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2024-2025

The idea behind monthly blocks is to sew/learn a different technique, and become a more experienced quilter, without committing to making a whole quilt. At each month's guild meeting one or more samples of that Block of the Month (BOM) will be on display. Instructions are posted on this page shortly after the guild meeting. You can make one or more blocks. All interested members are encouraged to participate.
You can bring your completed block(s) to the next in person meeting. The blocks will be on display and everyone who brought in a block will be entered in a draw to win the blocks. If you bring in more than one block your name will be entered multiple times in the draw - one entry for each block. The winner can choose to keep the blocks to make a quilt, or they can donate them to our Charity initiatives.

This year different guild members have signed up for a particular month's block. That volunteer chooses a block, prepares the sample or samples, introduces the block at the meeting, and explains how it is created. The volunteer also provides the pattern, which can be a link to a website, or in any other electronic printable form.
If you have any questions please contact me.
-- Janet Brownlee, Block of the Month Coordinator

June 2025 -- Circle of Friends
by Emma Russell

This 12 1/2" block is comprised of 4 identical Friendship Star blocks. It's due at the September 24th guild meeting.
Colours:

Use fall colours
Use cream or off white for the neutral colour in the Half Square Triangles
Emma is providing the centre 4 squares so they will be identical in all of the blocks

Instructions
Questions? Or to arrange to get the centre squares, contact Emma

May 2025 -- Grandma Mae's Economy Block
by Allison Kubiseski

Instructions :: Tutorial Video
Use a white or off-white background.

Questions? Contact Allison

April 2025 -- Double Disappearing Nine Patch
by Elizabeth Couture

Instructions
Note re the paragraph after Figure 1:
After you swap the centres, and sew the top and bottom onto the centres, the 2 side pieces that you'll be attaching next, will be longer than necessary. You will need to trim the tops and bottoms off those pieces after you attach them to the centre sections.

Contact Elizabeth

March 2025 -- Coin Block

by Brenda Payer

Instructions

Inspirational photos from Material Girl Quilts

Inspirational photos from Karen Brown of Just Get it Done Quilts

February 2025 -- Trip Around Arnprior

by Shirley Monkhouse

Different focus colour (blue, brown, yellow, green) in diagonal from top left to bottom right

Unfinished size: 12 1/2" x 12 1/2"
Trip Around Arnprior Block Instructions, Notes and Tips by Shirley Monkhouse
Scrappy Trips Block Instructions by Bonnie K. Hunter :: Photos and Block Instructions from Quiltville Blog, Bonnie K. Hunter

Contact Shirley

January 2025 -- Potato Chip

by Brenda Payer

This is a scrap block and like chips you can't make only one.
Unfinished size: 12 1/2" x 12 1/2"
Fabric pieces: 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" strips of fabric
Layout and assembly diagram
Free downloadable pattern, tutorial video, photos, and more on the Inspired Quilting by Lea Louise website

Click/tap on a photo below to see it in full.

December 2024 -- Eight Point Star

by Martha Palmer

The eight point star block will be finished at 11".
The directions and measurements in this PDF will make the 11" block.
Use these Cutting Directions for help in cutting the strips.
Watching the Eight Point Star Video will give clear instructions on the process.
Colour suggestion: Use reds and creams as base colours. Other colours can be included with these.
Contact Martha

November 2024 -- Scrappy Christmas Sparkle

by Debbie Cauvier
Instructions :: Download free Sparkle quilt pattern from Fat Quarter Shop :: Contact Debbie
Dec 2 note: The Instructions were corrected to cut the centre red square 1 1/2"

October 2024 -- Feather Leaf

by Jacquie Lavictoire
Feather Leaf Instructions :: Tutorial by The Intrepid Thread
This pattern makes 2 blocks. Suggestion: Make the blocks in fall colours

Feather Leaf block

Insulated hot pad

September 2024 Blocks

by Vickie MacNabb
This month there are two blocks, using two very different methods, with helpful tutorials. Hope you have fun trying something new, using fall colours.

Square in a Square

The first block is called Square in a Square by Fabric 406, the block tutorial can be found at www.fabric406.com I chose to make a 9 inch unfinished block, to match my block in a block so I used their math and cut my first square out at 9 inches and my other 4 squares out at 4.75 or 4 and 3/4".

This method also gives you 4 bonus half-square triangles (HSTs)!

Block in a Block

The second block is called Block in a Block by Planted Seed Designs, can be found at Plantedseeddesigns.com This starts out as a 10" block and after sewing it, it becomes a 9" unfinished block.

2021-2022

No Name Block! Issued for June 2022 (originally issued in November 2014) Instructions

Diamond Eye Issued May 2022 (originally issued in February 2016) Instructions

Lady of the Lake Issued April 2022 (originally issued in September 2013) Instructions

Garlic Knot Issued March 2022 (originally issued in November 2017) Instructions

Assembled Blocks

Pinwheel Extravaganza Issued February 2022 (originally issued in November 2018) Instructions

No Name Block! Issued January 2022 (originally issued in March 2016) Instructions

Disappearing Pinwheel Issued December 2021 (originally issued in April 2017) Instructions

Railway Crossing Issued November 2021 (originally issued in December 2013) Instructions

Ohio Star Issued October 2021 (originally issued in January 2021) Instructions
Note: Please refer to these Ohio Star Corrections before proceeding to make this block.

Slice of Life Issued September 2021 (from the 2014-2015 archive) Instructions

2020-2021

Do you like to try a new quilt blocks without committing to an entire project with that block? Then Block of the Month is for you!

This year, since we cannot get physically together, the program committee would like to offer the BLOCK OF THE MONTH as a “Mystery Quilt”. Each month you will receive the instructions for one block. Towards the end of the guild year, you will receive suggestions on how to join all the blocks together to make a 33’ x 46 ½ ‘ wall hanging. Of course, you can add extra borders/wider borders to turn it into a lap quilt.

Materials Needed

Border:
(The material requirements are for the wall hanging…additional border fabric will be required for a larger quilt.)

5/8 yard each of a medium and light fabric for the border
2/3 yard of a matching dark fabric for border and binding

Blocks:

Fat quarters of three or more light and three or more dark or medium fabrics. Hint: One of these will be used as sky
¼ yard each of five more light and five more medium or dark fabrics

-- Anne Cruickshank, Program Committee 2020-2021

Mystery Revealed! - June 2021 Instructions

Pinwheel and Maple Leaf - May 2021 Instructions

Pinwheels

Maple Leaf

Border Blocks - April 2021 Instructions Ideas for Finishing

Applique border

Checkerboard

Flying Geese and Teacups - March 2021 Instructions

Block 6 - Attic Window Issued February 2021 Instructions

Heart Foundation Piecing

Heart Pattern

Pumpkin Pattern

Gingerbread Man Pattern

Block 5 - Ohio Star Issued January 2021 Instructions Note: Please refer to these Ohio Star Corrections before proceeding to make this block.

Block 4 - Tree & House Issued December 2020 Instructions Tree and House Foundation Patterns

Tip: After printing the foundation patterns, please ensure that they're the correct size. If not, you may need to adjust your print settings.

Block 3 - Stars Issued November 2020 Instructions

Block 2 - Basket Issued October 2020 Instructions

Block 1 - Log Cabin Issued September 2020 Instructions

See the new Block of the Month Archives page for previous years' BOMs.

The information below is in the process of being removed!

Aztec Jewel Completed project Due January 2020 Instructions

Premie Quilt

Air Castle Completed project Due November 2019 Instructions

Churn Dash Completed project Due October 2019 Instructions

2018 - 2019 Archive

Rays of Sunshine Due June 2019 Instructions

Bloom Due May 2019 Instructions

Scrappy Susannah Due April 2019 Instructions

Festive Flocks Due March 2019 Instructions Page 1 Page 2

Photo of Festive Flocks quilt

Snowflake Due January 2019 Instructions

Please use blue fabric (not black as incorrectly mentioned in the instructions)

Christmas Block Due December 2018 Instructions

Pinwheel Extravaganza Due November 2018 Instructions

Sunrise Clock Due October 2018 Instructions

There is NO paper piecing in this modern block!

Important notes:

The hands of the clock have to be the same family of colours or all the same colour - your choice.
The background is white - all the same or different whites - your choice, use your stash!
The finished block is 9 1/2" x 9 1/2"