Block finishes 9 inches
I plan to set it 8 by 10, to finish 72 by 90 inches.
80 blocks.
Another traditional block that has been on my mind quite a while.
(Note on the due-date fabric used above. When I worked as a library aide at the public library during college I never charged a late fee. I should probably send them a donation to make that up. Fabric by Heather Givans for Windham.)
Cutting
Solid:
nine triangles cut from a 3 1/2 inch strip using the EZ angle or Bonnie Hunter's Essential Triangle tool
Print:
nine triangles cut from a 3 1/2 inch strip using the EZ angle or Bonnie Hunter's Essential Triangle tool
Note: for directional prints you will need to cut 18 to get the 9 you need. You will just need to set them aside for another project! Or, embrace the chaos and don't pay attention to direction.
Sewing and pressing
Sew solid triangles to the print
Press towards the print
Lay out in three rows and sew these
Make sure the print is always in the bottom right corner.
Press one row left and one row right. Sew these two rows together.
You will add the third row and need to make the blocks in one of two pressing configurations.
Block A has the top row pressed to the left on the back
Block B has the top row pressed to the right on the back
Make half the blocks into A and half the blocks into B
Do not press horizontal seams until assembly
Lay out blocks into column, alternating A and B blocks. Sew these columns.
Press all horizontal seams in odd columns to the top
Press all seams in even columns to the bottom
All seams will nest
My directions for a traditional block.
Use at your pleasure.
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2 comments:
You did your part to encourage reading! Our public library system has stopped charging late fees. I am not sure if it's just during the pandemic or if it will continue after we return to "normal". (Still curious as to what "normal" will be. Sigh.) I miss the stamped dates and also the cards that were in each book that you signed when you checked it out. It was always fun to see who else had read the book! We often forget how sweet the half-square triangle blocks are. They make a sweet quilt. As always, thank you for sharing your directions so generously.
That date fabric is so pretty. I acquired a date stamper that is no longer useful and had plans to make my own date stamped fabric; hasn't happened yet! LOL!! Nowadays books are checked out with a computer so it would be more difficult to turn a blind eye to an overdue book.
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