February 05, 2025

Roman Adventure Registration Open!

This is my fifth year hosting a QAL and devotional journey in the days leading up to Easter. It's one of my favourite parts of the year! I love planning it, I love preparing it, and I especially love sharing it with everyone who joins me, so I'm excited to open registration for Roman Adventure today. Stash Artists members, login to your account for a discount code!
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What is the QAL and Devotional Journey?


There are two parts to this annual event. We make a quilt together and we have 40 daily devotions that are delivered straight to your inbox. The fun starts on March 5th (Ash Wednesday) and runs until April 19th (the Saturday before Easter Sunday).

"A meditative journey in Bible readings and quilting that resonates with me all year long!" - Michelle E. about the 2024 Moments with Jesus QAL and Devotional Journey.

The Quilt


This year's quilt is called The Fountain. I love how it turned out! Yes, it's just a quilt top...if you've been around here for a while, you'll know that's a trend for these QAL quilts. Oops! I have to admit, though, I love the stained glass look of the blocks in the picture.
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In September I was at our provincial women's retreat when we sang the song Made for More, by Josh Baldwin. I already knew and loved the song, but for some reason that night the line "Why would I make a bed in my shame when a fountain of grace is running my way?" really struck me. In my head I could see a quilt block of a fountain with hearts spraying out of it, to represent the love and grace of our God. Then, a few weeks later, I realized that a fountain quilt would fit nicely with a Romans-themed devotional journey and I was off and running for this design 😊 I hope you love it as much as I do.
Roman Adventure QAL and Devotional Journey | DevotedQuilter.com
The Fountain is a mix of machine applique (or you could do hand applique, if that's what you prefer), traditional piecing, and paper piecing. If you've never done machine applique or paper piecing, don't worry! I have video tutorials showing you both techniques, so you could add a new skill or two to your quilting toolbox.

The Fountain makes a 72" square quilt, which is a generous throw size, perfect for sharing with someone special. There's lots of negative space, too, for some fun quilting.
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The QAL is a relaxed one, with plenty of time to make the blocks and to get the quilt top assembled before Easter. We all know life happens, so I try to make sure these QALs have a slow pace so everyone can keep up.

Once you register, you'll receive an email with the fabric requirements and cutting instructions. You'll have plenty of time to shop your stash or visit your favourite quilt shop to pick out your fabrics before our March 5th start. Then you can choose if you want to cut everything ahead of time, or wait and cut for each block as you go. The cutting instructions are labeled so you can easily tell which cuts are for which blocks.
Roman Adventure QAL and Devotional Journey | DevotedQuilter.com

The Devotional Journey


Let's spend a few weeks immersed in Paul's letter to the Roman believers! There's so much packed into this 16 chapter letter. Over the 40 daily devotions, we'll consider things like where we seek praise, trouble in this life, and our love for others. It's my prayer that you'll be encouraged, challenged, and strengthened in your faith as we get ready to celebrate Easter.
Roman Adventure QAL and Devotional Journey | DevotedQuilter.com

"The devotional journeys each day by Leanne were brilliant and I would recommend them to anyone, thank you for sharing your talents with us Leanne." - Paula B on the 2024 Moments with Jesus Devotional Journey

No time for another QAL?


I get it. You might already have a few QALs on the go and there's only so much time. If you don't have time for another QAL in your life, but you're still interested in the devotional journey through Romans, then you can join us for the daily devotions only! You'll receive the same 40 devotions delivered straight to your inbox, with no need to feel guilty about a QAL you know you won't be able to manage.


I hope you'll join me for a Roman Adventure!

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