BLUE AND WHITE BON BON BLOCK
This month, I'd like to build up our supply of blocks that will used to
make quilts for our Recipients who ask for ...
- sports team to be represented by blue and white
- their favourite colour blue
- a Navy theme quilt
- an Air Force theme quilt
WHITE FABRIC can be PLAIN or WHITE TONE-ON-TONE PRINT
Please use a PLAIN BLUE FABRIC or TONE-ON-TONE BLUE FABRIC
A little black or white print on the blue is OK
The fabric should look simply BLUE
No turquoise
No teal
No aqua
These are a few fabrics in my collection that are suitable
I looked for colours that represent either the Navy or Air Force as a guide
THANK YOU
for making blocks that will be used to make quilts for our deployed Aussie Heroes
Each quilt is an original and will be personalised to meet the Requests of each Recipient
Many of the quilts made by the Coffs Harbour Sewing Team using these blocks,
can be seen in Jan-Maree's Blog Posts and my
occasional Wednesday BOM Quilts Posts
My Happy Mail Post each Wednesday, shows the blocks
sent to me in the preceding weeks
Use 100% cotton fabrics
Use 1/4 inch seam allowance
Gender neutral prints please as the majority of the quilts are made for men
Gender neutral prints please as the majority of the quilts are made for men
Do not trim blocks
blocks are designed oversize
and they are all trimmed back to make each quilt
The sizes of the blocks needed vary from quilt to quilt depending on what each
quilt maker designs to meet the Recipient's Requests
CUTTING
Blue Fabric
Cut four 5 x 5 inch squares
Cut four 5 inch x 3 3/8 inch rectangles
White Fabric
Cut two 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inch squares
Cut one 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 inch square
MARKING THE FABRIC
Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the two large squares
Then draw a second line 1/2 inch away from the first line
DO NOT mark the smaller square
CONSTRUCTING THE BLOCK
As shown, position a large white square on a large blue square, with right sides together
THE SHORTER MARKED LINE SHOULD BE CLOSER TO THE CORNER
Pin as shown, a little distance away from the lines
Sew along BOTH lines
Cut between the two marked and sewn lines as shown
Put the two cut off pieces aside to be posted with the Block
They will be pressed, trimmed to the size required and made into
small blocks eg. Pinwheel blocks, or long pieces that make
borders and joiners in the quilts.
Press the white triangle away from the blue section to form a square
HINT I like to press the white seam allowance onto the blue fabric so that it doesn't create a shadow under the white fabric
LAY OUT THE BLOCK
Make the middle row of the block by sewing a blue rectangle to opposite sides
of the small white square
of the small white square
Press the seam allowances towards the blue fabric
Make the two outside rows of the blocks by sewing each square to the
opposite long sides of the rectangles
opposite long sides of the rectangles
Press the seam allowances towards the blue fabric
Join the three rows together with the white square in the middle of the block
Press the seam allowances towards the centre of the block...yes, these ones will shadow!
Finished!
A beautiful Blue and White Bon Bon Block
I hope you've enjoyed making this block
Please send your block and off cut triangles to...
Sandy Corry
9 Wendouree Court
North Boambee Valley NSW 2450
If you include your email address, I'll let you know when your blocks
arrive in my letter box
If you don't have an email address then check out the Wednesday Happy Mail Post
each week to see that your blocks have arrived
each week to see that your blocks have arrived
Many thanks to you, for supporting Aussie Hero Quilts
and contributing blocks for the quilts for our Heroes
Until next month, when the temperatures will begin dropping in this
wonderful land that we live in, happy sewing time to you.
Sandy
Lovely.
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