September BOM

The September BOM for Sunrise Quilters is "Card Trick", 12"F, designed in
two coordinating small prints with white/wow background.
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Tricia
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July & August Blocks of the Month

The July BOM is the "Friendship Quilt" Block (top) ~ and August is "Sarah's Choice" (bottom)..... both 12" F.

Block of the Month for June, 2008

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Sunrise Quilters' June BOM is the "Thrifty Block" - 12" finished. The blocks should be

made in the colors of our country's flag: red, white & blue!!! Block origin is: http://www.blockcentral.com/ . A pdf copy of directions can be found here: http://www.blockcentral.com/thrifty.pdf

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Sunrise Quilters' July Meeting

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The July meeting of Sunrise Quilters' is scheduled for July 18 at 10:30. This is a change from the usual schedule. Our meetings are normally held on the 2nd Friday of the month, January through November. No meeting in December. Please see the entire 2008 Meeting Schedule below (in May 4, 2008 post).
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Block of the Month - May

Sunrise Quilters' BOM for May is an 8" x 10" pieced block designed by Sandy Bonsib.
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The block pattern (House Block) can be found on Sandy's website: www.sandybonsib.com ... click on -> 'Free Patterns'.....then click on -> 'House Block'. The 6" center square of the house can be of any pattern that fits into your house design. {House Block Pattern is also published in Sandy's book: "Folk Art Quilts-A Fresh Look" by Sandy Bonsib.}
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House Block 8" x 10" designed by Sandy Bonsib
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Happy Quilting!
Tricia

Meeting Schedule - Sunrise Quilters 2008

2008 Meeting Dates
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March 14
April 11
May 9
June 12* (meeting changed to Thursday 6/12 (instead of Friday 6/13)
July 18* (meeting changed to 3rd Friday for July only)
August 8
September 12
October 10
November 14
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If there are any schedule changes, they will be posted here.
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Happy Quilting!
Tricia
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'Fireside Quilt' Overview

This week is the 3rd meeting of our new group, Sunrise quilters. The project being shared is a quick and easy quilt pattern that Gail learned to make many moons ago with a quilting group located in Slocum... or was it Hope...? This brief overview will familiarize you with the steps to make the Fireside Quilt.

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Fabric requirements:

7/8 yard of Fabric A

7/8 yard of Fabric B - Fabrics should be of good contrast to one another.

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Step 1: Cut -across the grain (see diagram 1, below)

Fabric A: 4 strips, each 7" wide (pink example)

Fabric B: 4 strips, each 7" wide (yellow example)

Diagram 1

***Before sewing, set aside one strip of each color - one A and one B. (Do not sew these yet.)

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Step 2: Sew (see diagram 2, below)

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Take three (3) Fabric A strips and three (3) Fabric B strips - and sew the strips together lengthwise, alternating the colors (A>B >A>B>A>B). Press seam to one side.

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{Note the other two A & B single strips - (on the right of the page of diagram 2) - are still set aside for later.}

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Diagram 2

Step 3: Cross Cut (see diagram 2, bottom of page)

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Lay strip-set on cutting mat and cross-cut into five strips that are each 7" wide. (Set aside any extra yardage for another project.)

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***Here's the tricky part!! This part will be deom'd at the meeting....... (see diagram 3, below)

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Step 4a: Take three of the cross-cut patch-strips (A>B>A>B>A>B) and lay the short side of each of them to the long side of the single strip of Fabric A that was "set aside" in Step 2, above. They will lay perpendicular to each other with RST.... (right sides together)

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Step 4b: Take the other two cross-cut patch-strips (B>A>B>A>B>A) and lay the short side of each of them to the long side of the single strip of Fabric B that was "set aside" in Step 2, above. They will also lay perpendicular to each other with RST. Sew each segment together with 1/4" seams.

Diagram 3

*** This will be demonstrated at the meeting, so don't stress over it like I did!!

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Step 5: (see diagram 4, top of page)

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Now cut the patches between the '3-strip-piece' and the '2-strip-piece'. Square up the edges. Save the extra length from Fabric A strip and the extra length from Fabric B strip for another project.

Diagram 4

Step 6: (see layout at bottom of diagram 4)

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Lay-out Patch Strips, turning them around and alternating them to make a checkerboard pattern. Sew strips together, matching seams at the corner of each patch intersection. Finis!

Add borders according to your design plan.

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This quilt pattern was taught to a group of quilters a very long time ago, and there is no information about who designed it, so it's not possible to give-credit-where-credit-is-due, as they say. As I attempted to give credit to this pattern's creator, I found many quilts on the internet called "Fireside Quilt", but none resembles the pattern as described, above. ~Albeit, thank you to the creator!

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Happy quilting, my friends!

Tricia

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