A-B-C Challenge: W & X Blocks

The A-B-C Challenge  is still going strong and we have just a few blocks left before we can start sashing, setting and quilting. You can still join us. ;-) Bring your W and X blocks to the September 8 meeting. Here are some ideas for your W & X blocks:

W blocks:

• Wampum, 12" (Quilter's Cache, and Around the Block, pg122)
• Wandering Star, 9" (Quilter's Cache)
• Washington Star, 9" Paper pieced (Quilter's Cache)
• Watermill, 10" (Quilter's Cache)
• Weathervane, 12" (Quilter's Cache)
•  Wheel of Fortune, 8" Paper pieced (Quilter's Cache)
• Whirling Hexagon, 7"x8" RECTANGLE! Paper pieced (Quilter's Cache)
• Windmill, 10" Paper pieced (Quilter's Cache)

Some examples of X blocks, which were very hard to find!, are:

• X Quartet (from Around the Block, pg.127)
• The X (from Around the Block Again, pg.125)
• Japanese X (from Badskirt tutorial via Doodles and Designs Friday Reveal)

Rhonda was looking for a quilt block named after a place. We found a quilt with the name of Xanadu. If you are in the same boat as Rhonda, take a look at Connecting Threads at the Xanadu quilt.

Remember that there are many, many blocks, not listed above, from which to choose. Below are a few of the many block resources available to inspire you:

• 1000 Great Quilt Blocks by Maggi McCormick Gordon 
• 501 Rotary Cut Quilt Blocks by Judy Hopkins
• Around the Block with Judy Hopkins: 200 Rotary Cut Blocks in 6 Sizes by Judy Hopkins
• Around the Block Again: More Rotary Cut Blocks from Judy Hopkins by Judy Hopkins
• The Civil War Love Letter Quilt: 121Quilt Blocks Inspired by Love and War by Rosemary Youngs
• The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt: 55 letters and the 111 Blocks they Inspired by Laurie Hird
• Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix & Match by Susan Briscoe
• Judy Martin's Ultimate Book of Quilt Block Patterns by Judy Martin
• Modern Quilt Blocks: 99 Quilt Blocks from your Favorite Designers by Susanne Woods
• Once More Around the Block by Judy Hopkins
• The Quilter's Album of Blocks and Borders by Jinny Beyer (out of print)
• The Quilter's Album of Patchwork Patterns: 4044 Pieced Blocks for Quilters by Jinny Beyer (2009) - you NEED this book if you don't have it.
• Quilter's Cache website

So, go forth and make blocks. You can do it. Have fun, use great fabric. Enjoy!