Month Two -- Pat Sloan's Globetrotting Block of the Month

I have vowed to finish Pat Sloan's Globetrotting block of the month.  I'm only a year late, but hey, no one is perfect.

Here's a recap of month two

My Venice block:

My quilting plan:

The center square tutorial and video:



The corner squares tutorial and video:



The tan ribbon candy tutorial and video:



The orange lines/swirls tutorial and video:



The finished block:

I plan to join these blocks once they are all quilted.  There are a few methods that work for quilt-as-you-go:  one involves adding fabric strips and another involves simply stitching the blocks together using existing borders/sashings.  I will give some hints on joining the blocks at the end of the year.

I'm ready to quilt Chicago next:

Are you?
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All of these amateur YouTube videos are free.  If you would like to see my professionally produced quilt DVDs, they are available for purchase:

Sit-down Longarm Quilting: Getting Started
Sit-down Longarm Quilting: Quilting Blocks and Borders
Sit-down Longarm Quilting: Using Rulers and Templates
Sit-down Longarm Quilting: Thread Work
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If you would like to take a machine quilting class with me, check out my teaching calendar.
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Globetrotting Block 1 Washington DC (in review)