Block Party

DOTTIE’S PRESIDENT’S BLOCK

Dottie has chosen Card Basket Quilt Block, a traditional and very pretty pattern, for her President’s Block.

Free Tutorial – Card Basket Quilt Block – fabric-406

For this 9″ block, Dottie has chosen the following fabrics:

Where the pattern states . . . . . Dottie would like

Light/Ivory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  White or a white on white

Medium/Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Light blue calico, print, or batik

Dark 1/Burgundy Calico . . . . . . . . .  Medium blue calico, print, or batik

Dark 2/Burgundy Print . . . . . . . . . .  SOLID dark blue  

Fabric Requirements for a 9″ Finished Card Basket Quilt Block:

• White: 
  

  1 – 4.5″ square, 2 – 4″ squares, and 1 – 3.5″ square

• Light blue: 1 – 4.5″ square, and 4 – 2″ squares
• Medium blue : 2 – 4″ squares
• Dark blue solid: 2 – 4.5″ squares

I hope everyone likes this sweet block. If you want to make more than one, that is GREAT!! All blocks are due at our December 13th General Meeting, when we will present them to Dottie. As always, I’ll be collecting them at the General Meetings throughout the year at the Block Party table. If you can’t make it to the Guild meetings, call me and we’ll make other arrangements. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. And thank you in advance for all the blocks! QGOA is the BEST!!

Happy Sewing,

Kayleen Farrington

MAY BLOCK PARTY – PINCUSHION CHALLENGE

Do you have a cute or practical pin cushion idea? Seen a pattern you’d like to try out? Make one up to enter in the Pin Cushion Challenge (co-sponsored by Block Party and Booth Committee) on May 10th at the guild meeting. We’ll vote on our favorite and there’ll be a prize (or two). Pin cushions can be donated to sell in the Guild’s Booth at the quilt show or taken home. Looking forward to seeing what you create! BRING YOUR PIN CUSHION BY 6:30 PM MAY 10TH TO KAYLEEN FARRINGTON OR LEA BAILEY at our regular Guild meeting.

JUNE BLOCK PARTY – STOCKING CHALLENGE

“The stockings were hung by the chimney with care….” Fashion a Christmas stocking using whatever technique (embroidery, felt, knit, crochet, appliquéd, sewn, quilted, beaded, recycled quilt etc.) you want to make a stocking for this challenge. We’ll vote on our favorite and award prizes. Stockings can be donated to the Guild’s booth or taken home. At the May meeting there will be some stockings cut out from an antique quilt that you can use to embellish in
some way for this project. Check with Kayleen or Lea.

Here is a short page on making Half Square Triangles.

Click on the Name of the Month for the instructions on making the block.

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