Posts by Bizz McKilligan

Stack-N-Whack Charms Layer up colourful 5 inch charm squares with 10 inch background squares, give them a couple of whacks with your rotary cutter then sew them back together with a black- ish strip.    Just like that you have a pair of blocks to bring to the May MQGV guild meeting! Click here for…

Arrow Use bold and bright fabrics to sew up colourful Arrow blocks that will point us in new directions for 2026! Find instructions for the block here. One block = 1 ticket when returned to the February 2026 MQGV meeting. Good Luck!

Members of MQGV were recently treated to an amazing and thought provoking trunk show presented by “Quiltivist” Bill Stearman. This month’s Block Lotto Block is inspired by blocks he used to make this wonderful quilt. Find instructions for the block here. Instructions yield one 10 1/2 inch (unfinished) block = 1 ticket when returned to…

Argyle Quilt Block Inspired by cozy fall sweaters we are digging into single colour family scraps for this months block lotto block. Value plays an important role in achieving the argyle effect as demonstrated here: Download pdf instructions here. 1 block  = 1 ticket when returned to the October 2025 MQGV meeting. Make one or…

The Strawberry Block Who doesn’t love Strawberry Season?  Pull out your red, green and white scraps and sew up this yummy block for July’s MQGV meeting. Completed block measures 11 x 11 inches. Download pdf instructions here. 1 block  = 1 ticket when returned to the July 2025 MQGV meeting. Make one or make a…

Split Peel Soup This month we are brushing up on our machine appliqué skills with a charm pack friendly block.  Gather up your freshest, brightest spring coloured fabrics in solids and/or tone on tone and join in fun! Download pdf instructions here. **Note some have found the templates slightly large when printed at 100%.  We…

Selvedge Block We are digging into that stash of saved selvedges this month to put together this beautiful block! Download pdf instructions here. One 12.5 inch block = 1 ticket when returned to the March 2025 MQGV meeting. Make one or make a bunch …good luck!