Summer Sampler Quilt Along - Block 9

 

Hello Friends,

 

Welcome to the last week of the Summer Sampler Quilt Along. This week the block is called Courthouse Squares. 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: Courthouse Squares.

  

 

Cut Block 9

Light Gray:
§  Cut 1 square 4 1/2” x 4 1/2”. (B)
§  Cut 2 logs 2 1/2” x 8 1/2”. (C)
§  Cut 2 logs 2 1/2” x 12 1/2”. (D)

Scraps – Use scraps to cut 39 squares 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”. (A)

Assemble Block 9

1.      Stitch together 2 scrap squares (A) together. Make 2 and press as desired. Then join the units to the top and bottom of the gray square (B).

  

2.      Stitch together 4 scrap squares (A) together in a row. Make 2. Then join units to the sides of the unit made in Step 1.

 

  

3.      Join 2 gray logs (C) to each side of the unit made in Step 2. Then, add 2 more gray logs (D) to the top and bottom of the unit.
 

  

4.      Stitch together 6 scrap squares (A) in a row. Make 2. Join the units to the sides of the unit made in Step 3. Stitch together another 8 scrap squares (A) in a row. Make 2. Join those units to the top and bottom of the unit to complete the block.

 

Here's mine in RJR's Cotton Supreme Solids and some assembly tips.

(My pieced cut out.)

(Step 2)

(Step 3)

(Tada. The block.)

 

Conclusion 

I hope you enjoyed the block. I'd love to see what you've come up with. Share with me through Instagram/Facebook/Pinterest.

 

Click here for your chance to win a fat quarter bundle by RJR's Cotton Supreme Solids and the winner of week 8.

Enjoy,

Sandra

Sandra Clemons