Destination: Quilt Along Block 8!

Today's the end of Segment 2!  Laura Piland of Slice of Pi Quilts is this week's designer for Block 8 of Destination: Quilt Along.  Be sure to bookmark my quick links page so you have easy access to all the blocks and hosts!  You can also find the quick links page by clicking the button on the right side of my page.

This block uses prairie points, a new-to-me technique!  The grunge gives the block even more depth than straight solids!

Here are my top tips:

I used the Stripology ruler to create my 2" squares for the prairie points really quickly!  I love the Stripology ruler to cut squares super fast.  Unfortunately, the green for the trees blends in with my cutting mat!

To make the prairie points, I ironed everything in half first, then came back to iron the second fold.  I found this faster than making each one individually.

Instead of pinning or clipping the prairie points, I decided to sew baste the points with a 1/8" seam.  Remember that the center of the points align with the measurements!

For the water, use a small gentle wave cut.

Trim the blocks to 12.5" square.  The thickness of the points with the thin strips caused my block to skew but thankfully it's oversized to be trimmed!

Ta Da!  All finished!

Get the pattern from Laura's blog post here.

To be eligible for Segment Prizes, you must complete all the blocks in the segment.  Share a photo or photos in a single post with all the blocks in the segment to enter!

There are several ways in which you can enter to win prizes!

1. If you are on Facebook: Join the Partners in Design, Where Friends and Fabric Meet Facebook Group. Each Designer will be posting links to their tutorials there, and it will be used as a place to ask questions and post photos of your finished block for prizes.
2. If you are on Instagram: Use the hashtag #DestinationQAL on your finished block to be entered to win.
3. Each Designer will have a Linky Party on their block tutorial post so you can link your progress to their blog to be entered to win.

Segment 2 prizes are as follows:

• A one year subscription to Online Quilt Magazine. A must-read for any quilter! It's packed full of hints, how to's, projects and more. https://www.onlinequiltmagazine.com
• A pattern from each of these designer's shops:
  • Jennifer Fulton - One free PDF pattern of your choice http://www.inquiringquilter.com/shop
  • Kathleen McCormick - One free pattern up to a $10.00 value https://www.kathleenmcmusing.com/shop
  • Laura Piland - One free PDF pattern of your choice https://www.etsy.com/shop/SliceofPiQuilts 

Be sure to visit all of the other hosts to pick up other tips and tricks for this block!

Jennifer @ Inquiring Quilter
Karen @ Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats
Laura @ Slice of Pi Quilts
Sherry @ Powered by Quilting <- That's me!

Good luck on your block!  I can't wait to see it!