Showing posts with label Block of the Month. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Block of the Month. Show all posts

Thursday, March 22, 2012

March BOM (for April meeting)

From the book 10 Minute Blocks.  LaTrelle's sample uses 10" squares but the group
decided to use 5" squares of 1930's reproduction fabric for the block drawing block. 
For an instruction video go to:




Friday, January 13, 2012

Hearts Desire - BOM for February 2012


Directions

Using your favorite method, make the following flying geese
1.        Medium Pink and white Flying Geese:  1 – 3” x 6” (finished)
2.       Medium Pink and white flying Geese:  2 – 1 ½” x 3” (finished)
3.       Light Pink and white flying geese:  2 – 1 ½” x 3” (finished)

Using your favorite method, make 2 white and light pink half square triangles 3” finished.

From red fabric cut 4 – 3 ½” x 6 ½” rectangles (finished 3”x6”).

From the Medium Pink Fabric cut 1 – 2” x 6 ½” rectangle (finished 1 ½”x6”).

From the Light Pink Fabric cut 2 – 2” x 6 ½” rectangles (finished 1 ½”x6”).

Lay the assembled half square triangles, flying geese, and rectangles according to the diagram above.

Block should finish 12” (12 ½” unfinished).

Blocks will form a second heart pattern when set together.         


Thursday, September 1, 2011

Block of the Month

Block of the Month
September 2011-May 2012

One member each month will volunteer to demonstrate the construction of a quilt block pattern and provide copies of the pattern to guild members. The following month, each member who makes the block will bring it to the guild meeting and be eligible to win all the blocks provided! The winner will be selected from a drawing which includes the names of each person who brought a block.

September 2011 (instructions due in August) - Joyce Kelley



October 2011 (instructions due in September) - Nancy Tubb


November 2011 (instructions due in October) - Jonna Burkes

December 2011 - No Exchange because of Guild Christmas Party

January 2012 (instructions due in December) - Angela McCorkle

February 2012 (instructions due in January) - Doris Rice

March 2012 (instructions due in February) - Marcella League

April 2012 (instructions due in March) - Need Volunteer

May 2012 (instructions due in April) - Need Volunteer