The Mainer in me came out this month for Quilt Block Mania. As a matter of fact. . . I am actually heading to Maine today to teach at The Yardgoods Center in Waterville this weekend. If you are in the area, give the shop a call- I am pretty sure there are openings. The theme is “Beach” and this is a bit of a stretch, but buoys are pretty much everywhere in Maine so we are going with it!
For those of you who don’t know, a buoy is a floating device that marks something underwater. In Maine buoys are used to mark lobsterpots and each lobster fisherman has a certain color buoy to mark their lines. This color pattern has absolutely no significance- they were just the first colors I grabbed!
This block is easy to sew but you need to follow the directions about trimming or you will be in a mess. You will need a large (12 1/2″) square ruler to square things up and trim nicely at the end.
Here is the image of all the other blocks and the links. Make sure you go get them before they disappear on April 30! And I just want to say that I really enjoy the thanks yous I get from some of you. It makes this work worthwhile!
Just a heads up that I will not have a free block for you in May because I will be on a transatlantic cruise and I don’t know how the internet will be. I already have June’s block ready to roll!
Sun Block Quilt Block by Carolina Moore
Beach Ball by Patchwork Breeze
Ocean Sunset
Beach Reading by Inquiring Quilter
Follow Me Fish
Sand Castle by Appliques Quilts and More
Beach Umbrella by Inflorescence Designs
Beach Hut by QuiltFabrication
Scooping Sand by Patti’s Patchwork
Snowy Owl
Beach Bum Bear by Colette Belt Designs
Scrappy Starfish by Sewistry
Seashell by Slightly Biased Quilts
Crab by Tourmaline Thyme Quilts
Sea Lion by Emerald Falls Quilts
Seaside Horizon by Cristy Fincher
Sunshiny Days Block by Craftapalooza Designs
Buoy by Oh Kaye Quilting
Surf Shop FPP Pattern
Eyes on your Fries
thank you. this looks like a lot of fun to make. when I lived in CA, out in the beaches there were a lot of these.