Earthquake Quilt Blocks

I've finished a couple of blocks for Deb's Earthquake Quilts appeal. Deb asked if people would like to help her make red or blue blocks 12.5 inches square in any design, which she will sew together into quilts for people who lost their homes in the recent earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand. 


I've been having lots of fun with my half-square triangles, so I decided to take them a step further and join them together for some pinwheel blocks for Deb's quilts. I used Rachel's tutorial for block two of her Pinwheel Sampler Quilt-Along at P.S. I Quilt. I started with 7.5 inch squares and trimmed them down to make the 12.5 inch blocks.

Deb will start sewing blocks together at the end of October, so if you'd like to help out there's still a little time left to make a couple of blocks and post them to New Zealand. All the details are in this post. 


The people of the South Island of New Zealand are going to need these quilts quickly if this weather keeps up! Keep warm, folks.