Halfway through the year and it's time for the hardest blocks! Sorry not sorry. It's a learning experience, right? There's a lot of pieces to pre-make in these blocks, but they're worth it!
(Photo by Lori Barbely / BrandsbyLori.com)
Half rectangles and triangle in a square aren't that hard - you just have to be careful of the bias edges. And the quarter square triangle is made without seeing on the bias, so that's easy peasy. If you're only making the M, you'll have leftover pieces; but if you're making the whole alphabet, you need to save them for the Q and W. Put them in a baggie and label it, so you don't lose it as soon as you turn your back. (Like my Rainbow Scrap Challenge gray pieces.)
THE DEETS
You can find the pattern here - it’s free the first month and goes to $2 once the next one is posted. A portion of the proceeds will continue to be donated to the Hopatong Community Garden, so if you miss one and have to catch up, you’ll be helping a great cause run by one of my good friends.
You will need 2-3/4 yards for the background fabric, and I use the the Quilt in a Day triangle ruler to trim my half and quarter square triangles. I use the tri-recs ruler to cut my half rectangle and triangle-in-a-square blocks, but templates are also included in those patterns.
I have a coloring page available here. I used charm packs from all of Christa Quilt’s fabric lines, plus some large scraps for the flying geese. She also sells already color coordinated fat quarter bundles of her fabrics if you want to take all the work out of sorting by color!
If you’re joining me in these blocks, please use #ScraphabetQuilt on Instagram or comment here so I can find your blog!
And so… Did anyone else work on (or start) a BOM? Or a project broken into more manageable monthly pieces? Or a few blocks for someone else’s charity project? Link up here or at What a Hoot! (Link up coming soon, Lyn married off a daughter this weekend!)