Our Poor Albertan Neighbours

  As Canadians, we are all well aware of the sad summer thus far in Alberta with the extreme flooding that has occurred.  So sad for so many.  Cheryl Arkison, of Calgary is putting together blocks in August of donated 15.5 inch squares.  See  http://naptimequilter.blogspot.ca/2013/06/slabs-for.html  

for details, and/or read below:

Here are the basics:

Make a slab 15.5'' square. You can insert the white bit or not, that's your choice. Just aim to make your block in a single colour. Make as many as you like.

The inspiration for these quilts is The Missing U quilt from Sunday Morning Quilts.

How do you make a slab? If you have the book, refer to the directions on pages 48-49. If you don't have the book let me summarize how to make a slab:

Take two pieces of fabric and sew them together. Do that a few more times. Then start sewing more pieces to those first pairs. Sew groups together. Add additional pieces of fabric as necessary to get up to your finished size. Start with small bits or big ones, it doesn't matter. Raid your scrap bins and go with what you've got.

Feel free to grab that top image and share it on your blogs/web-sites. Tell the world about how you made your slab. Link back to this post if you do.

Have a good summer and keep active!

Kathy