Block of the Month for November

Hello, Ties that Bind Quilters!  It's time for the Block of the Month.
I think I've been mislabeling these.  This is the block pattern we received at the October meeting, and the completed blocks are due at the November meeting.  So I think it should be called the November Block of the Month. 
Nancy, our fearless leader, won the blocks back in September, and chose this block for us.  There wasn't a name on the handout, so I'm just calling it Nancy's Block.
We're in luck, it's a simple block to piece.

Cutting:

From eight different bright fabrics, cut rectangles 2.5 in. x 4.5 in.

From a neutral background fabric (I chose solid white) cut 8 more rectangles, 2.5 in. x 4.5 in.
Also from the background fabric, cut 1 square 4.5 in. x 4.5 in.

Now for the sewing.
Stitch each bright rectangle to a background rectangle on the long edge.  Normally, we would press toward the dark, but you will have four places to match seams.  I recommend either pressing the seams open or waiting until you've decided how the pieces will go before pressing the seams in opposite directions.

Lay out the pieces as they will be sewn.  (See what I mean about matching seams?) This is now just a nine patch.
Sew the squares into rows and the rows together to get the final block, which should measure 12.5 in. square (unfinished).

Not too tough, right?  This is a cute block that will make an interesting quilt when the blocks are set side by side.

This month's meeting is coming up soon!  We're meeting a week early, to avoid meeting during Thanksgiving week.  Mark November 14th at 6:30 on your calendar!

Don't forget, next meeting is the Silent Auction!  Find three bags/boxes/or bundles of quilting or knitting or sewing related stuff, and bring them along.  All proceeds will go to the group.

How are the Brown Bag Challenges coming along?  Those are due in December.  Our December meeting is also earlier than usual, on December 12th, and will be a dinner meeting at a restaurant.  Check your newsletter for details.

Keep on stitching on, ladies!