Friday, May 22, 2015

Spoolin' Around


In all fairness, I found this block in Keepsake Quilting's recent catalog.  I have no idea how they make it, but I thought it would be a fun block to try with a group. So I drew it up my way. I think it will be adorable done with scraps.



General Description:
The Quilt

  • Measures 59 x 71 as described
  • Is made of 20, 12" finished blocks arranged in a 4 x 5 grid
  • Has two borders.
    • Inner border measures 1 1/2" finished.
    • Outer border measures 4" finished
The Block
  • Measures 12" finished (12 1/2" x 12 1/2" is the actual measurement before incorporation into the quilt.
  • Is 16 patch construction - all half square triangles and squares

FQG: Angie is providing blue for the accent fabric.  She asks that we use brown for the spool, off-white for the background and brights or multi-color for the thread. 



Cutting Directions:

  • Background (grey)
    • 2, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" squares (outer corners)
    • 5, 4" x 4" squares (for Half Square Triangles, HSTs)
  • Accent (aqua)
    • 2, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" squares (outer corners)
    • 2, 4" x 4" squares (HSTs)
  • Spool (brown)
    • 3, 4" x 4" squares (HSTs)
  • Thread (pink)
    • 2, 4" x 4" squares (HSTs)

Sewing Directions:
  • Using your favorite method make the following HSTs, trim units to 3 1/2" square
    • Gather:
      • 5, 4" x 4" background squares
      • 2, 4" x 4" accent squares
      • 3, 4" x 4" spool squares
      • 2, 4" x 4" thread squares
    • 4, background/accent
    • 4, background/spool
    • 2, background/thread
    • 2, spool/thread
Accent Corner

  • Accent Corners:
    • Gather
      • 2, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" background squares
      • 4, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" background/accent HSTs
      • 2, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" background/thread HSTs
    • Arrange units to match the Accent Corner drawing - make two corner units
    • Sew together
    • Pop and spin centers
    • Trim units to 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" squares
Spool Corner
  • Spool Corners:
    • Gather
      • 2, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" accent squares
      • 4, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" background/spool HSTs
      • 2, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" spool/thread HSTs
    • Arrange units to match the Spool Corner drawing - make two corner units
    • Sew together
    • Pop and spin centers
    • Trim units to 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" squares
Spoolin' Around Block
  • Make block
    • Gather
      • 2, Accent Corner units
      • 2, Spool Corner units
    • Arrange units to match the Spoolin' Around block drawing
    • Sew together
    • Pop and spin centers
    • Finished block should measure 12 1/2" x 12 1/2"
FQG: Return your finished block(s) to Angies by June 23rd, or bring it to the guild meeting on that night to be eligible to win all of the blocks.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Photo finish!

There is still time for a photo finish!


You have two weeks from today 
to get back on track to finishing your block.