It's time for Quilting Gail's annual Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR). Gail began SAHRR in 2020. Starting in 2021, she invited several friends to join. 2025 marks the sixth year of SAHRR.
Gail explains:
This is a common activity in many quilt guilds. A round robin (in quilting terms) is where each person makes a centre block. This block is put in a bag or container, maybe with extra fabric, perhaps with a notebook, and the bag is passed onto another quilter in the group. They are given instructions as to what kind of border (or round) they are to add on to the quilt. Sometimes the next person will make a border for each side, or one side or two sides of the block. It’s then passed on to another quilter and it continues on … when the quilt centre and all the borders are completed, it is returned to the original maker of the centre block.
For SAHRR, there is no passing of your project to other people -- you do all your own sewing. Each week, there will be a theme for the round, and you choose how to interpret and implement that theme. You can check out the FAQs on Gail's blog.
Schedule:
- January 13 - Centre block - hosted by Gail @ Quilting Gail
- January 20 - 1st Round - hosted by Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing
- January 27 - 2nd Round - hosted by Anja @ Anja Quilts
- February 3 - 3rd Round - hosted by Gail @ Quilting Gail
- February 10 - 4th Round - hosted by Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
- February 17 - 5th Round - hosted by Brenda @ Songbird Designs
- February 24 - 6th Round - hosted by Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
- March 24 - Quilt/Quilt Top Parade - hosted by Gail @ Quilting Gail
Sponsors - Every time you link up, you will receive one entry to win one prize. Stay tuned for more details on the sponsors and the prizes available.
If you want to sew along with us, start thinking about your centre block. It could be an orphan block, or a new block that you make. Each week, you can visit all six bloggers to see how we've interpreted the theme.
See you on January 13 for the centre block reveal.
