'Good Luck'
12 inch block
I really enJOY quilt blocks that make me take a minute to figure out how they are constructed. At first look, I noticed the square inside the block and thought it had to be put together with a right angle seam which I never have mastered.
This pattern found in:
Notice this shows an 8 inch block. I'm making 12" blocks. So I took some freezer paper (with wax on one side), used my 12" square ruler and drew out a 12" square without quarter inch seam. Then, 3" inside, drew the 3" square. With the guidance of my cutting mat lines, I added the diagonal and cross lines.
I cut out the triangle and trapezoid from one of the corner blocks. Then I stacked 4 layers of fabric, all right sides up, and ironed the paper piece on the top fabric. Using my quarter inch ruler, I added ¼ inch to all sides as I cut out the piece 4 at a time.
Then here is how I put it together without the right angle seam.
Good luck to you during St. Patty's Day!
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Beautiful block and so fitting for St Patricks day too! ~Diane
ReplyDeleteI am not a quilter, but your documentation made me think, 'Oh, that's how it is done!'
ReplyDeleteGreat block! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove your happy green block!!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job increasing the size and what a neat block! Thanks for sharing! Freemotion by the River Linky Party Tuesday
ReplyDeletegreat tute, love the square!!! pinned :)
ReplyDeletethis is a cool block- great tutorial!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for showing this off at Needle and Thread Thursday!
:) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation
A great block, Joy. Thanks for the tutorial. I've pinned.
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