We are halfway through the blocks for First Notes! This sew along is flying along just like our block for this week, Flying North!
Block 8 Instructions
Are you ready to take off?
The Flying North block was created for this quilt and was inspired by flying geese blocks.
Sponsor and Prize of the Week
Hobbs Bonded Fibers is our sponsor of the week! This week they are providing one lucky winner from the US a queen size package of Heirloom Premium 80/20 Fusible Cotton/Poly Batting!
Hobbs Heirloom® Premium 80/20 Fusible Cotton/Poly Blend Batting is a double-sided, iron-on batting. This product eliminates the need for the time-consuming step of pin- or spray-basting and enables you to create your quilt ‘sandwich’ in no time at all!
https://www.hobbsbatting.com/products/hobbs-heirloom-batting/hobbs-heirloom-80-20-fusible-batting/
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: Hobbs Batting
- Use the primary and weekly hashtags: #quiltconcert2021 and #quiltconcertblock8
- Tell us in your post if you are a US or international resident.
- Post a photo of block 8 using a public Instagram account by 11:59 Eastern on Thursday, August 12, 2021 (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 14, 2021. The winner must claim their prize by responding to the message with their mailing address by 11:59pm on Monday, August 16, 2021. 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.)
Congratulations to our Week 7 Winner!
The winner of the Creative Grids Flying Geese Tool is @blacksquirrelthreads. Congratulations Barb and a big thank you to Stitch Supply Company for sponsoring this week!
For more information about the quilt and our sponsors, check out the following posts:
- Quilt Concert Announcement
- Quilt Concert FAQ
- Quilt Concert Sponsors
- Quilt Concert Design
- Quilt Concert Cutting Instructions
- Quilt Concert Block 1: Fox and Geese Around a Double T
- Quilt Concert Block 2: Elongated Churn Dash
- Quilt Concert Block 3: Pinwheel
- Quilt Concert Block 4: Antique Tile Block
- Quilt Concert Block 5: Fool’s Puzzle
- Quilt Concert Block 6: Pinwheels and Squares
- Quilt Concert Block 7: Good Luck Token
- Quilt Concert Block 8: Flying North
- Quilt Concert Block 9: Eddystone Light
- Quilt Concert Block 10: Wyoming Valley Block
- Quilt Concert Block 11: Flying Kite
- Quilt Concert Block 12: Give and Take
- Quilt Concert Block 13: Malvinia’s Chain
- Quilt Concert Block 14: Whirligig
- Quilt Concert Block 15: Wayward
- Quilt Concert Block 16: Pinwheel Patchwork Cushion Top
- Quilt Concert: Putting it all together
- Quilt Concert: First Notes Round-up!
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