Wonky Castle Block Of The Month – January

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Posted in Pattern, Quilting, Wonky Caslte Block Of The Month | by Soma Acharya

Wonky Castle Block Of The Month - Paper Piecing Patterns

The idea for this block of the month was really a spur of the moment decision, that’s why there was no mention of this earlier.

I LOVE castles. I fell in love with them while reading my storybooks as a little kid and I still romanticize them. When my friend Ruth invited me to join her along with a couple of other friends for a monthly wonky house swap, I knew exactly what I wanted to make. A castle is not really a house, but I think we can stretch the definition here a little. I would happily live in a castle :)

Then I thought, I am going to make these monthly and share the paper piecing patterns on the website anyway, why not make it a Block Of The Month. I am sure there are other castle lovers out there. Thanks to my friend’s idea of a Wonky House Swap, now we have a fun block of the month.

Wonky Castle / House Block Of The Month Paper Piecing Pattern - January

Download File : Wonky Castle – January

So here is the inaugural block for the Wonky Castle Block Of The Month. Since it is January, there’s a bit of snow on the ground. I will be posting a free pattern to make a 10″ block on the last day of every month. By December of this year, you will have enough blocks to make a lap-size quilt. These are wonky castles, so the idea is to not to be fastidious about the joins and the lines, but just to go crazy and have some fun with paper piecing.

If you decide to participate, please leave a comment for me. I would also love for you to share your photos on the Whims And Fancies Flickr group at -

http://www.flickr.com/groups/whimsandfancies/

Please spread the word, the more the merrier! Here is a small banner image for you to share if you have a blog/website of your own -

Wonky Caslte Block Of The Month Paper Piecing Pattern Banner

You can either download the image or just use the link below:

URL to use for the image link -

http://www.whimsandfancies.com/wp-content/gallery/other_photos/castle_bom_180.jpg

URL for the block of the month link -

http://www.whimsandfancies.com/category/wonky-castle-bom/

Here is the block I made for the swap. The swap blocks are going to have a night sky as the background. The pattern is reduced to make a 4″ x 4″ block. Unless you like punishment, I wouldn’t really recommend making the castles this small! I am going to make each month’s castle for the swap with one of the 12 colors of the color wheel. The color for January is of course blue. Did you see the snow on the grounds on this one too! :)

Wonky Castle Paper Piecing Block for January Swap

I hope you enjoy making these blocks as much as I do!
Happy Sewing!
-Soma

20 Responses to Wonky Castle Block Of The Month – January

Nancy Angerer says:

February 28, 2013 at 13:03

Did I miss the February Wonky Castle block?

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- Soma Acharya says:
  
  February 28, 2013 at 13:08
  
  Hi Nancy! I am working on the post right now :)
  
  -Soma
  
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Allison says:

February 13, 2013 at 12:28

I love this!! I’ve been looking for a castle/princess block to make a princess quilt for a 2 yr old and this will be perfect. I can’t wait to see the other blocks!

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- Soma Acharya says:
  
  February 13, 2013 at 22:22
  
  That sounds wonderful! I am already working on the next one.
  
  -Soma
  
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Janine says:

February 2, 2013 at 11:43

Your castle block looks great. I’d love to live in one :)

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- Soma Acharya says:
  
  February 2, 2013 at 19:38
  
  Thank you, Janine! That would be so much fun, right?! :)
  
  -Soma
  
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Barb Colvin says:

February 1, 2013 at 02:20

What an awesome and fun idea! Thanks.

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- Soma Acharya says:
  
  February 2, 2013 at 19:37
  
  Thank you! It’s my pleasure :)
  
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carla bynum says:

January 31, 2013 at 21:12

Hi!!! Your castle is awesome!!! I love it!!!

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- Soma Acharya says:
  
  February 2, 2013 at 19:36
  
  Hi, Carla! Thank you so much :)
  
  -Soma
  
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Nancy Angerer says:

January 31, 2013 at 20:26

Love your castle! Castles always make me think of intrigue, mystery, romance. What fun!

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- Soma Acharya says:
  
  February 2, 2013 at 19:35
  
  Thank you! I know, me too :)
  
  -Soma
  
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Kristel says:

January 31, 2013 at 20:02

What a neat idea, and fun block :D

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- Soma Acharya says:
  
  February 2, 2013 at 19:30
  
  Thank you!! I really enjoyed making this one and I am already excited about making the next one.
  
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Rosalee says:

January 31, 2013 at 19:27

What a fabulous block–love castles also, thanks!

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- Soma Acharya says:
  
  February 2, 2013 at 19:11
  
  Thank you!! Making castles is really a lot of fun!
  
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Ruthie Quilts says:

January 31, 2013 at 17:58

Wow Soma!!! Way to go! I am so excited to do this with you! LOL! It’s not enough to get a small block… Count me in for the full sized blocks! I need pattern making lessons. I am going to bug you about it sometime before spring! You amaze me!

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- Soma Acharya says:
  
  February 2, 2013 at 19:09
  
  You know you are the recipient of one of the little blocks, right? LOL!! I am so happy that you are playing along!
  
  You are such a great pp-er yourself, you should definitely make patterns and it will be my pleasure to help you out on that! Hugs!
  
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Beth Strand says:

January 31, 2013 at 17:46

Oh my goodness…I’m totally in love! Count me in and thank you!

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- Soma Acharya says:
  
  February 2, 2013 at 19:05
  
  Yay!! I am thrilled to have you!
  
  -Soma
  
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