BLOCK PARTY
“BLOCK LOTTO BIRD” BLOCK SWAP
I have seen this crazy little bird block in a couple of quilts in our local quilt shows, and they are so lively and fun! Missouri Star Quilts did a video on how to do the blocks; for those of us who are visual learners, this will help. Here is the link. I can’t emphasize enough how easy this block is and it allows for small discrepancies to be easily fixed when piecing the blocks together. They are intended to be unique and different from bird to bird.
We will be using small ditsy or low volume prints for the background and the birds are going to be scrappy.
Amy Steinert
Note: Pictures of some quilts using this block are in the January 2025 Newsletter.
If you want to participate in the Block Swap, make the number of birds you want for your Block Lotto Bird Quilt and give them to Amy by the end of March. She will mix up the blocks and distribute them back to the people who gave her their blocks to swap. You will receive back the number of blocks you gave Amy.
HEN PARTY QUILT ALONG – Starts March 24,2025
This is a small quilt designed by Jacquelynne Steves, who offered it as a free pattern with her Hen Party Sew Along in 2024. The quilt is 41.5″ square, with two of the rows being pieced and two applique.
The Quilt Along will begin on March 24 and will be seven weeks long. There will be two weeks for each of the two applique rows, one week for each of the pieced rows, and a week for finishing.
The fabric requirements are listed so you can begin choosing your fabrics before the Quilt Along begins in March.
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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