EPP Blocks for The 70273 Project

XX blocks for The 70273 Project can be made quite easily by EPP 

The one inch honeycomb is a good one to use & if you want skinnier crosses, just trim off 1/4 inch from each side as shown, then baste the fabric over your templates using your preferred method

Sew your basted templates together & applique to your background fabric 

The block above was made using house shaped templates

Here again I trimmed off 1/4 inch from each side to make a less chunky cross

Hope this little tutorial helps :)

Remember when you are making blocks for The 70273 Project they need to be specific sizes as listed below & must be accompanied by a completed Provenance form. If a Provenance form is not completed the blocks cannot be included in the quilts.

Blocks must be a white base with 2 red X's on it and one of 3 sizes: 

3.5" x 6.5" (9 cm x 16.5 cm) 

6.5" x 9.5" (16.5 cm x 24.2 cm) 

9.5" x 12.5" (24.2 cm x 31.8 cm ) 

The red crosses can be machine pieced, appliqued, embroidered, made with ribbons, buttons whatever you choose. Make one, make lots as plenty more are needed to reach the goal of 70,273, one block to represent each disabled person who lost their life!

Happy Stitching :)

The 70273 Project

70273 Project - An International Memorial Art Collaboration.

Did you know......

"Between January 1940 and August 1941 (before the Holocaust began), 70,273 physically and mentally disabled people – men, women, teens, boys, and girls – were murdered by the Nazis. Though they never even laid eyes on the disabled person they were evaluating, the Nazi doctors read the medical files and, if from the words on the page, the person was deemed “unfit” or an “economic burden on society”, the doctor placed a red X at the bottom of the form. Three doctors were to read each medical file, and when two of them made a red X on the page, the disabled person’s fate was sealed. Most were murdered within 1-2 hours."

I was totally unaware of this event & felt extremely sad on learning this & felt compelled to participate & encourage others to do so too.

Jeanne Hewell-Chambers is the mastermind behind the 70272 project & the aim of this collaboration is to make 70,273 blocks, one block to commemorate each disabled person who lost their life.

MAKING BLOCKS FOR THE 70273 PROJECT

Blocks must be a white base with 2 red X's on it and one of 3 sizes: 3.5"x6.5" (9 cm x 16.5 cm) or 6.5" x 9.5" (16.5 cm x 24.2 cm) or 9.5" x 12.5" (24.2 cm x 31.8 cm ). The red crosses can be machine pieced, appliqued, embroidered, made with ribbons, buttons whatever you choose.

All blocks must be accompanied by a completed and signed Provenance Form which includes the address to send your block/s  ( if you make multiple blocks, only one form needs to be completed) which is available here:
 http://thebarefootheart.com/forms-cards-badges/

More information about the project can be found here:
 http://thebarefootheart.com/introducing-the-70273-project/

I hope you will join me in sending many blocks to Jeanne :)