The first prompt for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) was released last Monday. It was a signature block.

As signature block is a block with a white space on it that you can literally sign you name on (or put a message on).

It’s frequently used in milestone quilts (for weddings, anniversaries, etc) for friends and families to write a message to the recipient.

There are all types of signature blocks, but they style above is the most common. Now, naturally, I had no use for signatures in my quilt, but the style above can be arranged to make sort of a zigzag border.

I wasn’t loving that idea. But I thought, if you made the signature part a little wider… it’s shaped a little like a leaf… and my fabrics do have a botanical theme. I got out some graph paper and started sketching.

I finally settled on a simple heart, flanked by signature “leaves”

I got the top and bottom borders on and both Lemmy and I thought it was looking pretty good. But when I went to put the sides on, the corners were looking just too big and blank.

I had the “brilliant” idea to put a bigger”leaf”, in a different fabric. And I thought it was all looking good until I got it all on and laid it on the bed to take pictures.

And suddently I no longer had hearts and leaves… I had hearts and rocketships…

Burton thinks it’s absolutely hilarious…. and it is… but it definitely won’t do!

I’m going to do some ripping and rethink those corners. I’ve got a few ideas of what I’ll do instead, but I’m not settled on anything yet. I won’t be able to get to it until the weekend any way.

One thing I am thrilled about is the black background. When I first bought the fabrics and started planning what I might do, I wasn’t planning on using a black background. But then I started looking closer at the fabrics in the collection, and a lot of them are light. If I used a light background, I’d be very limited it how I could use almost half the fat quarter bundle. I made a last minute decision to go with black… and I love how it looks.

So… you lose some… you win some… and next weekend we’ll turn that loss into a win!