For September we’re thinking about Halloween candy! This 12″ block is fast to make and scrap friendly.
Follow Sew Brainy Designs’ Three Treats free block pattern using the following guidelines:
— For the candies, use bright solids in any color.
— For the background, use solid black.
As a reminder, these blocks will be turned in at the October meeting and the lotto is open only to current, paid members.
For August we’re making Equinox blocks! This Block Study from the MQG was designed by Lou Orth from Oxfordshire MQG for the first issue of Modern Monthly in 2019. You will need to be logged in to the MQG website to see the links, as they are for members’ eyes only.
This block is a beginner-friendly foundation paper piecing design. If you are unfamiliar with that technique, here’s a tutorial that may help:
Use the 1″ square on the printout to ensure your pattern is the correct size (i.e., check for that block to be 1″ square). You might need to adjust the setting on your printer to get the result needed. Don’t skip this step!
Follow these guidelines to make your block:
— For the background, use white or white-on-white. These are sections 2, 3, 4, and 6 on the FPP pattern. The pattern refers to this fabric as peach.
— For all four triangles, use black or reads-as-black fabric. This is section 1 on the FPP pattern. The pattern refers to this fabric as black and fuschia.
— For the outer square, use a lighter value of the same color as the inner square in a solid or small print. The pattern refers to this fabric as cream. This is section 5 on the FPP pattern.
— For the inner square, use a darker value of the same color as the outer square in a solid or small print. The pattern refers to this fabric as rust. This is section 7 on the FPP pattern.
— For the center, use a light value in a color that contrasts with the squares in a solid or small print. The pattern refers to this fabric as gray. This is section 8 on the FPP pattern.
For example, you might make a block with an outer square outline in a light warm color, an inner square outline of the same warm color in a dark value, and a center from a light cool color. You might make the reverse! Either way, the triangles will be black and the background (including the bit separating the light square outline from the dark square outline) will be white.
As a reminder, these blocks will be turned in at the September meeting and the lotto is open only to current, paid members.
BONUS: The two patterns written for this block are Warbler and Riverside.
The votes are in! There was a three-way tie between MAGNOLIA Mystery Quilt (Marie Harnish), Which Direction Will It Fly? (Marie Harnish) and Scrap Happy Marcelle Medallion (Jane Kaag) for which piece was the crowd’s favorite. Runners up were 7 by Dr. Tony Jean Dickerson and Aurora by Mary Ellen Straughn. Many congratulations, quilters!
Since two of the three top vote-getters were made by the same quilter, she will get the winner’s package: a prize ribbon impeccably made by our very own Jane Kaag, a Sewology quilt compliments of Pen + Paper Designs, and the right to brag about being our inaugural People’s Choice winner. Enjoy, Marie Harnish!
