QAF Block of the Month

June 2004

Shoofly

9 1/2 " unfinished (9" finished)

Here's an easy block for June, the Shoofly! Perfect for a nice summer picnic quilt! Grab your patriotic fabrics, reds, whites, blues!!! You can use small prints or tone on tones for these blocks, make them bright and beautiful!

Fabrics: You will need only two fabrics for each block. You may make up to 3 blocks the same for this BOM lottery. Make the backgrounds from medium to dark blues, and the other fabric should be either blue and white print or red and white print or TOT.

For each block:

From your blue background fabric, cut:

(2) 4" squares

(4) 3 1/2" squares

From your other fabric, cut:

(2) 4" squares

(1) 3 1/2' square

To Assemble Block:

Place the 2 background squares RST with the other 4" fabric squares. Draw a diagonal line on the back of the lighter of the two fabrics. Sew 1/4" on each side of the drawn line, and cut apart on the drawn line. Press to the darker of the two fabrics. Square up these HST to 3 1/2" exactly.

Lay out these HST with the 3 1/2" squares as in the picture above. Sew the top row of squares, press seams to one side. Repeat with the other two rows, alternating the direction of the pressing. Sew the rows together, nestling those seams to make perfect intersections. Press your block and check your measurements. Block should measure 9 1/2" square to be entered in BOM.

See how quick and easy this block is? You, too, can have a picnic quilt for this summer!