Month 2 - August 2011 - Canoe Trip

General description of block: This is a nine patch block with quartered corners. It uses all of the 5 fabrics selected.

Cutting directions: (21 pieces)

FQG - dark and light are referring to your "kit" fabric

• Purple (dark) - cut 1, 5 1/4 inch square. Sub-cut this square diagonally into 4 small triangles.
• Plaid (light) - cut 1, 5 1/4 inch square. Sub-cut this square diagonally into 4 small triangles.

FQG - from your stash select three fabrics that coordinate with the stripes on the plaid.  Make one the same color as the plaid's background - beige.  This will be the background color for the block.  The other two fabrics can be any color from the plaid except the dark purple.  Think Popsicle colors.

 

• Beige (background) - cut 1, 4 ½ inch square.
• Color 1 (1st contrasting)
• cut 1, 5 1/4 inch square. Sub-cut this square diagonally into 4 small triangles.
• cut 2, 4 ½ inch squares.
• Color 2 (2nd contrasting) -
• cut 1, 5 1/4 inch square. Sub-cut this square diagonally into 4 small triangles.
• cut 2, 4 ½ inch squares.

Piecing directions:

• Corners -
• This is the hardest part of the block...not that it is hard...you just need to pay attention.  You are going to make four blocks total.  Two of them will be one way (#1) , two of them will be another way (#2).  Follow the pictures and everything should be fine.
• Sew one dark and one light small triangle together to make large triangle in which the dark side is to the right when the triangle is viewed with it's longest side down. Being careful not to warp the triangles, iron seams open. Make 4. Be careful to sew each set in the same order. The finished large triangles should be identical.

#1

Sew one color 1 (1st contrasting) small triangle and one color 2 (2nd contrasting) small triangle together to make large triangle.

Being careful not to warp the triangles, iron seams open.

Note which side of the right corner each fabric is located on...in my picture orange would be to the right if the large triangle were placed with it's longest edge down. Make one more identical triangle, for a total of 2 large triangles with this orientation.

Sew dark & light large triangle to contrasting triangles to make 2 squares. Trim these to 4 ½ inch squares.

#2

Making sure that the small triangles are arranged opposite those in the previous step, sew one color 1 (1st contrasting) small triangle and one COLOR 2 (2nd contrasting) small triangle together to make a large triangle.  In my sample the orange and blue have switched places.  The blue is now on the right if the large triangle were placed with it's long side down.  Make 2.

 

Being careful not to warp the triangles, iron seams open.

 

Sew dark & light large triangle to contrasting triangles to make 2 squares. Trim these to 4 ½ inch squares.

 

 

 

• Block -

row 1& 3 - corner square with  color 2 (2nd contrasting fabric) to the right, color 2 (2nd contrasting) square, corner square with color 2 (2nd contrasting) fabric to the left. (2nd contrasting fabric will form a “canoe.”) Note - Color 1 (1st contrasting) fabric should be on the same edge at each end of the finished rows.

 

row 2 - Color 1 (1st contrasting) square, beige (background) square, color 1 (1st contrasting) square.

 

Assemble rows to make one 12 ½ inch block (actual size, including future seam allowances.)

 

 

 

A Quilt Like This Could Be Yours....

 

 

of course it won't be in these colors.  Your quilt will be more scrappy looking and make you want a box of Popsicles.  Hm I wonder if I could manage to acquire a box for the happy winner.  I'll work on that.  In the mean time you work on making the block.  Bring your completed block to the August 23rd general meeting and enter the drawing.  You could win all of the blocks entered, left over kit fabric, and written finishing suggestions....and maybe a box of Popsicles.