Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Stay at Home Round Robin 2026 - Round 2

It's time for the second round for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR).  If you're having second thoughts about not joining earlier, there's still time to join.  You can work at your own pace, and you have until March 25 to reveal your finished quilt top.

Round 2 was chosen by Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing -- a double block.  Head over to Kathleen's blog to see some options for "Make it a Double."

I made a double sawtooth star block.  Here's my 6.5-inch centre using Kona Everglade and Bluegrass.


I pieced my flying geese units by pairing two HST blocks.  I used Kona Natural and Everglade for the outer star.



Don't forget to link up your round 2 on Kathleen's blog by Tuesday evening to be entered into the prize giveaway.


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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Stay at Home Round Robin 2026 - Round 1

Did you get your centre block pieced last week?  It's time for the first round for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR).

Round 1 was chosen by Brenda @ Songbird Designs -- the hourglass block.  There are many ways to make an hourglass block, so head over to Brenda's blog to get more information.

I decided to make my hourglass block by pairing two HST blocks.  I used my Bloc Loc ruler to trim the blocks.  I used Kona Natural and Everglade.


I'm going with an alternate layout this year instead of the traditional medallion layout.  I combined four hourglass units into a 12.5-inch block.


Don't forget to link up your round 1 with Brenda to be entered into the prize giveaway.


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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Stay at Home Round Robin 2026 - Centre block

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. 2026 marks the seventh year of SAHRR.

A round robin is a common activity in many quilt guilds, whereby each person makes a centre block.  The centre block is then 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 centre block.  The project is then passed on to another quilter, and it continues on until all the various borders (or rounds) are completed, and then it is returned to the original maker of the centre block.  It's a fun way to engage with other quilters.

For SAHRR, there is no passing of your project to other quilters -- 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 be as creative as you wish.

Today is the first day of the 2026 edition. It's time to get your centre block ready. You can use an orphan block, or make a new block. Think about what size you want your finished quilt to be and whether you want a specific colour scheme or a scrappy quilt.

My centre is a 12.5 inch sawtooth star block.  I used Kona Natural, Cypress, and Balsam.


Make sure you link up your centre block with Gail before midnight (Pacific) on Tuesday, January 20 to be entered in the prize giveaway.  I will share details of the prizes and our wonderful sponsors in a later post.

In order to qualify for prizes from our sponsors, we need to know who you are and how to contact you. We also need to know where you live, so please put your name and country in the Caption line (see below) when you link up.  It is best to link up with a blog or Instagram post so we'll have your e-mail address.  If you do not have either, you can send me a photo of your round each week, and I will add it to the link up for you and enter you into the draw.  You can e-mail me at anjaclyke [at] gmail [dot] com.




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