Quilt Blocks To Heal Violence.

 

 

 

There’s an epidemic sweeping our Nation at the moment and it’s killing woman and children in dramatic numbers. This year alone 62 woman have been killed in Australia in acts of violence against women. 62! These deaths are brutal and shocking and are not limited to adult woman, children are being killed as well. This month alone a woman was shot dead allegedly by her ex-partner in a Gold Coast McDonalds in front of other diners. It’s confronting and disgusting that this type of crime is on the rise while our State and Federal Governments are reducing funding to the organisations that try to help women flee these situations.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Block: Tic Tac Toe – it’s great for all skill levels (there’s no HSTs!) – click here to get the tutorial.

Colour Palette: Bright centre cross with low volume background fabrics.

What is Low Volume: White or cream with a grey/black/white print. See blocks on the hashtag #quiltblockstohealviolence for examples.

How Many Can You Make: As many as you would like.

Who Can Donate: Anyone!

Where Do I Send The Blocks: Quilt Blocks To Heal Violence, 7 Barton St, West Footscray, Victoria, Australia 3012.

Closing Date: Donations will be accepted until the end of October. Jackie is aiming to have them pieced, quilted and bound ready to be gifted before Christmas.

Aussie Hero quilt finished.

Aussie Hero quilt finished. The request was for blue cats.

Aussie Hero Quilt Continued.

This is the layout of the quilt so far. No sashings on this quilt and the rows are off set.

Aussie Hero Quilt Continued.

 Having made a fish skeleton outline and glued it onto cardboard and used it like a stencil, I drew it on the fabric, sewed it and coloured it in with fabric markers.

 The same with the feather, the ball is free hand, I drew a circle and filled it in.

 Coloured the birds. I will add more colour to the play equipment.

Coloured the mice.

Aussie Hero Quilt Request.

 This Aussie Hero quilt request is for blue and cats. I have decided that these will be 8 large blocks with different fabric applique cats with cat related items on each block. Some will be hand drawn and coloured in afterwards like the cat play equipment.

 On this block all the mice are just sewn outlines for the quilting.

This block will have fish on it as well. The background is hand dyed cotton fabric. All the cats are pictures from the internet, the birds, bowl climbing equipment and mice are my own as will be the fish and other cat related items.

Baby Quilt Started.

 Meggie being Meggie. This is the start of a baby quilt present for my niece who is expecting a girl.

Lighting in my room today is poor, but it is in tones of pink and neutrals. It will have white sashings, a pink and white border with ric rac. on the tops of the flags.

Lovely Fabric Donation Received.

Look at what arrived in the post this morning. Some lovely fabric from Linda in Victoria. This is for Aussie Hero stuff. Thank you Linda, Keep an eye out for your lovely fabrics in a quilt soon.