Quilt Concert 2023: Block 1

June 16, 2023

Who’s excited to sew? We are kicking off the sewing portion of Quilt Concert 2023 with Block 1, the Pinwheel!

This post is packed full of information, so keep reading for all of the details about the block and how to win this week’s giveaway!

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Block 1 Instructions

This Pinwheel block is based on block number 1192.5 from Barbara Brackman’s Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns.

Purchase Quilt Concert Block 1 Instructions

The instructions are available to download for free through 11:59pm Eastern on Thursday, June 22, 2023. If you miss the free download, you can purchase the Block 1 instructions alone for $2.50 through the end of the quilt along. The full pattern is available for purchase at any timethrough my Etsy Shop.

How-to Video for Quilt Concert 2023 Block 1

The best part of Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) is that once you learn a few basic techniques, you can construct any FPP design. To help you learn these techniques, we are offering instructional videos for each block of the quilt along. This week you will join Lovingly Lissa as she walks you through constructing the Pinwheel block.

Sponsor and Prize of the Week

This week Fat Quarter Shop is offering one lucky winner a $25 gift certificate to their online shop!

How to Win!

All prizes will be drawn based on Instagram posts, so make sure you have a public account in order for us to see them!

Follow both hosts on Instagram: Lissa and Cassandra
Follow our weekly sponsor on Instagram: Fat Quarter Shop
Use the primary and weekly hashtags: #quiltconcert2023 and #quiltconcert2023block1
Tell us in your post if you are a US or international resident. This week’s prize is available to residents of the US, but many upcoming prizes will include international winners.
Post a photo of the Pinwheel Block using a public Instagram account by 11:59 Eastern on Thursday, June 22, 2023 (if you don’t want to make your primary account public, you can always create a second, public account to use for this quilt along and other projects like this)
Winners will be selected by random drawing and will be contacted via Instagram direct message by Saturday, June 24, 2023. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address by 11:59pm on Monday, June 26, 2023. If the prize is not claimed at that time, we will select an alternate winner.

(This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.)

The First Winner!

Congratulations to @marie.black58152 on winning the first prize of Quilt Concert 2023 for posting the “I’m Attending” badge on Instagram. Marie will receive a set of foundation paper piecing water pens and precision tweezers from Always Expect Moore with Carolina Moore.