Bullseye Quilts
For each bullseye block, cut:
1 10 square of tan fabric
1 8 circle of Fabric #1
1 6 circle of Fabric #2
1 4 circle of Fabric #3
Step 1)
To
get the circles, you can take an 8 [6, 4] square of fabric and fold in half,
then in half again to make a small square.
Using a Ό circle template or free-handing it, cut an arc from corner to
corner.
DO NOT CUT OFF THE FOLDS!
Step 2)
Lay
an 8 circle right-side up on the 10 square.
Sew around the edge of the circle about Ό in from the edge.
Step 3)
Turn
the square over. Pinch the square fabric
and circle fabric so that you can pull the two apart from one another. Clip into the tan fabric to make an opening
for your scissors. Cut out a circle
(just cut the tan fabric) approximately Ό inside seam that holds the circle
onto the fabric.
Step 4)
Flip
the block over and sew the 6 circle on top of the 8 circle.
Step 5)
From
the back, pinch and cut out inside the stitching on the 6 circle. Only cut out the fabric from the 8 circle.
Step 6)
From
the front, sew the 4 circle on the 6 circle.
It is not necessary to cut out the back of the 4 circle.
Step 7)
Cut
each block in quarters (they should be 5x5 !)
For the trading day
Step 1)
Make
15 whole blocks (or more) and cut them into quarters.
(9
people trading)
Step 2)
Offset-stack
the quarters into sets of 7. It would be
nice if they were from different blocks.
Step 3)
Keep
the remaining quarters (there should be 4) for yourself.
Step 4)
Bring
the 8 stacks (56 quarters) in to trade.
Step 5)
Everyone
will take one stack of 7 quarters from everyone elses stack.
Do not take one of your own stacks!
If you decide to make more than 15 whole
blocks, still bring the 8 stacks. If you
want to trade the extras, keep them in a separate place until the initial
trade is complete.
Size possibilities
While it would be nice to believe that 10
inches is 10 inches is 10 inches, it would be a surprise if everyones blocks
were all exactly the same size. Keeping
that in mind, expect to cut your quarters down to 4 ½, just to get them all
the same size.
That will create 4 finished blocks for
your quilt.
·
60
4 blocks with NO extra blocks (no plain ones) can be laid out in a 7 x 8
set, or 28x32 (that still only uses 56 blocks)
·
6x10
set 24x40