Sunday, June 21, 2015

Summer Sampler Quilt Along - Block 3

 
Hello Friends,
 
Welcome to the third week of the Summer Sampler Quilt Along. This week the block is called Corn and Beans. It finishes at 16" x 16".



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






Here we go. The block.

 
 

Cut Block 3
Light Gray:
§  Cut 3 squares 6 1/4” x 6 1/4”, then cut diagonally once to make 6 half square triangles. (A)
§  Cut 10 squares 3 1/2” x 3 1/2”, then cut diagonally once to make 20 half square triangles. (B)

Green:
§  Cut 1 square 6 1/4” x 6 1/4”, then cut diagonally once to make 2 half square triangles. (C)
§  Cut 4 squares 3 1/2” x 3 1/2”, then cut diagonally once to make 8 half square triangles. (D)

Navy:
§  Cut 2 squares 3 1/2” x 3 1/2”, then cut diagonally once to make 4 half square triangles. (E)
§  Cut 1 square 6 5/8” x 6 5/8”, then cut diagonally twice to make 4 quarter square triangles. (F)

 

Assemble Block 3

1.      Start by stitching together the Hour-glass unit. Use 2 green triangles (C) and 2 gray triangles (A).



 
2.      Stitch together 2 gray triangles (B) to each side of the navy triangle (E). Make 4.

 


3.      Join the 4 units made in Step 2 to each side of the Hour-glass unit.
 
 
 

4.      Join 4 navy triangles (F) to each side of the unit made in Step 3.


 
 

5.      Stitch together 2 green triangles (D) in between 3 gray triangles (B). Make 4.





6.      Stitch together 1 gray triangle (A) to the unit made in Step 5. Make 4.

 

7.      Join the 4 units made in Step 6 to the unit made in Step 4 to complete the block.


 




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


 
 

Referring to Step 1, I chose to pinwheel my Hour-Glass unit. This eliminates seam bulk at the center of the unit. Refer to this tutorial for how to pinwheel seams.




The next series of pictures show you how I pieced the units of Step 2 together. Note the placement of the units and how it creates dog ears.





Here's my Step 3 unit.



And Step 4...



Step 5... (The same placement as in Step 3.)



Step 6...



I hope you enjoyed the Corn and Bean 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 free Fat Quarter Bundle by RJR Cotton Supreme Solids and the winner of Block 2.

Enjoy,
Sandra 

1 comment:

  1. HI, I've enjoyed making this block and think I will design and start a larger bed quilt using this block. Thanking you for the tutorials and inspiration ♥
    msstitcher1214@gmail.com

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