Caldonia is more of a Block Rock’n Blues name. I’m a jazz and blues fan and thought this was an appropriate song choice for the series.
“Caldonia” is a jump blues song, first recorded in 1945 by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. A version by Erskine Hawkins, also in 1945, was described by Billboard magazine as “rock and roll”. The first time that phrase was used in print to describe any style of music. – Wikipedia
Pretty cool, huh? It’s also one of the 500 Songs that Shaped Rock & Roll. There are several versions of Caldonia on YouTube (that you should check out!) – here is one of my favorites.
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I really like the blue and orange together. (thanks GoGoKim for picking these colors)
You can see on the block above that I sewed the white pieces different (switched pieces 6 & 7) to see if I liked the seams better. It looks okay either way but I made the pattern like the other blocks.
I made so many versions because these are for my 4×5 Modern Quilt Bee. I hope my hive members enjoy their blocks – they picked some great color combinations! I’m kind of sad to see the blocks go, I need to make one for myself.
I wanted to see how the Caldonia blocks would look as a quilt and I’m in love. Wouldn’t this make an adorable baby quilt? Without borders the size would be 36″ x 48″. There is a baby coming that I need to make a blanket for, hmm…
Due to changes within a Craftsy, I am moving the patterns to Etsy.
Buy the entire series of 12 blocks for $5 or each block for $1.Download HERE
Feel free to share within sewing groups if you use this pattern as your Bee block!
It does NOT need to be purchased multiple times. Same with the series purchase.
If you make this block I’d love to see it:
- Post in the Flickr group
- Instagram hashtag #blockrockn or
- Twitter hashtag #blockrockn
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From this week forward I’ll be posting a new block every *other* Friday. I’m hoping the weather shapes up (it’s SNOWING today, in MAY, in KANSAS) and I can start spending some time outside. Happy Sewing!
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May 2, 2013 at 10:27 pm
beautiful blocks!
May 3, 2013 at 4:12 pm
This is an awesome block! I think my favorite is the grey/red/torquoise block.
May 6, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Those are really pretty. I love all the bright colors in them.
May 6, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Very interesting PP block series. I just wandered in from the Monday link-up and I am now following. Thanks for sharing …
Pat
May 6, 2013 at 2:41 pm
Glad you like them!
May 6, 2013 at 4:24 pm
What a great block!
May 6, 2013 at 4:44 pm
Oh how I didn’t need another block to follow but I just can not help myself !
May 6, 2013 at 7:59 pm
I’m coming from plum and june! Your quilt blocks are amazing! I love a good paper pieced star
May 8, 2013 at 11:28 am
Really lovely! This block is just beautiful!
May 9, 2013 at 12:45 am
A beautiful block pattern, and great colors for the different ones you created!!
May 9, 2013 at 7:57 pm
Oooooh those are pretty!!
May 15, 2013 at 10:03 am
This is a gorgeous block!
July 10, 2013 at 8:00 am
beautiful block, thank you for sharing!!
February 11, 2015 at 2:34 pm
Beautiful! Such a great, colourful series.
Caldonia reminds me of the great bluesman, BB!
Thank you for this great series!
Val
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