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Block Party
Participation in Block Party involves creating the block announced in the month's Newsletter, and bringing it to the next meeting or mailing your blocks to the organizer. A drawing is held for the collection of blocks. If there are enough blocks, there are multiple winners.
Current Block
When recalling our April Bee Block, I think of their focus – flowers! Perhaps you have a large collection of floral fabrics like me – well this is a good block to showcase them. The pattern comes from a website called BlockLotto.com and I picked the largest flower size to enable the use of large prints. When making the flower blocks, choose fabrics with high contrast. For more extensive directions and photos, check out the website:
https://www.blocklotto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/VioletBlockDirections.pdf
See more patterns below. We also have dozens of block patterns going back to 2013, you might find something inspiring, check out the past block patterns here .
Spring is here and the bees are hard at work, so I thought this block would be fun. It is from the CakeStand Quilts website and is full of great instructions with lots of photos – the author encourages the blog to be shared (donation mentioned at the end is no longer active).
We’ll salute the Irish in March with an easy Drunkard’s Path block. Choose a light green and a darker green solid or blender. Use either one for the background and the other one for the circle. This way the finished quilt will have some variations.
February 2025, Red All Over Improv Block
For this February improv block choose a variety of red solids and prints. The sample block shown has 15 different reds in it. Scraps can be any size and shape.
October 2023, Instructions Ghost Block
September 2023, Instructions, Sunflowers Block
August 2023, Instructions, Tools of the Trade Block
March 2023, Instructions, "Modern Irish Chain"
Past Blocks of 2022
January 2023, Instructions, "Sister" block
Instructions for October 2022 Block (Halloween)
Instructions for September 2022 Block (Thread Spool)
Instructions for August 2022 Block (Road to California)
Instructions for July 2022 Block (Ice Cream)
Boutique
At most scheduled meetings SCVQA offers things for sale of interest to quilt lovers. We also offer Pop-Up Boutique sales that change location from time to time - check our latest Events listings.
Books, fabric, magazines and notions are for sale in the lobby before the meeting and in the break between the announcements and the speaker's presentation.
Fat Quarters and Yardage
100% cotton yardage for $3.00 per yard
100% cotton fat quarters for $0.75 each
Quilt Magazines and Books
Magazines $0.25 each
Books - prices vary, usually around $1.00
The boutique also offers other miscellaneous items. Be sure to show up early at meetings if you are interested in the great bargains of the SCVQA boutique!
Small Quilt Groups
SCVQA has small quilt groups for members to participate in, from hand stitchers to machine sewers. These groups create their own schedules, choice of quilting projects and their own locations to meet. The Small Groups Coordinators, Cherese and Joyce, can help you get connected with a group welcoming new members.
If you are interested please reach out to them at scvqasmallgroups@gmail.com.