Block of the Month (BOM) Block #5 May 2018

So let us get started!

What you Need:

1 fat Quarter White Fabric - Background (either plain or tone on tone)

1 Fat Quarter each of Dark Blue and Bluish Purple ( Either plain or print)

Sewing Machine with ¼” foot

Rotary Cutter

Cutting Mat

Quilting Ruler (Affiliate Link)

Matching Threads

Thread Snips

Best Press

Iron and Ironing Pad

Cutting Instructions:

You can Find your printable cutting instruction HERE

Cutting Instructions

From the White Background Fabric

Cut 20 ✂ 1⅞ ”  Squares.

Cut 2 ✂ 5” squares then cut Diagonally to yield 4 triangles

Dark Blue

Cut 4 ✂ 5" Squares then cut diagonal to yield 4 triangles.

Blueish purple 

Cut 25 ✂ 1⅞ ” Squares

Block Assembly

Now onto the Assembly of your Block

and Don't forget we have a Video Tutorial for you

to follow along with you can find the Video

HERE

*****Note****

We are using SCANT Quarter inch seam allowance throughout the pattern and pressing Seams Open.  Please Reduce your stitch length

2.0 or 1.8 depending on your machine.

First, we are going to create our Half Square Triangles (HST)

You will be creating 4 Dark Blue & White HST.
Reduce your stitch length to 2.0 or lower to what

The machine will allow,

We do this as we are opening up our seams. This action of lowering

Our stitch length will stop the block from coming apart.

To Create your 4 HST units, you will,

take your white and Dark Blue  triangles from cut B

with right sides together sew an

Scant ¼" inch seam allowance from one corner

diagonal to the opposite corner.

Now Press open.

Your HST should now look like the picture below

Repeat with the remainder of the triangles.

You will now have 4 units. You will

square these up to 4.5" square.

HST

Next, we are going to create our 9 patches

as seen below in the diagram,

for full instructions on how to make these

please refer to our supplementary video HERE

These should measure 4.5" as well...if they don't then

trim them, by taking a little off each side. This will stop them from

looking a little off.

9 Patch unit 

Remembering to use scant ¼” seam allowance and press your seams open

Not sure how to do this, Please refer to the Video

We have posted on YouTube.

You can find it HERE

And don’t forget to Subscribe while you are

There that way you won’t miss out on any

Of my future videos.

Now onto Block assembly

Step 1.

Assemble your first row as pictured below

Step 2.

Assemble row 2 like pictured

Step 3.

Assemble row 3 as pictured below

Step 6.

We now are going to assemble the block follow the

images below and the arrows...

Make sure that you press your seams open and nest

your seams..refer to the video if you are not sure.

Row 1

↓

Row 2

↑

Row 3

Your block is now assembled and ready to be set aside

do not trim your block until we have all 12 finished
Make sure that you have ¼” around the block we will not lose any points when it

Comes to final Assembly of your quilt. Set this block aside.  

Finished Block

Called “Road to California Variation ”

I hope you enjoyed your Fifth block for the Block of the Month.

Please don’t forget to share your gorgeous blocks with our

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We all love seeing what you are creating.

Join us again next Month for another Block

Happy Quilting ") N