Rachel

hi, and welcome from maine , this is the best place to be, and cant wait to see your progress

I posted an update on my blog for my project (see link below). here are a few pictures of two of my blocks so far. I'd love to see anyone else's pics if you are doing this project! (Or if you want to do it, it's never too late!! I started on a completely random day myself!)

Rachel

sounds like an interesting project Rachel. i may have to try this sometime--maybe next year, i've got too many projects going on at the moment!! Welcome to our community. we are all very active on this board and welcome your insight and new views. please post pics when you caan-we love em! this is really the only board that you will need!!! i can hardly keep up with this one and i check it several times a day!!HAHAH

Rachel
Love the blocks! I will take pictures of mine asap I am trying something with them and I want to see if it works lol
Again I thank you for this inspiring idea!
Hugs
April

yes, do you sleep?

Can't wait to see them!!



Sleep? What's that?

:)

Rachel

Posted an update of my journaling on my blog (link in my signature)! If anyone is interested in doing this project, remember you can start anytime!! I started mine on January 31. :) I am having fun preserving one little activity for each day. I cannot wait to see it all finished and put together!!

Cheers!
Rachel

I just updated my blog with some additional journaling I have done (link in siggy). I am not caught up all the way on writing my blocks, but I am caught up on keeping my journaling in a notebook. Has anyone else started this project? I'd love to hear how it's going!

Rachel

25 boards? Gee whiz, when do you get anything done? You must be on the 'puter all the time.

Have fun with your 365 day quilt. Sounds interesting.

welcome, glad you joined us, I will try and keep up with your blog

What a lovely idea. It would end up as a UFO for me so I am not ready to start yet. Thanks for sharing.