Wedges as topography This month is a special one.  We are going to do the same block lotto as all( or most of) the Canadian Modern Quilt Guilds. Colour Palette for our guild: Grey, blue, and purple. All guilds must include white as well. All fabrics must be solids, not prints. We are going to break Karen’s rule…

This block is for everybody who loves to use up scraps, make easy blocks, 2.5″ squares, pink and green, a chance to win, and watermelon.  That should cover most everybody, shouldn’t it? The above photo shows two of the same 12.5″ block, in slightly different colour palettes.  Fabric for this block is tone on tone or…

Sliced Circle Block your colour palette Lots of turquoise and blue range. Fabrics you will need: Solid black fabric Tone on tone prints in the above colour palette Part 1: –cut one black strip 13″x 5.5″, and one print strip 13″x 5.5″. -lay one strip on top of the other.  Right sides up.  Mark your fabric at…

May Block Lotto is an Inset Triangle Mini Block Fabrics you will need: Black and white Print fabric: six of 2 5/8″ squares, and four of 7″x2 5/8″ strips Orange tone on tone fabric: six of 2 5/8″ squares, and four of 7″x2 5/8″ strips This time we are making 4 mini blocks instead of one big block. The following instructions will guide…

April showers bring May flowers… How about a little lightning! in springtime green. Green Lightning Block This one is a simple yet effective block.  And for the full effect of the quilt top, Make sure to match the layout in the photos so that the lightning streaks connect from block to block. Fabrics you will…

RAINBOW YANKEE PUZZLE     This is an old traditional block with a slight layout variation by Donna Lynn Thomas in her Anniversary Sampler Quilt.   Fabrics you will need:   Black Solid   Tone on Tone print fabrics ( no solids in this one!): Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, and Pink   I cut 4″ squares to…

Women’s Day Block   Mar 8th is International Women’s day, so I figured we should celebrate in our quilty way!   This block is traditionally called the African Queen block, but I decided we could embrace all women with it.  Fabrics you will need to build this block: Striped fabric, any colour: one 8 ½…

String Pieced heart By the time you turn in this block we will be in valentines month, so I figured, lets go with that theme. Fabrics you will need: lots of 1″ strips of pink, red, and white prints. White: one 7″ square, two 4″ squares, and two 3.5″x 6.5″ rectangles. We are doing a…

This month we have a star.  I know there have been many stars before, but this is a new one, and with no measuring it is fast, easy, and visually effective.  Sounds good, right? Rising Star, Improvised Terri Torke did a lovely symmetrical version of the rising star here, but this one is not symmetrical; for…

Ooh, It’s rainy out there!  Totally makes you want to stay inside and sew:) This month’s block lotto is improv, but after finishing it I think it looks a bit like a backgammon board, so Backgammon Improv Block! My colour inspiration: Warm Palette, channeling warm thoughts. I found the idea for this one at http://www.42quilts.com/2012/03/modern-monday-block-25.html .…