Welcome to the Dutch Wonderland Free Sew-Along!

Hi there! Welcome to the Dutch Wonderland sew-along, led by Heidi Pridemore of The Whimsical Workshop. We're so excited that you're joining us on this 10 week adventure to create a beautiful 100" x 100" quilt.

You can follow along with us for free as we go live in our Facebook group, Heidi's Quilting Help Desk, every Wednesday at 10am, or watch previous weeks' videos on our YouTube channel, posted every following Monday. So make sure you join our Facebook group and subscribe to us on YouTube so that you don't miss a single second!

We'll be starting this project on Wednesday, June 17th at 10am and it will run through August 19th, 2020.

The pattern is available for sale on our website, www.TheWhimsicalWorkshop.com as a digital download. While the pattern is not required to participate, if you are hoping to create the finished quilt as shown, we highly recommend having it on hand for reference.

Each week, Heidi will walk you through a block in the pattern. There are 8 unique blocks and she will go through each step by step and offer insider tips and tricks. This is a great way to build up your experience with block assembly!

For the final week of the sew-along, you'll get to see your project come to life as you put together all of your beautiful individual blocks. Heidi will discuss some additional setting options as well, if you choose to only make one of each block.

And because we love fun, we'll be giving away a random prize every week! To enter, you'll need to post a photo of your weekly creation in our Facebook group, Heidi's Quilting Help Desk, by Tuesday at midnight. Then the next day, Heidi will announce the winner live during the next part of the sew along.

Now let's get into the project syllabus. Make sure to bookmark this post for future reference!

Week 1 (June 17th): Introduction to the Project

• How are you approaching this class? Are you here just to learn new techniques or to make a final quilt?
• How to select fabric for your project
• Cutting for each week
• Helpful tools
• Rules for the Weekly Giveaway

Week 2 (June 24th): Block One Center

• Cutting list will be posted in the Facebook group a few days before class.
• It will come in two sizes, 24" square and 12" square
• Weekly Giveaway Prize: Clearly Perfect Angle & Q-Tools Guide

Week 3 (July 1): Block One Pieced Border

• Finishing up the pieced border that goes around the Block One square
• Forming the center of the quilt top
• How to make Cat's Cradle blocks with and without the Creative Grids ruler
• Weekly Giveaway Prize: Creative Grids Cat's Cradle Ruler

Week 4 (July 8): Block Two

• Block Two Square Construction
• Working with Bias Triangles, Flip and Sew, and how to align your points before sewing units together
• Weekly Giveaway Prize: Magic Pins

Week 5 (July 15): Block Three

• Block Three Construction
• Different ways to cut and make HST units
• Weekly Giveaway Prize: Purple Thang & Small Strip Stick

Week 6 (July 22): Block Four

• Block Four Construction
• Pressing, Pressing and Pressing!
• Weekly Giveaway Prize: Bohin Chalk Pencil & Frixion Pen

Week 7 (July 29): Block Five

• Block Five Square Construction
• Flying Geese
• Weekly Giveaway Prize: The Cutting Gizmo

Week 8 (Aug 5): Blocks Six & Seven

• Block Six Square Construction
• How to cut straight strips
• Perfecting 1/4" seams
• Weekly Giveaway Prize: Clearly Perfect Angle & Q Tools Guide

Week 9 (Aug 12): Block Eight

• Block Eight Square Construction
• Different way to make a quarter inch square
• Weekly Giveaway Prize: Zippy Ripper

Week 10 (Aug 19): Quilt Assembly

• Quilt borders and how to assemble a quilt top
• Alternating settings for blocks
• Quilting tips
• Weekly Giveaway Prize: Creative Grids 6" Flying Geese, 45 and 90 Degree Multi Size Ruler