I Wish You a Merry QAL Block #3 Release!

Santa Claus is coming to the I Wish You a Merry Quilt-A-Long! Block #3 “Santa Belt” is brought to you by the talented Laura of Slice of Pi Quilts. where you will find the complete pattern tutorial. This block is simply fun!

To quote two of my fellow hosts who summed up this block perfectly:

Laura has created “with just a few cuts to create an undeniable image of Santa.” ~Jennifer Fulton

“Amazing that a few squares and rectangles are immediately recognizable as Santa’s belt.”
~Sandy Maxfield

The pattern is easy to complete with clear and straightforward instructions. As always, feel free to ask me any questions you may have when you make yours.

Visit the rest of the hostesses blogs to see their version of Santa Belt in a variety of fabric selections and get pattern tips!

Abbie at Sparkle On ➡️ You are here :)
April at JANDA Bend Quilts
Becca at Pretty Piney
Bobbi at Snowy Days Quilting
Diane at cwilt
Jennifer at The Inquiring Quilter
Karen at Tu-na Quilts
Laura at Slice of Pi Quilts *Santa Belt designer
Sandy at Sandy Star Designs
Sherry at Powered by Quilting
Vanda at Quilt in Pieced

Enter your chance to win both prizes by posting a photo of your finished block on:

I Wish You a Merry Quilt-A-Long Facebook Group
On Instagram, be sure to include the hashtag #iwishyouamerryqal in your photo comment.
The linky party on the featured designer’s blog.

The prizes for Block #3 are a pattern of your choice from Beth Sellers of Cooking Up Quilts The winner will have a hard time choosing which pattern of Beth’s to choose! And a 6 month subscription to Make Modern magazine.

Bonus Alert: Make Modern is offering 25% off all single issues and bundles for all I Wish You a Merry Quilt-A-Long participants of Block #3! The code is *MerryQAL2017* and expires 1 March 2018. *The discount gives 25% off bundles or single issue purchases only, not subscriptions.

Entries are limited to one per person and the winner will receive both prizes! This block’s giveaway starts at 12:00 AM EDT August 29th and runs through 11:59 PM EDT September 11th. The winner will be announced on the I Wish You a Merry Quilt-A-Long Facebook Group page.

*On September 12th block #5 will be released.

Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly. ~by Clement Clarke Moore