Temperature Quilt-Along: Everything at a glance – with world map

Hello dear sewing fans, the BERNINA Temperature Quilt-Along has got off to a great start and has far exceeded our expectations. There are participants from all over the world and many different countries. We are sewing together on this annual project.

Today there is an extra article that is intended as a quick-access database. I will update it regularly throughout the year so that you can access the topic you are looking for directly. This will certainly be a great relief for newcomers in particular.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could see on a map where a temperature quilt is being sewn? The idea came from our fellow quilter Ursula H – thank you very much! Matthias from the BERNINA team in Steckborn has now set up a Google map, which I will gradually add little flags to.

You can find the following in today’s article:

• Link to all previously published contributions to the Temperature Quilt-Along
• A map with the participants of the Quilt-Along
• Summary of all frequently asked questions FAQs
• Downloads of all worksheets
• Instructions on how to proceed in the community area and on social media

Previous articles about the Temperature Quilt-Along

We have set up an overview page on the BERNINA blog where you can find all the articles in chronological order:

BERNINA Temperature Quilt-Along – all articles

These posts will not be deleted and will remain on the blog. Even readers who only come across this project now or much later can access the articles at any time and sew a temperature quilt.

What about the fabric quantities? How are the flying geese sewn, how are the snowballs sewn? How are the blocks put together, how are the rows? You can find the relevant articles through the link above. This article can also be found there from now on.

You can also find the link in the sidebar of the blog. If you click on “To the Quilt-Along” in the “Temperature Quilt-Along 2025” box, you will land on the overview page.

You can also click on “Temperature Quilt-Along” under “Topics for this post” in my blog posts. This will also take you to the overview page.

If you choose the latter option, however, the posts are not sorted chronologically. You can change this by selecting “New” instead of “Popular” in the red tab at the top right.

Where can you ask your questions?

If you have any questions about my current or previously published posts, please use the comment function directly below the post in question. 

The more of us there are, the more dynamic our communication becomes. Despite all the busy sewing and discussing, we make sure that our interaction is characterized by friendliness and mutual respect. That’s what makes the BERNINA Blog what it is and we look forward to it continuing.

Many questions have already been asked and answered. If you are unsure whether a topic has already been covered, take a look at today’s article and read the FAQs.

Downloads Worksheets

The templates were included in the third article (“Temperature intervals, fabrics, worksheets”). I am making them available again here:

• Worksheet: Temperature scale and year overview
• Snowball-TempSheet
• FlyingGeese-TempSheet

The Temperature Quilt World Map

On the following map I will gradually mark the participants of the Quilt-Along with pins:

Isn’t this a great overview of our international quilt community?

If you would like to appear on the map, leave a comment below this article and let me know where I should put the virtual flag for your quilt. Please refrain from giving exact addresses. The map should not reveal any private information about you. The location is sufficient.

Do you have a social media profile or a blog user profile that you would like me to add to the flag? Then please add the link in the comment.

Would you like me to upload a photo with the flag? Then add it to the comment or link to the photo (if it is in the community area).

A start has been made, some flags are already on the map, but I haven’t entered all the places that I know and that Ursula has collected. I will gradually complete the map, look forward to your input and thank you for your patience if the update takes a little longer.

Galleries for your photos

We look forward to and about your photos. The BERNINA blog has a special place for them: the BERNINA Community section.

Please use the gallery for your photos so that our community can see your quilting progress and also comment on it.

Please note that I will not receive an e-mail notification for comments made on the galleries in the community area. The same applies to the galleries themselves. It is therefore best to ask your questions under my posts, as mentioned above.

Of course I check the community area regularly. Clicking through the pictures of the resulting temperature quilts is a feast for me! Nevertheless, it may well be that a question “slips through” in the galleries.

To upload pictures to the community area, you need a blog profile. If you don’t have one yet, you can create one by clicking on “Log in” at the top right of the blog, then on “Log in or register” and finally on “Register now” under “You don’t have an account yet”.

By the way: If you are logged in to the blog with a profile and comment, your name will appear in red when you comment and will be highlighted with a link. Clicking on it will take you to your blog profile page, where you can see an overview of your galleries. Here, for example, is the blog profile page of reader Clara.

Your photos on social media

You can also post your photos on Instagram and Facebook and discuss them with each other there.

Please use the hashtag #BERNINAtemperatureqal for your posts and tag @juttahellbachcreativcoach and @berninanaehmaschinen so that we know about your post. Just like dear Carmelo did here:

Are you just getting started with the Temperature Quilt-Along? You are welcome to use the following visual on social media to let your followers know that you are taking part in this project:

Frequently asked questions – FAQs

• I would like to work with my own fabrics, which ones are suitable?
  You can work with patterns and/or plain fabrics. Use the fabric quantities given here as a guide and make sure you have enough of these fabrics in stock for the project. Batiks and other patchwork fabrics are ideal.
• I would like to change the size of my quilt.
  This is possible. The easiest way is to enlarge the quilt with a corresponding border.
• I would like to change the size of the snowball block.
  Yes, you can do this too, but please calculate the block size yourself based on the desired final size of your temperature quilt. Please note: The fabric kit that you can order from Andrea Kollath is calculated to the original size of 125 x 160 cm. Please also note that only instructions for the original size are published here on the blog.
• I would like to sew the Flying Geese smaller as a wall quilt.
  Of course, that’s fine too.
• Is it bad if I haven’t received all the fabrics at the beginning of the QAL?
  No, that’s not a problem at all. We know that three colors from the kit currently have a slightly longer delivery time. By the time it is your turn, you will have received them.
• Can you enter the final prize draw if you change the size of the quilt?
  Yes, if the quilts are temperature quilts consisting of 365 blocks and if the quilts generally follow one of the two design variants (Snowball or Flying Geese), they are eligible for the final prize draw.
• I would like to sew the Flying Geese with a pattern variation.
  That is also ok.
• I am on vacation, which place do I choose to measure the temperature?
  You are free to choose the location. However, it is important that you choose a single location for your measurements – either your home or the vacation destination, not both. Otherwhise you wont see the temperature development of one place.
• Where can I get the temperatures if I can’t measure them myself?
  There is a separate post about this, with websites to look up the temperatures of your chosen location.
• I would like to sew with other colors because I don’t like the color selection.
  You’re welcome! You are free to sew with fabrics and colors of your choice.
• Do we sew in centimeters or inches?
  There will be both size units for the Snowball version.
• Can I have my finished quilt top quilted?
  Yes, Andrea Kollath also accepts quilting commissions on her BERNINA Q 24.
• Which color do I sew into the empty days of a month (29.+30.2. etc)?
  You can sew the empty days with a black fabric or any fabric of your choice. For this, cut out 1 4.5“ x 2.5” piece.
• Which fabric should I use if the temperature is above 36°C?
  I recommend a dark eggplant for these very rare days. Note that temperatures are measured in the shade. Even in hot years, temperatures should not often exceed 36 degrees in the middle latitudes.
• Can I replace or omit a color that I don’t like in the fabric kit?
  If there is no more than one color, it can be removed. All underlying fabrics will then move forward by a temperature segment of 3 degrees.
• The weather databases do not provide me with exact temperatures for my chosen location
  Take it easy. 99% of all Temperature Quilts have the data provided by the country-specific weather stations. We work with 3-degree intervals; small deviations don’t matter. If you want to know exactly, use a digital thermometer and read the temperature from your own garden using an app.
• What additional material do I need to complete the quilt?
  For the standard size of 125 x 160 cm you will also need a 150 x 180 cm batting and backing fabric also measuring 150 x 180 cm. Fabric for the binding: 40 cm (fabric width 110 cm)
• What do I do with the cut-off triangles?
  You are free to use the cut-offs. Feel free to collect them, as I will be publishing sewing instructions for a small project later in the year using these sections. However, this project will have nothing to do with patchwork. Of course, you can also use the triangles to make small pincushions etc.
• The highest and lowest temperatures of the day are the same color. What to do?
  Nothing! That’s part of a temperature quilt. If the highest and lowest temperatures of the day are close to each other, the day block is still made from 2 pieces. These then have the same color. This was occasionally the case in my 2023 sample quilt. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, an exciting picture was created. The weather is unpredictable and doesn’t follow a pattern – luckily!
• When will the paper be removed from the Flying Geese?
  There will be detailed information on this in the article that will be published at the end of February. This much in advance: the paper will only be removed when at least three months have been sewn together. And then only partially.
• To pre-wash fabrics or not?
  If you want to pre-wash your fabrics, we recommend 2 methods:
  Hand wash: wash fabrics in the sink with a little color detergent and lukewarm water, then hang up dripping wet and iron out the residual moisture the next day.
  Machine wash: Secure the cut edge of the fabric with a zigzag stitch or overlock and wash in the washing machine with color detergent at 30 degrees. Dry and iron.
  Important: red fabrics are of course always pre-washed separately. White fabric is also pre-washed separately.
• What should I do if I want to wash the finished quilt first (without pre-washing the fabrics)?
  The quilt is washed in the washing machine with color detergent at 30 degrees and 1 pack of color collecting cloths. I always put a whole pack of cloths in so that I can be sure that excess red pigments are not transferred to light-colored fabrics in the quilt but are caught.

Have fun, don’t get too cold and make yourself comfortable at the sewing machine! Here in the south it’s pretty cold again. I can’t wait to see how this will show in our temperature quilts.

Happy Sewing,
Jutta