Join us for the Celebration Sampler Quilt Along! We are counting down to our Fall Paducah QuiltWeek Show & Contest and our 35th Anniversary celebration. We will be marking the days with fun 8″ quilt blocks.
66″ x 66″
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Each day a new block pattern will be released, for a total of 36 blocks.
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Block 34
8” x 8” finished
Cutting Instructions
From the cream fabric, cut:
(2) 3” x 3”
(8) 1 ½” x 1 ½”
From the tan fabric, cut:
(1) 3” x 3”
(4) 1 ½” x 6 ½”
From the orange fabric, cut:
(1) 3” x 3”
From the teal fabric, cut:
(4) 1 ½” x 4 ½”
Unit Assembly
Half Square Triangle (HST)
Mark the wrong side of the cream 3” squares in half diagonally once. Lay a marked cream square over an orange 3” square, right sides together. Sew a quarter inch from each side of the marked line. Cut apart on the marked line. Trim unit to 2 ½” square.
Repeat to make the following 2 ½” HST:
- (2) Orange/Cream
- (2) Tan/Cream
Block Center
Sew a Tan/Cream HST to an Orange/Cream HST. Repeat to make 2 HST pairs as shown.
Sew the HST pairs together to create the Block Center unit. Unit measures 4 ½” square unfinished.
Teal Top & Bottom Rows
Sew a cream 1 ½” square to the left and right side of a teal 1 ½” x 4 ½” rectangle, press towards the teal. Make 2.
Tan Top & Bottom Rows
Sew a cream 1 ½” square to the left and right side of a tan 1 ½” x 6 ½” rectangle, press towards the tan. Make 2.
Block Assembly
Use the block diagram below to layout the block.
Sew a teal 1 ½” x 4 ½” rectangle to the left and right side of the Block Center unit, press towards the teal. Sew on the Teal Top Row and the Teal Bottom Row and press.
Repeat with the tan 1 ½” x 6 ½” rectangles and Tan Top & Bottom Rows to complete the block.
Block measures 8 ½” x 8 ½” unfinished.
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