Quilt Block 138C ~ Seven Shirt Quilt- Center of Quilt Top

 

Seven Shirt Quilt Along- Part3

This is a series of the process of making a

quilt from 7 men shirts.

An idea from "The Thrifty Quilter" blog that has been deleted from the internet.

Part 1 showed how to choose the shirts and cut them apart.

 

Part 2 showed how to cut the pieces for the quilt.

This post shows how to piece together the center of the quilt top.

 

 

The 9 Patch Block

You will need 24 IDENTICAL blocks.

Each unfinished block is 6½ inches square.

Using the 2½ in strips,

make 3 strip sets that are 60 inches long as shown above.

 

Strip set A is 2 different darks with light in middle.

Strip set B is 2 different lights with the highlight color in the center. (Mine is red)

Strip set C used the other 2 darks and the other light in middle.

 

Cut each strip set into 2½ inch strips.

 

 This ruler is my favorite way to cut multiple strips.

 

Lay out strips has the 9 patch will look.  

All 24 will be identical.

The only requirement for this layout is the highlight color (red) goes in the center.

Square each block.

Make sure you have 24 IDENTICAL blocks.

 

Press.

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Snowball Blocks.

Make 12 IDENTICAL blocks from each light.

Where you put the darks on the corners really matters.

They must match up with the corners of the 9 patch.

 

I used the following method:

Lay the 2½ inch squares to match the corner blocks of the 9 patch block.

 You will do the other light the same way,

but it will later be rotated to match the 9 patch block corners.

 

 

Two of the sides of the 2½ inch block

will match the sides of the 6½ inch block.

Then use your favorite method to stitch from corner to corner

of the 2½ inch block.

 

After corners are cut off through both layers,

press the remaining part of the 2½ block outward.

Do the other light the same way and you will have 24 Snowballs.

 

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Making the Center of the Quilt

 

 Lay out blocks 6 across and 8 rows.

Follow the pattern you see below, 

making sure corners of blocks match.

 The picture below has the first 2 rows labeled.

Just repeat the pattern.

Sew together.

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Next, the borders will be added.

 Part 4 - how to add borders

Part 5 - how to make the backing from shirts

 

Part 6 - how to quilt or tack