It’s time for another block for our Block of the Month to be posted! Here’s May’s Block, the Rolling Stone:
Constructed with strip piecing, and square in a square units, it’s very beginner friendly.
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October Meeting Recap
Our meeting today was an open meeting, and we had an amazing turnout! We hope everyone had fun!
Our October Block of the Month was revealed to be the Dresden Plate!
After Jane’s announcements, John O’Donnell gave a short talk on sewing machines and their maintenance.
Then we had our amazing show and tell! Great job on all of your projects, ladies!
Demonstrations were ongoing, many thanks to our demonstrators!
We had Eilis demonstrating a wonky block:
Emer demonstrated hand quilting:
Sheila demonstrated how to make a tissue cover:
Tina demonstrated paper piecing:
And Erin demonstrated the block of the month:
Please enjoy the slideshow of the highlights of the meeting:
See you next month!
September Block of the Month
Is the Spools block! Designed to look like a spool of thread, this block is easy to construct! You have a ton of choices on how to customise your block. In the block up top, I attempted to make the spool look like it had thread wrapped around it by cutting out the scalloped fabric on the bias.
You could have two spools appear horizontal and two appear vertical.
Or stack the spools on top of one another!
In our second spool block, I used improvisational piecing with several fabrics to make the fabric appear like thread wrapped around the spool. Cut strips of varying widths (making sure it’s at least an inch longer than the 3.5 inch square called for. Sew the strips together, varying the width and angles of the fabrics, and then trim a 3.5 inch square from this improvisational unit.
Be sure to check out our Pinterest board for inspiration!
September Meeting Recap
Apologies for the lateness of the post, I needed to leave the meeting early to catch a ferry for a holiday, and our internet in France was very slow.
On September 12, we met at the Sacred Heart Church on Western Road for the first meeting of the year.
Membership dues for the year were due at this meeting, €40 which goes to the executive board. Due to insurance, you can only attend 2 meetings prior to paying for your membership. After those two meetings, you won’t be covered by insurance anymore!
We’ve also increased our door fees to €4 for members, and €8 for non-members. This increase in fees is a result of a motion passed by members at our AGM in April.
Our meeting started out with announcements from our chair, Jane.
We showed off the eight blocks of the Block of the Month that have been created so far, in two different colorways.
Then, Erin followed with a recap of the Block of the Month project we’ve been doing since February. Then, using the projector, showed a step by step tutorial of this month’s block, the Spools block!
In future meetings we’ll be doing a step by step visual tutorial for the remaining blocks!
Maeve from Limerick Quilt Centre did a demonstration.
Photo by Susan Garde
Christmas Placemats!
Photo by Susan Garde
Sadly, I had to leave before the Show and Tell portion of the meeting. Please, if you have photos I can use in a slideshow, please send them to our email address, corkips@gmail.com.
Our next meeting is scheduled for October 10 and will be our open meeting!
August Block of the Month
August has finally arrived!
We’ve been hard at work over the last few weeks preparing the materials for the block for you!
Introducing August’s Block, the Half Rectangle Triangle Star!
You can find the downloadable materials here.
This is our first opportunity to work work templates. IMPORTANT NOTE: A small square has been drawn next to the Half Rectangle Triangle (HRT). When you print out your template, be sure that your square measures 1 inch square! This will ensure your Half Rectangle Triangles will end up the correct size. Be sure to cut the bevels of the template. Cutting the bevels into your half rectangle triangles will make sewing together the triangles easier.
If you’re new to working with Half Rectangle Triangles, do not fear, we’ve created a video tutorial for you!
Be sure to subscribe to our channel to ensure that you’ll be notified of any future uploads.
Be sure to check out our Pinterest page for other tutorials and inspiration!
Enjoy! If you have any questions or problems, feel free to message us! Happy Sewing!
July Block of the Month
The Bear Paw block! Another excellent user of scraps!
Download the instructions here!!
Check out our Pinterest board for inspiration!
June Block of the Month
Our June Block of the Month is the X – Plus block! Using skills we learned in last month’s block, we create the “X” portion of the block. Perfect for using scraps you have in your scrap bin. Directions for this block will be uploaded to our site in December.
Check out the scrappy versions on our Pinterest page!
We’re putting the finishing touches on the directions for July. Be on the lookout for the instructions for these blocks on July 1st!
May Block of the Month
We’re still trying to catch up on our featured Block of the Month project. Debuted at our May meeting was the Rolling Stone Block!
Utilizing our previously learned skill of strip piecing, we learned the square in a square unit.
Be on the look out in November for the instructions to be posted on our site.
Be sure to check out our Pinterest site for inspiration!
June Meeting Recap
Well, we’ve had our last meeting for the summer! I hope everyone had an amazing time at the meeting. Wasn’t Irene MacWilliam’s talk such an inspiration?
We started the meeting announcing the Summer Challenge: Nametags! We’d love to be welcoming to new members and to be able to know everyone’s names!
Be sure to check out our Pinterest page for inspiration for your nametag. Click on the photo to take you to the board.
We also passed out a special “Southern Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society” tag to include on your nametag. If you weren’t able to get to the meeting and would like to participate, please send an email to corkips AT gmail DOT com. From there, Erin will give you an address to send a self addressed stamped envelope so you can be sent a tag.
The Block of the Month was announced as well, the X-Plus Block!
We’ll be continuing this project over the summer, posting the instructions here on the blog. Be on the lookout in the beginning of July and August.
Irene MacWilliam also gave a retrospective on her work, and brought along samples to share. Here’s a slideshow of some of the works she brought along to show:
Our Show and Tell was also inspiring! Just look at all these projects!
Our next meeting will be September 12th, but keep watching the blog. We’ve got a lot of content planned to give you your patchwork fix! Have a great Summer!
April Block of the Month
Our April AGM ran over, and the run through of the April block of the month was postponed until our May meeting.
Here’s the debut on the blog, the Snail Trail block!
It looks great in two colors:
Or four colors:
Tracy is working on her block of the month in Christmas fabrics:
Don’t they all look fun together? Don’t forget to check out the inspiration on our Pinterest site!
Southern Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society 