Block #1
BLOCK NUMBERS FOR QUILTS:
Large Baby Quilt: 48” x 60”: make 20 blocks
Arrange in a 4 x 5 block grid
Lap Quilt: 60” x 72” make 30 blocks
Arrange in a 5 x 6 block grid
Queen Sized Quilt: 96” x 96” make 64 blocks
Arrange in an 8 x 8 block grid
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ONE BLOCK
One block finishes 12.5” square.
Fabric A (Kona Cotton Bone) 1/8 of a yard
Fabric B (Shot Cotton - Galvanized) Scrap that is at least 9.5” x 3.5”
Fabric C (Kona Cotton Butterscotch) Scrap that is at least 10.5” x 2”
Fabric D (Crossweave Blue Blue) Scrap that is at least 9.5” x 3”
CUTTING
Cut out all of the pieces for your block. Take care to keep track of which piece
is which as you do so. You can pin little paper labels on each piece as you cut them out or you can lay them out (I have a design wall that I do this on) as you go, arranging them as indicated in this diagram.
A1 = 9 1/2” x 1 1/2”
A2 = 9 1/2” x 1 1/2”
A3 = 3 1/2” x 3 1/2”
A4 = 3” x 3“
A5 = 10” x 1 1/2”
A6= 10 1/2” x 1 1/2”
A7 = 2 1/2” x 3”
A8=4 1/2” x 2 1/2”
A9 = 8 1/2” x 1 1/2”
A10 =8 1/2” x 1 1/2”
A11= 4 1/2” x 2 1/2”
B1 = 9 1/2” x 1 1/2”
B2 = 8 1/2” x 1 1/2”
C1= 10” x 2”
C2= 8 1/2” x 1 1/2”
D1= 10 1/2” x 2”
ASSEMBLING THE BLOCK
When piecing together this block use a ¼” seam allowance and press after sewing each seam.
1. Begin by sewing A1, B1 and A2 together. Then sew A3 to the right side of your piecing.
2. Then sew C1 and A5 together as indicated. Sew A4 to the left side of your piecing.
3. Sew D1 to A6 and then A7 to the right side of your piecing.
4. Continue by sewing C2 to A9 and then A8 to the left side of your piecing.
5. Finally, sew B2 to A10 and then A11 to the right side of your piecing.
6. Finish up your block by assembling the five portions of the block, working top to bottom, in this order: A3 portion, A4 portion, A7 portion, A8 portion and A11 portion.
With a cropped photo of one finished block I created some digital quilts to show you how much changing the lay out of this block can impact the end result. These layouts all require that you make 30 blocks and result in a 60” x 72” finished quilt top, a good-sized throw.
I also sewed the block up in a very different set of fabrics. This creates a completely different look for the block and quilts made with it.
The fabrics that I used are:
Fabric A: Kona Coal
Fabric B: Basketweave Blue - Dazzle
Fabric C: Vintage Linen Green – Paris Apartment
Fabric D: Raindrops Midnight – Summersault
