Spelling Bee Quilt Along with Fat Quarter Shop

Welcome back to my second round of Spelling Bee Saturday with the Fat Quarter Shop! First you’re hearing of it? Every Saturday, Fat Quarter Shop  showcases blocks from Lori Holt’s  The Spelling Bee Book for #SpellingBeeSaturday. This jam packed, spiral-bound book contains complete instructions for 100 letter, number, punctuation and picture blocks in two sizes. There are also tons of pattern instructions, as well as the weekly dose of inspiration from the 40 bloggers sewing along.

Today I’m sharing the number “4” block, and I’m going to confess right off the bat that I didn’t follow my plan on this one.

Originally, when I chose “4,” I knew it would be perfect timing to create something fabulous for the 4th of July. A pillow. A table runnner. Maybe another mini wall hanging like I did for the letter “s” when I did this tutorial.

June even has Flag Day, which happens to be my hubby’s birthday and this year it included a trip to the VA with my father-in-law where they had a tremendous show of flags. Pictures don’t do it justice.

I kept associating that “4” block with patriotism.

So, you’re what happened to all those great ideas?  Well, this little guy happened. #BabyFinn

My nephew’s first son. Soooooooo sweet.

And I think this is how he felt about table runners and wall hangings. Say what???

Or maybe it’s how I felt when I got ready to work on my block, because Lori Holt has packed this book full of ideas that say “Make me! Make me!” Especially for little tykes. When I got my tub of scraps out and started looking at the book, I was suddenly getting ideas for a baby quilt. Maybe nine blocks on the front like shown here in the book and add the numbers 10 and 11 to the back….wouldn’t this be great for photographing monthly pictures of Baby Finn his first year? And patriotism got bypassed for baby quilt ideas…

Today, I’m using Bonnie and Camille’s Basic Fabrics for Moda. These scraps were left over from my 2017 Patchwork Quilt Along, and the Spelling Bee book is a great way to use up scraps!  The background is one of my favorites that I purchase by the bolt, Bonnie & Camille Basics Ruby Cream Bliss Dot.

I’m also thinking really hard about these flash cards….

Have you bought the book yet? You need it.   🙂

There are 40 quilting bloggers sewing along. Each week, two bloggers will share their Spelling Bee blocks with you! Be sure to visit each for details on what they did with their Spelling Bee blocks!

Spelling Bee Sew Along

• Saturday, 10/7 – Melanie (A Bit of Scrap Stuff) and Amanda (Jedi Craft Girl)
• Saturday, 10/14 – Kristie (crosshatchquilts on Instagram)
• Saturday, 10/21 – Melissa C. (Happy Quilting Melissa)
• Saturday, 10/28 – Sharon (Lilabelle Lane) and Joanna (cottonjo on Instagram)
• Saturday, 11/4 – Holly (holly_draney on Instagram) and Debbie (Happy Little Cottage)
• Saturday, 11/11 – Jennie P. (Clover & Violet) and Megan (Quilt Story)
• Saturday, 11/18 – Heidi G. (Buttons and Butterflies) and Pam (Pam Kitty Morning)
• Saturday, 11/25 – Anorina (Samelia’s Mum) and Heidi G. (Buttons and Butterflies)
• Saturday, 12/2 – Taunja (Carried Away Quilting) and Cynthia (dreamquiltcreate on Instagram)
• Saturday, 12/9 – Taunja (Carried Away Quilting) and Cynthia (dreamquiltcreate on Instagram)
• Saturday, 12/16 – Cynthia (dreamquiltcreate on Instagram) and Charise (Charise Creates)
• Saturday, 12/23 – Melanie (A Bit of Scrap Stuff) and Jennie P. (Clover & Violet)
• Saturday, 12/30 – Heidi G. (Buttons and Butterflies) and Jennie T. (Porch Swing Quilts)
• Saturday, 1/6 – Kerry (Very Kerry Berry) and Kristyne (Pretty by Hand)
• Saturday, 1/20- Jodi (Pleasant Home) and Kristi (crosshatchquilts on Instagram)
• Saturday, 1/13 – Kim (Persimon Dreams) and Joanna (cottonjo on Instagram)
• Saturday, 1/27 – Melanie (A Bit of Scrap Stuff) and Melissa C. (Happy Quilting Melissa)
• Saturday, 2/3 – Jodi (Pleasant Home) and Pam (Pam Kitty Morning)
• Saturday, 2/10 – Megan (Quilt Story) and Jina (Jina Barney Designz)
• Saturday, 2/17 – Kerry (Very Kerry Berry) and Taunja (Carried Away Quilting)
• Saturday, 2/24 – Cassie Putney (sewstitchinghappy on Instagram)
• Saturday, 3/3 – Christopher (The Tattooed Quilter) and Jacque (Lily Pad Quilting)
• Saturday, 3/10 – Elizabeth (In the Boon Docks) and Jacque (Lily Pad Quilting)
• Saturday, 3/17 – Melissa L. (Oh How Sweet) and Nadra (Ellis & Higgs)
• Saturday, 3/24 – Sherri (A Quilting Life) and Sondra (Out of the Blue Quilts)
• Saturday, 3/31 – Connie (Freemotion by the River) and Amanda (Jedi Craft Girl)
• Saturday, 4/7 – Pam (Pam Kitty Morning) and Charise (Charise Creates)
• Saturday, 4/14 – Kim (Persimon Dreams) and Kerry (Very Kerry Berry)
• Saturday, 4/21 – Sharon (Lilabelle Lane) and Jina (Jina Barney Designz)
• Saturday, 4/28 – Christopher (The Tattooed Quilter) and Jennie T. (Porch Swing Quilts)
• Saturday, 5/5 – Sinta (Pink Pincushion) and Jina (Jina Barney Designz)
• Saturday, 5/12 – Melissa L. (Oh How Sweet) and Heidi S. (Fabric Mutt)
• Saturday, 5/19 – Sinta (Pink Pincushion) and Pat (Pat Sloan’s Blog)
• Saturday, 5/26 – Sinta (Pink Pincushion) and Amy (Diary of a Quilter)
• Saturday, 6/2 – Keera (Live Love Sew)
• Saturday, 6/9 – Connie (Freemotion by the River) and Heidi S. (Fabric Mutt)
• Saturday, 6/16 – Andy (A Bright Corner)
• Saturday, 6/23 – Sondra (Out of the Blue Quilts) and Jennie T. (Porch Swing Quilts)
• Saturday, 6/30 – Pat (Pat Sloan’s Blog) and Holly (holly_draney on Instagram)
• Saturday, 7/7 – Greg (Greg Dogwood Studio) and Joanna (cottonjo on Instagram)
• Saturday, 7/14 – Kristyne (Pretty by Hand) and Debbie (Happy Little Cottage)
• Saturday, 7/21 – Anorina (Samelia’s Mum) and Sherri (A Quilting Life)
• Saturday, 7/28 – Elizabeth (In the Boon Docks) and Greg (Greg Dogwood Studio)
• Saturday, 8/4 – Nadra (Ellis & Higgs) and Amy (Diary of a Quilter)

Check out #SpellingBeeSaturday on Instagram to keep up with the fun and to share your Spelling Bee projects!