The Darling Dogwood: Round #6

Monday, February 24, 2025

Round #6 - Kites

Welcome to the final week of the Stay at Home Round Robin! This week it is my turn to give the prompt. I chose the kite unit. When we were all discussing our rounds, I noted that Kathleen started the rounds with her first initial as inspiration and I am closing with the same letter. On that note, if you decide that the kite unit is not for you or if you just want a different choice, you can choose something inspired by your first initial or Kathleen's first initial. 😊

The Kite unit has a heavy point at one end and a skinny point at the opposite end. I cur mine with my Accuquilt; the cube companion set of Angles has a kite shape, and you use the triangles that form a half rectangle as the side pieces. There are lots of other ways to cut the kite shape; Deb Tucker of Studio 180 Design calls her tool that cuts this unit the Corner Beam. These kite units are frequently combined in sets of 4 with the heavy points all facing in and the skinny parts out. It is up to you if you want to use your kite units solo or in bigger blocks with multiple units.

Since I am making 12" blocks for my sampler-style quilt, I create my own blocks using kite units. I had a lot of fun with these blocks! And I'm really pleased with the ones I came up with.

For my first block, I used 2 sets of 2 kites. I put the first set inside a larger star and had a second set of kite units radiating out like spotlights.

The second block is my favorite. I added stacked flying geese. I'd like to play with this block some more at some point.

Here is the rendering of all my blocks together.

And, since this is the last round, I can show the real blocks in the finished quilt top! All fabrics are from Island Batik. I chose an assortment of 12 different blue fabrics plus the neutral Cornsilk for the blocks. The setting triangles and sashing squares are Dark Gray solid.

Now it is your turn to add your final round to your quilts. The link will be open for one week. Remember that you get an entry into our prize drawing for every week you have linked up.

I hope you have enjoyed the Stay At Home Round Robin 2025! You now have a month to complete your top. On March 24th, a month from today, we'll be back with a parade of finishes! Gail will have the final link up. You do not need to have a finished quilt; a finished top is enough.

Here is the 2025 Stay at Home Round Robin schedule:

January 13th: Center: Gail @ Quilting Gail
January 20th: 1^st Round: King's Crown block or inspired by your first initial Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing
January 27th: 2^nd Round: Half Square Triangles Anja @ Anja Quilts
February 3rd: 3rd Round: Stars Gail @ Quilting Gail
February 10th: 4^th Round: Slice & Insert Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
February 17th:5^th Round: Partial Log Cabins Brenda @ Songbird Designs
February 24th: 6th Round: Kites or inspired by your first initial or the letter "k"
Emily @ The Darling Dogwood 🠜 You Are Here
March 24th: Finish Parade: Gail @ Quilting Gail