Here is a preview of the Bingo Christmas block. These instructions will be included with a baggie of pre-cut fabric and will be given out at the March guild meeting. The completed block will be due at the May meeting.
BMQG Bingo Christmas Block – Red Center
Version
Contents:
White Fabric
·
2 strips 2½” x 10½”
·
8 squares 2½” x 2½”
Dark Green Fabric
·
1 strip 2½” x 10½”
Red Stripe Fabric
·
1 strip 2½” x 10½”
Red Reindeer Fabric
·
1 square 4½” x 4½”
Green Mistletoe Fabric
·
4 squares 4½” x 4½”
How-To:
1.
With right sides together, sew a 2½” x 10½”
white strip to a 2½” x 10½” red stripe strip along the long sides. Press toward the dark side. Crosscut into 4 rectangles 2½” wide.
2.
Repeat Step 1 with the white and dark green
strips.
3.
Pair a red/white rectangle with a green/white
rectangle to make a four-patch. Make 4.
4.
Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of each
2½” x 2½” white square. With right sides
together, place a white square in the corner of a 4½” x 4½” green mistletoe
square and sew along the drawn line.
Trim the excess fabric ¼” from the stitch line and press open. Repeat in an adjacent corner. Make 4.
5.
With right sides together, sew the units into 3
rows as shown. Press. Sew the rows together. Press.
