GAME ON! MONTH 5

Game On! is the 2026 Block of the Month quilt designed by Becky Goldsmith exclusively for THE QUILT SHOW: find Game On! information here. Join as a Star Member to get all the patterns and all the videos FREE. Membership is just $49/year and provides access to over 18 years of shows and tremendous additional content. Join HERE

This month we make one 3" border and one 6" corner block. This border is one of my favorites, I use it a lot in my quilts:

I like it so much I am using it all around for my personal PRINTS version:

The instructions and videos are excellent, be sure you read/watch them for best results. 

The GOOD NEWS: there are NO papers to print for the border. It is all regular piecing. 

My best advice is to check your piecing as you go. There is a good bit of bias in these pieces, though not on the outside edges. They can "grow" if you don't check to be sure your 1/4" seam allowances stay accurate.

What could possibly go wrong? This intersection is off enough to cause a problem with the border. I fixed it: 

I measured the colored square exactly 2 3/8" from the seam--it started as a 2 5/8" square. After the first seam it should be 2 3/8". I cut off the white points with the rotary cutter.

After all the units are sewn and checked for accurate sewing, I joined them in pairs, then pairs of pairs, as Becky's instructions direct. 

It is important this border measures 36.5" long including seam allowances:

Follow Becky's video instructions for trimming the border to 3.5" wide. I start with the 1.75" mark on the center of the border, at the points of the colored squares. Double check the outer corners are at the 1/4" mark before you trim:

Once the border is done, 36.5" long x 3.5" wide, set it aside until needed. We will make the small corner squares in Month 7. This border will be sewn onto the quilt AFTER the Right Side narrow border is made and joined to the center.

The Corner Block DOES have papers to print. Follow the written and video instructions:

By now you know, if that center where 8 points meet doesn't look as perfect as you hoped, you can always cover it with a little circle!

Next month we make the right side narrow border and another corner block.

My SOLID version through Month 7. I changed the small corner blocks to 9 Patches: 

Please post your progress photos on the FORUM, we love to see your work.

Let's quilt.

Barbara