Quilt Concert 2023: Block 7

July 28, 2023

Are you feeling lucky? We sure are with block seven- Lucky Star!

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 7 Instructions

The Lucky Star Block is based on block number 1301 from Barbara Brackman’s Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns.

Purchase Block 7: Lucky Star

The instructions are available to download for free through 11:59 pm Eastern on Thursday, August 3, 2023. If you miss the free download, you can purchase the Block 6 instructions alone for $2.50 through the end of the quilt-along. The full pattern is available for purchase at any time through my Etsy Shop.

How-To Video for Quilt Concert 2023 Block 7

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 Lissa is sharing techniques and tips for constructing Quilt Concert 2023 Block 7.

Sponsor and Prize of the Week

Electric Quilt is back again for 2023 with an awesome prize for one lucky Quilt Concert Attendee. This week’s winner will receive a download of BlockBase+ software! This software is based on Barbara Brackman’s Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns– the same book Lissa and I used to help design the entire Quilt Concert Series!

From the pages of Barbara Brackman’s Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns book, BlockBase+ brings over 4,000 quilt blocks to your computer screen. Barbara’s decades of research is available to you in this organized and user-friendly software for Windows and Mac computers. Packed with complete publication information for each block, robust search features, exporting and printing capabilities — it’s the perfect quilting tool for all skill levels!
Electric Quilt

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: Electric Quilt
Use the primary and weekly hashtags: #quiltconcert2023 and #quiltconcert2023block7
Tell us in your post if you are a US or international resident. This week’s prize is available to participants anywhere in the world!
Post a photo of your finished block 7 using a public Instagram account by 11:59 Eastern on Thursday, August 3, 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, August 5, 2023. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their email address and computer type (PC or MAC) by 11:59 pm on Monday, August 7, 2023. If the prize is not claimed at that time, we will select an alternate winner. (If you want to know earlier, come by the Quilt Concert PJ Jam party on Friday, and we’ll announce the winner!)

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

Block 5 Winner

The lucky winner of the Schmetz Needles Prize Package is @needlewomyn. Congratulations, Valerie, and a huge thank you to Schmetz Needles for providing this week’s fantastic prize!