Hi ,

It's another cold week of winter in my neck of the woods, but I'm staying warm and cozy in the sewing room quilting my 9 patch blocks.

Last week we learned how to Piece a Nine Patch Block and created three blocks together. We also learned about strip piecing and chain piecing - two very important time saving techniques.

This week I shared post #6 - Quilt a 9 Patch with Straight Lines.

There's definitely a lot of straight lines to quilt for this block, but don't be tempted to pull out your walking foot to quilt it! This block will give you loads of practice quilting lines and stitching in the ditch in free motion.

Josh really enjoyed this quilting design too, and found it quite easy to quilt all the straight lines over the Spoonflower cheater cloth block he was working on.

Click here to watch Josh's video on quilting straight lines in our 9 Patch Block.

Josh did change up the design for this block a bit. He decided not to quilt along the horizontal and vertical ditch lines of the 9 patch, but instead just quilted the diagonal lines. You can see the difference between our two blocks when you check out the backs:

There's definitely no right or wrong way to quilt these blocks so feel free to change up the design any way you like!

Please remember that you can get started on this Quilt Along at anytime and work at your own pace. The videos we are posting weekly will remain online even after 2014, so feel free to get going any time you like!

Just in case you haven't joined in yet, you can pick up a download copy of the Building Blocks Quilt Pattern right here, get your pattern immediately and save on shipping!

We also now have a printed version of this pattern right here.

This is a great time to pick up either version of the pattern and join in the quilt along because today we're launching a store wide sale!

From today until Sunday, save 15% off everything in the Quilt Shop! You don't need a coupon code as this discount will be automatically deducted in your shopping cart.

This is a great time to save on the Building Blocks Quilt Pattern and join us as we learn how to piece and free motion quilt together this year!

International Customers - Yes! We've fixed the ordering system so everyone can order! We apologize for the inconvenience of the last two weeks and will continue to update our system so orders ship out faster than before.

Winter Weather Notice - Unfortunately we are in the path of a very big winter storm. We will be working hard to pack and ship as much as we can every day this week, but if we lose power, or the roads are too icy, orders may be delayed for 24 - 48 hours until we can safely drive to the post office.

Our biggest concern is the loss of power. If you have issues or questions with an order, make sure to contact us using this form and we will get back with you as soon as possible. However, if we're out of power, our computers will be out of action, so please be patient if you don't receive an immediate response.

We hope you will treat yourself during the Valentine's Day Sale and jump into the Building Blocks Quilt Along with us this winter! Click here to save 15% on your order of $20 or more!

Let's go quilt,

Leah Day