Hello Quilters-I'm excited to share with you a big quilt block pattern that I designed. The finished product is 32X32. I hope you enjoy!
Fabric:
Dark: 4 fat quarters
Lights: 4 fat quarters
White: 2 fat quarters
2 1/4 yds ultralight weight fusible web
21”X 21” light solid- muslin, flannel, cotton- We are going to
mark a grid on this
*Because of the scrappy nature of the quilt block, you will have leftover fabric.
Cutting instructions:
From the Dark fat quarters:
Cut 100- 2.5” inch squares- Be sure to cut from a variety of fabrics.
Cut 3- 6 inch squares- Be sure to cut from a variety of fabrics
From the Light fat quarters:
Cut 23- 6” squares
From the White:
Cut 52 -white 2.5” squares
Cut 2- 6” squares
From the Fusible Web cut 4- 20X20 inch squares
Half Square Triangle Sewing Instructions:
This method of creating Half Square Triangles yields 8 Half Square Triangles per square combination.
1)Pair up the 6 inch square fabrics right sides together in the following combinations:
3 sets of dark/light
2 sets of white/light
9 sets of light/light
2)Mark an X going from corner to corner on one side of each 6” square pair.
3)Sew 1/4” seam on either side of both diagonal lines.
4)Cut on the horizontal and vertical axis. DO NOT MOVE BETWEEN CUTS.
5)Now cut on the diagonals in both directions. You can use the chalk marks as a guide for cutting. Again DO NOT MOVE PIECES BETWEEN CUTS
6)Press Half Square Triangles Open and trim down to 2.5” square.
You should have:
24 Dark/Light Combo
16 White/Light Combo
72 Light/Light Combo
With your solid light muslin create a grid using a framing square or your long quilting ruler. Measure and draw a 20 X20 inch square. Then mark every 2.5 inches along the vertical and horizontal lines. Connect the marks to create an grid.
Perfect Piecing with Fusible Interfacing
Step One:
Lay your fusible piece bumpy side up on the grid. Be sure to line up your edges to the outer lines of your grid.
Step Two:
Arrange your half square triangles and squares on the grid according to the block arrangement diagram. They do not need to be perfectly aligned with the grid lines. Be sure that the fabrics don’t overlap- a little space between the squares is ideal.
Step Three:
DOUBLE CHECK your fabric arrangement!!! You can’t go back once you’ve ironed them in place.
Step 4:
Iron your pieces in place. Be sure to press your iron and hold for a few seconds. Then pick it up and move it to the next spot. DO NOT SLIDE the iron around because your pieces will move. Once you’ve set the fabrics then go back and iron once more to make sure that everything is held in place.
Step 5:
Move over to your sewing machine. Fold the first row over and sew a 1/4 seam along the length. Repeat with the remaining rows. Repeat for all blocks.
Step 6:
Cut the fold off of each seam using your rotary cutter or scissors. Then press open the seams.
Step 7:
Return to your sewing machine and fold over the first row going the opposite direction and sew a 1/4 seam along the length. Repeat with remaining rows. Repeat for all blocks.
Step 8: Again cut off the fold of each seam using your rotary cutter or scissors. Press seams open.
Step 9: Arrange your blocks. Pin two together checking for seam alignment. Then sew 1/4 along the length. Repeat for the second set. Iron seams in opposite directions.
Step10: Pin the two rows together. (I like to pin from the middle out to) Check to make sure your seams align. Iron open and ADMIRE your gorgeous block!
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| Off Set Blocks- 5 full and 2 halves |
Finishing your block- There are several ways that you could finish your block off. You could simply sandwich and quilt to create a beautiful wall hanging. Or you could create some more blocks and end up with a gorgeous throw or twin quilt. I am going to go the wall hanging route, but I've put together some images of what the block would look like if you expanded the design.
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| Single Block with borders |
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| Four Block Pattern |
