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Monthly Fabric Exchange
Jo Bond is our coordinator for the 6" Square Fabric Exchange.
How to Participate: Everyone welcome!
1. Each person who signs up (on Jo's clipboard) at the monthly Busy Bee meeting; will choose 3 high quality 100% cotton fabrics, of that months theme color or print.
2. You will wash, dry and iron each of the three fabrics.
3. Then cut one 6" square of each of the three fabrics for each person signed up for the exchange that month, including yourself.
4. Machine baste, pin, or otherwise - each set of three 6" square sets together, attaching your name to each one of the sets.
5. Put all the sets in a baggie with your name on the outside.
6. Take them to the next BZB monthly meeting, give them to Jo at the monthly Busy Bee meeting. She will divide the sets.
7. During break or after the meeting collect your bag back, and you'll have the same number of complete sets back, but they'll all be different, except for one!
8. Don't forget to sign up for the next month.
It's fun, and there are so many Charm Quilts that you can make from these 6" squares. I've given you a copy of one example of a quilt using small squares of fabric below. McCalls Quilting.
Look below for several other charm quilt patterns and blocks.
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Fabric Requirements
Other Materials
Cutting Instructions
Piecing the Blocks
Quilt Top Assembly, Quilting, and Finishing
Step 3. Layer, baste, quilt, and bind (see Basic Quiltmaking Instructions).
Designer Information Nantucket Knots - Free Charm Quilt Pattern
Applecore Block Charm Quilt Free Pattern
Apple Core Table Runner |
August Fabric Exchange:
Theme: Black and White
Use high quality fabrics only.
Those members who have signed up for the Fabric
Exchange are as follows:
Bring
19 sets of 3
different theme prints/fabrics.
1. Sandy Wilson
2. Darlene Larsen 1
3. Darlene Larsen 2
4. Ronnie Holt
5. Pat Dunning
6. Jan Aken
7. Carol Fish
8. Jo Bond 1
9. Jo Bond 2
10. Lorri Brager 1
11. Lorri Brager 2
12. Heather Haake
13. Mary Goedge
14. Kristin Martinson
15. Pam Alaniz
16. Jayne Woodbury
17. Deb Lund-Tlumak
18. Donna Severn
19. Sue Goldsworthy
September Fabric Exchange: ????
I'll let you know when I know.
High Quality Fabrics Only
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THE MATH (or the guessing!)
You will get 6 - six inch squares to each strip of 40" fabric, that's after shrinkage.
To figure the needed yardage, divide the number of participants by 6.
For each group of 1- 6 participants, you'll need one strip 6" wide by 40" or more.
About 6 1/4" by the full width of fabric before shrinkage. It never washes and dries straight, so get more than you think you need, so you can cut a straight edge and still have enough to cut your squares.
For a group of 7-12 you'll need two strips of each fabric....excreta...
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Examples (for 42-45" wide fabric):
25 participants: 25/6=4.167, round up to 5, 5x6"=30"+2" for shrinkage=32"
38 participants: 38/6=6.3, round up to 7, 7x6"=42"=3=45" or 1 & 1/4 yard minimum.
Click on block to follow link:
Morning 12" block
Cubed Lattice 12" block
Garden Path 12" block
Carolina Byways Quilt, Version 1
http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpatternsprojects/ss/splitninepatch.htm
Miniature Quilt - Walk Around
the Block Quilt Pattern
http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpatternsprojects/ss/small_quilt.htm
Tropical Punch - Free Charm Quilt Block Pattern