2022 Glad Tidings Quilt-Along Coming Soon!

I'm so excited to announce that the 8^th annual Jen Daly Quilts Christmas Quilt-Along is right around the corner!

Earlier this year, I designed a charm pack quilt called "Flutter By" for the Martingale/Moda Bake Shop book Charmed by Moda Bake Shop. 

"Flutter By" features several different blocks made with 5" charm squares and it was such a joy to make that I decided it would be fun to design a similar quilt for this year's quilt-along—"Glad Tidings" is the result!

"Glad Tidings" is a 28½" x 46½" row-style wall quilt featuring 15 different blocks organized in the shape of a Christmas tree and surrounded by a pieced border.  The project requires only one charm pack—I'll be using the Christmas Stitched collection by Fig Tree & Co. for Moda.

The Glad Tidings Quilt-Along will begin on Monday, November 28th and will continue every Monday and Thursday until December 22nd. Here's the schedule for your reference:

• Monday, November 28th - Intro/Cutting
• Thursday, December 1st - Rows 1, 2, and 3
• Monday, December 5th - Row 4
• Thursday, December 8th - Row 5
• Monday, December 12th - Row 6
• Thursday, December 15th - Rows 7 and 8
• Monday, December 19th - Assembly
• Thursday, December 22 - Finishing

The Glad Tidings Quilt-Along is free to all and there's no need to sign up. As we progress, I'll make each set of instructions available here and on the quilt-along page.  If you're on my mailing list, you'll also receive emails containing links to each day's instructions (sign up for email updates on the quilt-along page).  The instruction sheets will be available through the end of December.

**For those of you who'd like to work at your own pace or finish the project earlier (it would make a great gift!), this year I'll also have the complete "Glad Tidings" pattern available for download/purchase in my Etsy shop on November 16th.**

I'll do regular posts on Instagram and Facebook using the hashtag #gladtidingsqal.  If you post pictures of your progress, be sure to tag me @jendalyquilts and use the hashtag #gladtidingsqal—I'd love to see what you come up with!

Ready to get started?  Here's a link for the materials page for the quilt-along:

 
Have fun choosing a charm pack and gathering materials for the project!  If you have any questions, feel free to email me at jendalyquilts@gmail.com.  Can't wait!

—jen