North Wind Quilters Guild

​​Block of the Month

Instructions for making each months block will be provided in the monthly newsletter.  There will also be a demonstration/workshop on the morning of the 2nd Tuesday of each month.  (This is currently done via Zoom)

Each month you make two or more blocks.  One block goes into the Block Of The Month drawing at the General Meeting and the other block is available to purchase the day of the drawing by the winner of the blocks.  If the blocks are not purchased by the winner we save them to sell at the Quiltique at the Quilt Show.

We are also asking members who do participate with the BOM program to make another block or two to help out Community Service.  There is no limit to the number of blocks you can make each month to donate to Community Service!  Each and every block is much appreciated.  As you know our Guild is all about Community Service.
 
Every few months there will be a patriotic block in either red, white and/or blue fabrics  and the other months will be a block for a child or adult. Every month the BOM chairperson will specify if it is a Patriotic block or a block for a boy/girl or adult.

 Any extra blocks that are turned in  will be used to make "Quilt of Gratitude" quilts or other quilts to be distributed by our Community Service Chair. 

For more information about the BOM program you may contact the Block of the Month Committe Chairperson:    Susan Hogan. or Meta Bonnell.
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Block of the Month for October and November

The October and November Block is Monkey Wrench. 

Colors
October – medium to dark blue print or solid and white
November- black and tan solids and or prints

Cutting Directions:

From the white fabric:                                                                         From the blue fabric:                                                            
One 7” square cut diagonally (label A)                                      One 7” square cut once diagonally (label B)           
One 7 ¼” square cut twice diagonally (label C)                    One 7 ¼” square cut twice diagonally (label D)
One 4” square cut once diagonally (label E)                          One 4” square cut once diagonally (label F)
Two 2 ¾ ”  squares (label G)                                                             Two 2 ¾ ”  squares (label H)

Piecing:
1. Sew a 2 ¾ ” blue square (H) to a 2 ¾ ” white square (G). Make 2.

2. Sew the 2 pairs together to make a 4 patch with the blue squares in the opposite corners.
3. Sew a blue 4” triangle (F) to one side of the 4 patch and the other one to the opposite side.

4. Sew the white 4” triangles (E) to the remaining two sides. 
5. Sew a blue quarter triangle (D) to one side of the square and the other blue triangle (D) to the opposite side, On the remaining two sides, sew the white triangles (C). 
6. Sew a blue quarter triangle (B) to one side of the square and the other blue triangle (D) to the opposite side, On the remaining two sides, sew the white triangles (A). 

Be careful when sewing on the triangles so the colors will all spin in the same direction.