I have watched from the sidelines for several years as friends participate (and help run) the Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR). This year, I decided to jump in. I will play catch up every other week if I choose to participate in Project Quilting Prompts, but the timing for making the 2026 SAHRR center block fell perfectly in between the first and second prompt for Project Quilting Season 17, so I took that as a sign to go for it.
2026 SAHRR Fabric Pull
The first thing I did this week was select the fabric I want to work with. For the background, I’m using Kona Snow, and I thought working with warm colors from red through chartreuse would be a fun challenge. With my fabric selected, I drafted up a plan for a center block which required piecing (64) quarter circle blocks. I dithered for about a day on whether to make the quarter circles finish at 3″ (the center block would finish at 24″) or 4″ (the center block would finish at 32″), but I knew the right choice was to make 3″ finished blocks. So on Thursday I cut all my fabric and got started.
Center Block Piecing
I made great progress on Friday and woke up today needing to only sew 15 seams to finish the quilt block.
2026 SAHRR Center Block – 24″ Finished
I’m really happy with how the block came together (check it out side by side with the design below)! I do suspect that I won’t get back to figuring out what comes next until after I finish the next Project Quilting prompt. I’m curious to see how this evolves!
2026 SAHRR Center – Design and Block Comparison
Linking up with Quilting Gail – the center block for 2026 SAHRR.
You do such a nice job with quarter circles, and I love your fabric choices. A beautiful start.
I absolutely LOVE your fabric choices and your centre block!! It’s great that you are joining in on the SAHRR ’26 fun and thank you for linking up!
Nice! A great start for this year’s SAHRR.
Very pretty block and fabrics. Your SAHRR quilt is going to be beautiful.
A very interesting center block. Sticking with warm colors is going to be fun too. Looking forward to seeing how your version develops.
A beautiful center! It’ll be so interesting to watch as it evolves and see how you add with each prompt.
This is such a great center block. I think you will have fun working with this as we add borders!
Very cool center block. I’m looking forward to seeing this evolve as the prompts for each round are released. I suspect you already have the beginning of a quilting plan in the back of your mind….
Ha! I wondered if you’d even have an orphan block… I’m so glad you’re in with us; it’s a really fascinating and creative-brain-stretching way to make a quilt!
Oops and I love your starting centre!
Your center block makes me say “wow”! It’s going to be amazing. Glad you decided to join. Welcome!
Oh, this looks so fun, Yvonne! And the colours feel bright and vibrant!
This is absolutely stunning! I can’t wait to see how you interpret the prompts in the coming weeks.
Hi Yvonne, wow…that is so you! I love the block and the fabrics. You’re going to enjoy yourself….I can tell :-)
This is a gorgeous block. I’m looking forward to seeing what you’ll do next :)
Love your start!!!
Love it! Can’t wait to see the next steps
This is a gorgeous center block and it is so fun to have you joining us this year!
What a gorgeous center!! I’m excited to see what you will do with the prompts over the coming weeks.