Use all the colors of the harmony…. But please feel free to use different values, tones, and hues of the color family. (Pink or rose for red, etc.) Dig through your scraps…. Maybe you have a fabric that is the color harmony already… use it somewhere in your block….

Month	Color Harmony	Color to Use	Block to Use	Sample Picture
August, 2011 Instructions	Monochromatic	Yellow	Rail Fence
September, 2011 Instructions	Split Complementary	Blue/Yellow-orange/Red-orange	Log Cabin
October, 2011 Instructions	Achromatic	Black/White/Gray	16-Patch Variable Star
November, 2011 Instructions	Triad	Red-violet/Blue-green/Yellow-orange	Twin Star
December, 2011 Instructions	Complementary	Red/Green	Coxey's Camp
January, 2012 Instructions	Analogous	Violet-blue/Blue/Blue-green/Green	Garden Patch
February, 2012 Instructions	Diad	Red/Violet	Two by Three
March, 2012 Instructions	Split Complementary	Red-orange/Blue-violet/Yellow-green	Carrie Nation
April, 2012 Instructions	Tetrad	Red/Green/Violet/Yellow	Card Trick
May, 2012 Instructions	Monochromatic	Yellow-green	Churn Dash
June, 2012 Instructions	Triad	Yellow/Red/Blue	Blue Chains
July, 2012 Instructions	Accented Neutral	Browns/Creams/Blue	Clay's Choice

If you have questions, please contact Denise Gies by email at blockofmonth@northwestquilters.org.

Feeling like you want to join the Color Wheel Tour but don't have time to stitch blocks? You can join in by digging through your stash (or visiting a local quilt shop)! Each month, we will be having a FQ (fat quarter) lotto using the colors chosen for the stitched blocks. This will be in addition to the block lotto for those who want to do both. You choose…. Which ever fits your lifestyle and time demands each month.

For each FQ you bring to the meeting, your name will go into the draw one time. If you bring 2 FQs, your name goes in twice. 4 FQs? Your name goes in 4x. I think you get the idea. Idea: This will be a great way to use up those free mailing labels that we get in the mail. It will save you time filling out a little slip of paper at the meeting.

During the meeting, we will pair up the FQs into delicious bundles of 4-6 FQs each. (This will depend on the type of color harmony we are doing that month, and the amount of FQ brought in) Our hope is to have a fun time and to let us experiment with wide variety of color combinations.

Let's have some fun! Remember… if cutting from your yardage at home, a FQ is 18" x 21" (half the width of 42"-45" fabric)

If you are wondering what the colors will be for a future month…. You can refer to the colors listed on the Block of the Month chart.