Precut Parade Block Party Update!

My new book- Precut Parade- Quilts to Make From Strips, Squares, and Fat Quarters came out August 1st and I have been sharing lots of information about it on Instagram.  I hope you join me over there as I share quilt pictures, trunk shows, block demos, etc...  It is so much fun!  My Instagram handle is @jessicadayon

You can purchase this book at Amazon, Martingale, and other local quilt shops.

I wanted to update you about the Precut Parade block party schedule.  I made some changes and added more dates so that I can give each block it's own day.  For example, before I had both of the Happy Go Lucky blocks (its a two block quilt) on the same day but now I have separated them out.  The updated schedule is right below.

I will be making each block from the Precut Parade in an Instagram Reel (on my Instagram page @jessicadayon) to give a really quick overview of how you put together each block.  I'll be tagging these all #precutparadeblockparty so that they are all grouped together and you can find them easily to reference back to them.

Here is the schedule for the block demos-

Date	Block I’ll Be Making
September 2	Maybelle block
September 5	Frolic block
September 7	Dabble block
September 9	No block today
September 12	Happy Go Lucky- Sawtooth Star block
September 14	Happy Go Lucky- Dutchman’s Puzzle block
September 16	Tessa- Plus Sign block
September 19	Tessa- Duck Paddle block
September 21	Sparkler- Ohio star block
September 23	Sparkler- Uneven nine patch block
September 26	Two Step- Star block
September 28	Two Step- Plus sign block
September 30	Nelly block
October 3	No block today
October 6	Bonbon block

I also wanted to remind you about the book tour that's coming up.  It will be starting on September 27th!  Here is the schedule for that-

Precut Parade Book Tour 

I am hosting a book tour for Precut Parade.  It will feature projects that other makers have created from the patterns found in the book.  I love events like this because I think it is so fun to see how others interpret a design.  The book tour starts on September 27 and runs through November 2 (every Tuesday and Friday).  Here is the schedule-

Date	Name	Instagram Account
September 27	Jessica Dayon	@jessicadayon
September 30	Amber Johnson	@gigis_thimble
October 4	Kristina Brinkerhoff	@centerstreetquilts
October 7	Julia Frazier	@bayhillstudio
October 11	Andy Knowlton	@abrightcorner
October 14	Jessica Dayon	@jessicadayon
October 18	Bev McCullough	@flamingotoes
October 21	Jen Benlap	@thesmittenchicken
October 25	Amanda Niederhauser	@jedicraftgirl
October 28	Susan Vaughan	@thefeltedpear
November 1	Jessica Dayon	@jessicadayon

And finally, I wanted to remind you about the Two Step quilt along that will be starting September 29th.  All information on that is below.

Two Step Quilt Along 

We will be making the Two Step quilt from Precut Parade.  This quilt along will be hosted on Instagram.  I'll show the steps of making the quilt to help you as you make it.  I'll also be showing my progress as I go.    I'll try to answer any and all questions about making this quilt during the quilt along on Instagram.

Here is the schedule-

Week	Date	Assignment
Week 1	September 29	Cut the quilt out and make the flying geese
Week 2	October 6	Make the nine patches
Week 3	October 13	Make the stars
Week 4	October 20	Make the plus blocks
Week 5	October 27	Assemble the center of the quilt top
Week 6	November 3	Assemble plus border and finish top

If you make a quilt from the Precut Parade book, I'd love it if you could tag me on Instagram @jessicadayon and use the hashtags #precutparadebook and the name of the quilt plus quilt, like this #twostepquilt

Again, you can purchase Precut Parade at Amazon, Martingale, and other local quilt shops.  If you are happy with the book, I'd especially love it if you could leave a review on Amazon.  Having many positive reviews makes Amazon more likely to recommend my book to other shoppers and I would greatly appreciate your support with this!

Thank you very much for your support and for following along!

Talk to you soon,
Jessica