Siblings Together blocks

A slight sojourn from the Fat Quarter Shop Snapshots block of the month today with some slashed nine patches for the Siblings Together project.

If you aren't already aware, this is an awesome project which gives quilts to siblings separated by the social care system. 

The blocks are pretty simple to make - just make a nine patch and then cut it twice in the diagonal.  Swap some sections between blocks and voila - slashed nine patches! 

Mary Emmens of Handmade by Mary Emmens has requested that fabrics suitable for a teenage boy are used so I dug through my stash and got rid of anything with pink, rainbows and/or ponies! 

Siblings Together - a plea for blocks!

A quick plea today for anyone able to provide some blocks for quilts for the organisation Siblings Together, a charity which provides opportunities for contact for siblings separated by the foster and adoption care systems.

Mary Emmens at Handmade by Mary Emmens is collecting simple nine patch slash blocks to go into quilts which will be gifted to siblings at Siblings Together events.

Full details can be found in Mary's guest blog on Lily's Quilts including the prescribed colour scheme, sizes and pattern. 

It's a fab opportunity to crack open that stash, whip up a few simple blocks and give a child the comfort and security that they may be missing at such a vital time in their lives.