March 2024

 This month we start a series of BOM projects on the theme of nature. We will be presenting a couple of designs each month for the next six meetings, using various techniques. The finished size of the blocks is 12 inches. Our first two blocks are tree and leaf patterns. The technique used is American piecing, where you draw around a template on your fabric and cut out with a quarter inch seam allowance all round. You then pin and stitch the pieces together along the drawn lines. Our demonstrator HM uses this technique for all her pieced quilts, her demo was enthusiastically received with everyone having a go. There were also instructions for rotary cutting the pieces for hand or machine sewing. MW also tried the maple leaf block at 6 inches, as four of these stitched together would make a 12 inch block. All but one participant started with the maple leaf block, it was the simplest of the two.

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Pine tree and maple leaf blocks



We also had some lovely show and tell projects.

Two Star Wars themed T-shirt quilts by CH


A Log cabin variation showing front and back from AB

Finished baby block quilt by AP


Two cushion covers to match a quilt by LE