And the winner is......

Sue Rejmaniak

Congratulations to Sue for winning 9 finished blocks, 14 kits , and the remaining fabric.

If you have a block or kit that didn't make it to the guild meeting last night please send it to Sue.  She is in the book!

Month 12 - Saw Blades

I have 14 kits left for the final installment of Frisco Quilt Guild's 2011/2012 Bock of the month program. 

Does anyone else see sesame seeds in this top?

If you would like to participate, let me know and I will pop a kit in the mail to you.

Month 12 - June 2012 - Saw Blades

General description of block: This nine patch block is similar in construction to a Friendship Star (month 11) with two exceptions.  1) It turns in the opposite directions and 2) the points of the star are extended and bent creating a silhouette reminiscent of a saw blade.  It seemed the perfect pattern to end this series with...a tribute to the wonderful men we often create quilts for.

FQG - Your kit contains a rust solid and measuring tapes.  Use the solid for dark and the tapes for light.  Use your own fabric for the background and blade silhouettes - make sure the fabrics you select coordinate with the kit without blending in to it.

Cutting directions: (21 pieces)

• From dark -
•  cut 1, 5 1/4 inch square. Sub-cut this square diagonally into 4 small triangles
• From light -
• cut 1, 5 1/4 inch square. Sub-cut this square diagonally into 4 small triangles
• For Blade silhouette -
• cut 4, 5 1/4 inch squares. Sub-cut these into two triangles each, for a total of 8 large triangles.
• cut 1, 4 ½ inch square for center
• For background -
• cut 2, 5 1/4 inch squares. Sub-cut these into two triangle each, for a total of 4 large triangles.

Piecing directions:

Corners -

• Sew one dark and one light small triangle together to make large triangle.
• Being careful not to warp the triangles, iron seams open.
• Be careful to sew each set in the same order.
• The finished large triangles should be identical.
• Using the right angle to align the pieces, sew each two colored triangle to large triangle of Blade fabric.
• Trim excess seam allowance (this should be Blade fabric).
• Being careful not to warp the triangles, iron seams open.
• The finished squares should be identical.
• Trim to 4 ½ inch squares.
• Make 4

Center side square -

• sew one Blade triangle to one background triangle along the hypotenuse. (Long edge).
• Iron seam open.
• Trim to 4 ½ inch square.
• Make four.

Block -

row 1 - trisected square, solid side in; center side square, contrasting fabric #1 on the bottom; trisected square, solid side in.

row 2 - center side, contrasting fabric #1 to the right; solid contrasting #2 square; center side square, contrasting fabric #1 to the left.

row 3 - trisected square, solid side in; center side square, contrasting fabric #1 on the top; trisected square, solid side in.

Sneak Peak

I've got the fabric for the last two months of the 12  month series for the Frisco Quilt Guild.

May's block will be made with fabrics from the Summer Breezes II line.  These are the fabrics that I was working with at retreat - beautiful royal blues and white with a dash of summery green and yellow.



Summer Breeze II Sky Blue Summer Bouquets (SKU#32590-13)
FQS uses 8x8 inch swatches....so imagine your kit cut from 1/4 of this.

Bella Solids Light Blue (SKU#9900-63)



We will be adding dark blues, greens and yellows on a white background to make our block next  month.

For the Month of June.....and in honor of the wonderful men in our lives.....I have this lined up.

Lil' Miss Sew & Sew Black Ruler Stripe (SKU# 0426-1)



Kona Cotton Cocoa (SKU#K001-1-82)


Plan to add dark browns, reds, and black against a beige or pale yellow background.



Remember - you are not expected to run out and purchase these fabrics....I am just sharing my excitement about things to come.