Darting Birds

Okay, it is time for April's Block of the Month. Seems like I just posted March BOM...oh, wait, I did! That's because I was a little behind in my posts. This is block #4, called Darting Birds.

You will need:

Fabric A - Medium or dark fabric (Pick your favorite color, that's what I did anyway

Fabric B - Background or light

Fabric C - Another medium or dark fabric. Totally different color from Fabric A.

Cutting Directions: (Use the directions for cutting Half Square Triangles as shown in earlier post)

Fabric B (Background):

Cut 2 - 2 1/2" strips

Cut 24 - 2 1/2" Half Square Triangles (HST)

Cut 4 - 2 1/2" Squares

Fabric A & Fabric C: (From each Fabric)

Cut 1 - 4 1/2" strip

Cut 2 - 4 1/2" Half Square Triangles (HST)

Cut 1 - 2 1/2" strip

Cut 8 - 2 1/2" Half Square Triangles (HST)

Cut 2 - 2 1/2" squares

Sew Fabric A & Fabric C 2 1/2" HSTs to Fabric B - 2 1/2" HST to make a 2 1/2" HST square. Make 8 with Fabric A and 8 with Fabric C.

Sew Fabric B HSTs to each Fabric A and Fabric C - 2 1/2" Square to form a triangle (with is half of the unit shown below). Sew this unit to the 4 1/2" HST to make the unit below. You need 2 with Fabric A and 2 with Fabric C.

Lay out 1/4th of the block as shown the the pictures below. You will have 2 of Fabric A and 2 of Fabric C.

This is my Fabric A.

This is my Fabric C.

Sew the four units together to make you block as shown below.

Congratulations! You have completed another block!

I have been working on my setting blocks. I will show them to you and give you directions for them soon.

Have a wonderful week! Tomorrow is Quilt Guild meeting!

Broken Dishes

Okay, I am finally putting March Block ofthe Month on the website. (I know it is April! Where did March go?!) I am so sorry this is so late, for those of you who have been waiting for it. Life got a little busy for me last month and I just didn't get it done. The next 2 months will be busy with Track season at school. But, I will try to get April block up soon. (As soon as I decide which one will be next)

So, here it is...Broken Dishes.

You will need 2 fabrics, one light and one medium or dark. Cut 3 - 2 1/2" strips from each fabric. You can layer your fabrics, right sides together to cut the strips into Half Square Triangle pieces. You will need a total of 36 Half Square Triangles from each color. When you layer them with right sides facing when you cut, they are ready to sew together.

Sew the Half Square Triangles together like the one on the right. You will need 36 of these.

Arrange them in a 4-Patch unit as pictured. You will have two dark triangles pointing out and two pointing in.

Then I stack them to make 9 sets of these 4-Patch units.

Sew the 4-Patch units together. They will look like this. You will need 9 of these.

Lay out the 4-Patch units into a 9-Patch like in the picture below. Sew the 4-Patch units into rows together, then sew the rows together.

You have completed Block #3 - Broken Dishes.