This month our meeting was on the second Monday of the month to avoid a bank holiday. For the next three months we are sewing some Quilters of the British Isles (QGBI) blocks that were used at the shows I helped at in London several years ago. They are suitable for hand or machine sewing by beginners. The public were encouraged to have a go at either technique at the shows, the helpers then took the blocks home and made up the quilts for Project Linus. The first one we are trying is a 4-patch variation that can be assembled in a variety of ways. Most of these blocks can be used with two colours or multiple colours and a neutral contrast fabric. The class example was made with scraps of coloured and neutral fabrics as a 6 inch block, the original instructions are for a 9 inch one. Click here for instructions.
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| 4-patch variation |
Here are the works in progress, orange and purple seem to be the popular colours.
We had some lovely Show and Tell quilts.
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| This pretty braid pattern was by AP showing front and back. The panel on the back was trimmed a little too narrow for the front, to avoid waste it was added to the back. |
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| These two are by LE and destined for Project Linus |
