April's Scrap-Bee Block

Hello Scrap-Bee players!  This is my very first quilting bee and I am thrilled to be a part of this...what great blocks we've had to make so far this year!

I thought it might be nice to take a classic look and give it a 15-minutes of play twist...what do you say?  Are you game?

I love the look of red and white quilts, so here's what I came up with for my block....


A scrappy red block with a slash of white.  The blocks final size is 6 inches (be sure to begin with a slightly larger block though and trim down - I began with a 6 1/4 inch block) and the white slash can be placed anywhere the mood strikes you.  Don't worry if you don't have any white fabric left, just use the lightest fabric you've got...no worries, ok?

I'd really appreciate it if you could send me two blocks.

Thank you!
Mary-Frances


Here's how I made my blocks, using Victoria's phone book paper method:


I began with a 6 1/4 inch square of phone book paper.




Placed my first piece of fabric...



Added my second selection and sewed them together.  I continued adding fabric and when the block was covered I trimmed off the excess.

 

One block done.




Now comes the fun part, adding the slash..




Ready to add the white fabric.  Note, I remove the paper backing at this point, before I add the white slash.



Sew the white fabric to one side.

 

I didn't want my slash to be that wide...



...so I placed the other red piece at an angle on the block and sewed it together.



All done!

 Thanks again!