Affairs of the Heart QAL

I decided to stitch the Affairs of the Heart quilt from the book by Aie Rossman. I've spent the last couple weeks finalizing my fabric decisions and I ordered some background fabric. Its all been washed, ironed, and folded, ready to go.

It is a nice assortment of Asian fabrics on a deep cream background. 

I am actually hosting a Affairs of the Heart QAL on Quiltingboard.com. The plan is to complete three blocks per month with one week off for catch up. I have no idea if I will be able to keep up, but if I do I will have a finished quilt top at the end of the year. 

If anyone is interested, I will also host a linky party here on the blog where once a month people can link up their finished blocks. I would start the linky party during the catch up week and let it run the whole week. Here is a current schedule. Unfortunately, due to the rules at Quilting Board, I'm not allowed to advertise on QB that I'm holding a linky party here. I was quite disappointed at that particular piece of fine print.

Jan 4 - 10	Block 1	Mar 29 –Apr 4	Block 10	Jun 21 – 27	Block 19	Sep 13 – 19	Block 28
Jan 11 - 17	Block 2	Apr 5 – 11	Block 11	Jun 28 – Jul 4	Block 20	Sep 20 – 26	Block 29
Jan 18 - 24	Block 3	Apr 12 - 18	Block 12	Jul 5 – 11	Block 21	Sep 27 – Oct 3	Block 30
Jan 25 - 31	Catch Up	Apr 19 - 25	Catch Up	Jul 12 – 18	Catch Up	Oct 4 – 10	Catch Up
Feb 1 - 7	Block 4	Apr 26 – May 2	Block 13	Jul 19 – 25	Block 22	Oct 11 – 17	Block 31
Feb 8 – 14	Block 5	May 3 – 9	Block 14	Jul 26 – Aug 1	Block 23	Oct 18 – 24	Block 32
Feb 15 - 21	Block 6	May 10 – 16	Block 15	Aug 2 – 8	Block 24	Oct 25 – 31	Block 33
Feb 22-28	Catch Up	May 17 – 23	Catch Up	Aug 9 – 15	Catch Up	Nov 1 – 7	Catch Up
Mar 1 - 7	Block 7	May 24 – 30	Block 16	Aug 16 - 22	Block 25	Nov 8 – 14	Block 34
Mar 8 - 4	Block 8	May 31 – Jun 6	Block 17	Aug 23 – 29	Block 26	Nov 15 – 21	Block 35
Mar 15 - 21	Block 9	Jun 7 – 13	Block 18	Aug 30 – Sep 5	Block 27	Nov 22 – 28	Block 36
Mar 22-28	Catch Up	Jun 14 - 20	Catch Up	Sep 6 - 12	Catch Up	Nov 29 – Dec 31	Catch Up

The size of the quilt blocks finish at 7 inches square, so I think I will enlarge them to get either a nine or a twelve inch finished block. I would like to get a queen size quilt out of this if possible, even though I have no idea how I'm going to quilt it!

If you are interested in participating, either drop me a comment below or head over to quiltingboard.com. Please note that no patterns will be provided for this QAL - in order to respect the author's copyright, each participant must purchase their own copy of the book. It can be found here on Amazon.