Sandra Clemons: Summer Sampler Quilt Along

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Summer Sampler Quilt Along - Block 4

Hello Friends,

Welcome to the fourth week of the Summer Sampler Quilt Along. This week the block is called Old Maid's Ramble. It finishes at 16" x 16".

Refer to the Summer Day & Night Quilt Sampler in the menu above for a summary of our progress.

Featuring RJR's Cotton Supreme Solids

Here we go. The block.

Cut Block 4
Light Gray:
§ Cut 4 squares 5 1/4” x 5 1/4”, the cut diagonally twice to make 16 quarter square triangles (2 are extras). (A)
§ Cut 1 square 6 1/2” x 6 1/2”, then cut diagonally once to make 2 half square triangles. (B)

Dark Gray:

§ Cut 4 squares 5 1/4” x 5 1/4”, the cut diagonally twice to make 16 quarter square triangles (2 are extras). (C)
§ Cut 1 square 6 1/2” x 6 1/2”, then cut diagonally once to make 2 half square triangles. (D)

Navy – Cut 3 squares 5 1/4” x 5 1/4”, the cut diagonally twice to make 12 quarter square triangles (2 are extras). (E)

Pink – Cut 3 squares 5 1/4” x 5 1/4”, the cut diagonally twice to make 12 quarter square triangles (2 are extras). (F)

Assemble Block 4

1. Stitch together a blush (F) and gray (A) triangles. Make 10.

2. Stitch together a navy (E) and gray (A) triangles. Make 10.

3. Referring to the diagram, use 5 half-square units from Step 1, 2 small gray triangles (F), and 1 large gray triangle (B) to stitch together. Stitch the units in the direction as shown.

4. Referring to the diagram, use 5 half-square units from Step 2, 2 small gray triangles (F), and 1 large gray triangle (B) to stitch together. Stitch the units in the direction as shown.