Challenge and Block Lotto

Block Lotto!

Make one block (or many!) based on the current design and pattern. Bring it to the meeting. Get a raffle ticket for each block you enter. Maybe win them ALL and make an entire quilt!

Whorl - in gray and yellow - due August meeting

Our next Block Lotto block is Whorl - which can be found in the Modern Quilt Guild member library (log in required!). Color A needs to be gray and Color B needs to be yellow.

Scraps and Stripes - due June meeting

Block Size Finished 9”

RST - right sides together
RS - right side
WS - wrong side

Fabric requirements:

Background Striped Fabric: (1) 10”square cut into (4) 5” squares or length of fabric which you can get (4) 5” squares.

Scraps: (8) pieces no smaller than 1 1⁄2” x 1 1⁄2” no bigger than 3” x 3” can be square or rectangular in shape. I used two different colorways, but you can you whatever you want.

This is my take on the pattern from Jenny Rekeweg’s Diamond in the Rough - I modified the look by using stiped fabric. (Free pattern is available online at: Freepatterns.com)

This is a sew and flip technique. Place a scrap RST on the top left corner of a background fabric, sew a diagonally across, place another scrape on the opposite bottom corner RST and stitch diagonally across. Making sure your striped background fabric is in the same direction, continue with the next block. You will make 2 sections with a scrap on the top left and bottom right and 2 sections with the scrap on the right top and left bottom.

Press gently towards the scrap.

Flip over the section (WS) and square up to 5”.

Flip over the section (RS) and now trim the corner waste fabric a 1⁄4” from the seam.

To make the top section; sew one square with the scraps on top left and bottom right and one square with the scrapes right top and left bottom. For the bottom section sew one square with the scrapes on the top right and bottom left and one square with scrapes on the top left and bottom right. Press open seam.

Sew the top and bottom sections together (be mindful of scrap orientation). Press seam open.

Challenges

Challenges help you get out of your comfort zone and try a new technique or think about design in a different way.

September Challenge - Pollinators

We're looking to the national Modern Quilt Guild's 'Make a Difference' challenge this month which has the theme "Pollinators"! Members can submit their challenge quilt to the national Make-a-Difference challenge (entry fee applies) or just show their work to the Sac guild. It's up to you! If you do enter, your entry fee does get donated to Wild Earth Allies to help pollinators in the world.

September Challenge - Pollinators - Make a Difference Challenge