Month 4 - October 2011 - Double Dash

General description of block: This is a nine patch block, fashioned after the traditional Churn Dash block, with Quilty Friend corners. It uses only 4 of the 5 fabrics selected. I think it looks a bit like a bolt - as in nuts and bolts, not bolt of fabric.

Cutting directions: (21 pieces)
FQG - dark and light refer to the fabric in your kit.

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


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

FQG - from your stash select two fabrics that coordinate with the dots on the dark fabric. DO NOT use bright orange or the brown that is the background.

• Color 1 (1st contrasting) -




• cut 4, 4 ½ x 2 ½ inch rectangles


• cut 2, 5 1/4 inch squares. Sub-cut these into two triangles each, for a total of 4 large triangles.


• Color 2 (2nd contrasting) -




• cut 4, 4 ½ x 2 ½ inch rectangles


• cut 1, 4 ½ inch square

Piecing directions:

Corners -

• Sew one dark and one light small triangle together to make large triangle. Being careful not to warp the triangles, iron seams open. Be careful to sew each set in the same order. The finished large triangles should be identical.
• Using the right angle to aline the pieces, sew each two colored triangle to large triangle (color 1). Trim excess seam allowance (this should be contrasting fabric). Being careful not to warp the triangles, iron seams open. The finished squares should be identical. Trim to 4 ½ inch squares.

Center side square - sew one contrasting fabric #1 rectangle to one contrasting fabric #2 rectangle along the 4 ½ inch edge. Iron seam open. Make four.

Block -

row 1 - trisected square, solid side in; center side square, contrasting fabric #1 on the bottom; trisected square, solid side in.

row 2 - center side, contrasting fabric #1 to the right; solid contrasting #2 square; center side square, contrasting fabric #1 to the left.

row 3 - trisected square, solid side in; center side square, contrasting fabric #1 on the top; trisected square, solid side in.

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

I (again, code for Gilbert) have prepaired 35 kits. They should make a quilt that looks something like this...

Halloweeny isn't it. There will be more blocks, of course, and the setting corners will go the other way. I made the picture backwards and didn't notice until I was setting it in this post. That just goes to prove how easy it is to get them wrong. Use the pictures at the top of this post and we should all come out going the same direction.

Bring your completed block(s) to the October 25th general meeting of the Frisco Quilt Guild to enter a drawing. The winner gets to take home all of the blocks entered as well as any remaining kits, printed finishing suggestions, and uncut fabric for this project.