It’s time for the Moonbeams month 3 quilt blocks: The Peace & Plenty Blocks! For the final quilt we need 4 of these geometric blocks.
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Have you heard of the Moonbeams Quilt Along? It is this year’s charity quilt along by Fat Quarter Shop to raise funds for Make A Wish! Every year, Fat Quarter Shop hosts a charity quilt along by giving away a free pattern each month to make a stunning final quilt. In an effort to raise funds for Make a Wish, however, Fat Quarter Shop does ask for a donation there in lieu of payment for the pattern. And I highly encourage you to give what you can to this amazing organization!
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This year, the Moonbeams quilt, was designed to use the Strawberry Lemonade fabric collection by Sherri and Chelsi. There is a quilt kit to accompany the quilt along that comes in a stunning storage box. Strawberry Lemonade is a beautiful fabric collection that has been very popular with quilters. However, this quilt can be made with any fabric collection, or even scraps from your stash!
Moonbeams Month 3 – Peace & Plenty Blocks
The month 3 pattern for the Moonbeams Charity Quilt Along is to make 4 of the Peace and Plenty blocks. When you break down this block it is made with 4 basic quilting techniques.
- Hourglass Units
- Half Square Triangle Units
- Flying Geese Units
Related Post: Moonbeams Month 1
Related Post: Moonbeams Month 2
After assembling each of the individual units, it is crucial to use pins to line up each of the units as you stitch them together. There are a lot of seams when joining the units, so pressing open is beneficial here as well.
The blocks are then offset with some simple sashing and a couple corner posts.
Moonbeams – Companion Cross Stitch
The Moonbeams quilt along also has a companion cross stitch pattern. A free pattern is released each month that coordinates with the quilt along. This month, the upper right corner with four star blocks were stitched. As I was stitching, I decided that the called for pink floss was not showing up as well as I would have liked compared to the white floss. Therefore, I decided to change to Little Pink Peony by Classic Colorworks instead. I did pull out the few stitched from month 2 that were pink in the dove and replaced it with the Little Pink Peony and I like it so much better.
Moonbeams Charity Quilt Along
I hope you will join me in making the Moonbeams charity quilt and companion cross stitch. It’s a very unique pattern this year that will make a nice addition to any quilt collection.
Happy Quilting!
