And the winner is....

Anne Bartholet!



Anne is the winner of 22 completed blocks (more were turned in after the drawing); 12 kits; leftover yardage; printed setting suggestions; and a coupon to Tops to Treasures for free quilting. 

Congratulations Anne.

Special Sale at FQG

Tonight's guild meeting will be devoted to the garage sale.

However

we will still be doing our block of the month game.

Bring your completed blocks!

Find me near the door when you arrive.

Drop off your block (or unfinished kit) and pick up the kit for next month.

I will not be displaying the blocks at the meeting, but I will draw a name and deliver them to their new owner.

See you there!

Sneak peak - Double Dash

You have 11 days left to complete your blocks for the October 25th meeting. This quilt is going to be a stunner.

And the winner is....

Rosemary Mulkins

Woo-hoo! Rosemary won 16 Wheels of Justice blocks as well as the remaining kits and fabric! Congratulations for an awesome win.

September/October

This month's block is Double Dash.

36 kits were cut, 1 sample made, and 25 kits distributed. That leaves 10 kits in my possession. If you would still like to play, but haven't yet picked up a kit, say the word and I will put one in the mail to you.

Double Dash SAMPLE

Ta-da! Easy as pie. I made our sample block scrappy.

What ya think?

I can't wait to see what you pull out of your scrap boxes.

Month 4 - October 2011 - Double Dash

General description of block: This is a nine patch block, fashioned after the traditional Churn Dash block, with Quilty Friend corners. It uses only 4 of the 5 fabrics selected. I think it looks a bit like a bolt - as in nuts and bolts, not bolt of fabric.

Cutting directions: (21 pieces)
FQG - dark and light refer to the fabric in your kit.

• From dark (brown) - cut 1, 5 1/4 inch square. Sub-cut this square diagonally into 4 small triangles


• From light (orange)- cut 1, 5 1/4 inch square. Sub-cut this square diagonally into 4 small triangles

FQG - from your stash select two fabrics that coordinate with the dots on the dark fabric. DO NOT use bright orange or the brown that is the background.

• Color 1 (1st contrasting) -




• cut 4, 4 ½ x 2 ½ inch rectangles


• cut 2, 5 1/4 inch squares. Sub-cut these into two triangles each, for a total of 4 large triangles.


• Color 2 (2nd contrasting) -




• cut 4, 4 ½ x 2 ½ inch rectangles


• cut 1, 4 ½ inch square

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 aline the pieces, sew each two colored triangle to large triangle (color 1). Trim excess seam allowance (this should be contrasting fabric). Being careful not to warp the triangles, iron seams open. The finished squares should be identical. Trim to 4 ½ inch squares.

Center side square - sew one contrasting fabric #1 rectangle to one contrasting fabric #2 rectangle along the 4 ½ inch edge. Iron seam open. 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.

Assemble rows to make one 12 ½ inch block (actual size, including future seam allowances.)