RVQG BOM 2021 – 2022
THE JOURNEY
Greetings Guild members,
Welcome to a brand-new year with
the Rouge Valley Quilters’ Guild. It’s been a long time since we
have met together in person but, hopefully, our virtual meetings
will be a thing of the past and we can share, learn, listen and
laugh together again soon. Oh, and, best of all, have a POT
LUCK!
It is quite the journey we have been on in the past almost two
years. These strange times are the inspiration for the current
Block of the Month.
I have chosen Dorothy’s journey to the Land of Oz as my
theme. One day Dorothy finds her life and whole world turned
upside down. She does not know where she is any more and
is desperate to find a way home to be reunited with her family.
However, there are evil forces at work to thwart her. Along the
way she meets new friends who help her on her way and those
who tell her to go to the Great and Powerful Oz who will reveal
the secret of how to get home. Oz turns out not to be as
advertised but, in the end, she had the answer all along.
I think Dorothy’s story relates to our Pandemic experience. We
were suddenly tossed into a strange world where nothing is as
it was. Our hope is that one day, sometime soon, life will return
to normal and we can meet again with friends and loved ones.
I have chosen the colours of the rainbow for my blocks, although I think the quilt lends itself to be totally scrappy. To be
truthful, my own sample is actually a controlled scrap quilt. I used several different blues, several reds, several light
backgrounds etc. The sample shown above is a computer-generated rendition.
The quilt centre with the Flying Geese border around the centre block finishes at 27”, making a lovely wall hanging. By
adding the next surrounding rainbow-inspired border you could have a larger 45” wall quilt. Continue on with the next top
and bottom borders you have a lovely lap size quilt.
As some of you may have already guessed, there are more blocks than months in a Guild year, so I have decided to
extend things into the 2022 – 2023 Guild year. Who knows? I might even add yet another border to make it a full bed
size!
THE REQUIREMENTS
Here is an estimate of what you will need:
Green/Emerald: 1.25m
Purple/Amethyst: .3m
Red/Ruby: 1.45m
Orange/Garnet: .3m
Yellow/Gold: .85m
Brown/Moonstone: 10”
scrap
Blue/Sapphire: .75m
Background: 1.75m
In addition, fusible web and stabilizer in amounts to be given later.
THE NITTY GRITTY
Each month full instructions for a new block will be given in the Newsletter and on the Website. You are free to download
and print the instructions. After you have completed your block take a photo of it and send the photo along with your
name and identifying it as The Block of the Month to Trudy Sutton at rvqgshowandshare@gmail.com for inclusion in the
following month’s Guild Meeting Show and Share a chance to win a lovely fat quarter bundle.
Until we meet again on Zoom, or, with luck, in person,
Irene Dewar
CLICK HERE to get the instructions for the Centre Block Part 1.