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.