BLOCK OF THE MONTH June 2018

SPLIT SQUARES

The Block of the Month for June is 

RED and WHITE

These snappy looking blocks can be assembled MANY ways to make quilts for our Aussie Heroes.

The cool weather is upon us...it's a good time for sewing!

These are a few fabrics in my collection that I considered for my sample blocks.  

All of these would make great blocks.

  

Small amounts of black or grey printed on either red or white are suitable.

Plain red or plain white will work, as will batiks and tone-on-tone red fabrics and 

tone-on-tone white fabrics.

When choosing fabrics with a printed design, please use gender neutral designs as the 

majority of our Recipients are men.

Use...

 100% cotton fabrics

1/4 inch seam allowance

CUTTING THE FABRIC

From both the red and the white fabric cut 

• One 8 1/2 inch square
• 2 rectangles 2 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch 
• 2 rectangles 2 1/2 x 12 1/2 inch

CONSTRUCT TWO BLOCKS

Sew the  smaller rectangles to either side of the squares of the opposite colour

Press the seam allowance to the RED side

Sew the larger rectangles to the opposite sides as before

Press the seam allowance to the RED side

Cut each block diagonally in half as shown in picture below

Take one triangle from each block and place with right sides together.  Pin the long diagonal edge before sewing as this is a bias seam and can stretch.  Sew the seam and then press the seam allowance to one side.  And there you have them...two Split Square blocks.

Don't trim the blocks.  

All blocks will be trimmed to make them the size required 

for each quilt.  

Every quilt is an original design, created to meet the requirements of our Recipients.

PDF version of the block can be found by clicking HERE

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THESE BLOCKS

  Every block is used in quilts made by the Coffs Harbour Sewing Team

for our deployed Aussie Heroes

Please send your blocks to

Sandy Corry

9 Wendouree Court

North Boambee Valley   NSW   2450