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.

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