capitol city quilt guild
multi color stripe

Units

Brought to you by Jan Lee Asman and Linda Nelson.

Here`s a new idea for our guild meetings. Instead of Tiny Treats, we`ll be making `Units`. Each month a simple block based on Pat Speth`s 5" block units will be our project. The only color requirement is that one part should be a light fabric and the other part a dark fabric. We encourage everyone to participate so that there will be many Units to win. If possible, you should make 10 Units each month and whoever is the lucky winner will receive all the Units. If just 10 members bring 10 Units each there will be 100 Units to win and we promise that each month all Units will go to just one winner. If we all contribute, that`s practically a whole quilt. If the response is large enough, the Units may be divided creating more than one winner.
 

multi color stripe

Queen for a Day

March, 2012



9" finished / 9 1/2" raw


March 2012

For (A): Shiny Gold or Silver or Sparkly Fabric
For (B): Medium Grey
  1. Cut one 3 ½” by 6 ½” rectangle from (B).
  2. Cut one 3 7/8” square from (B).
  3. Cut one 3 ½” square from (B).
  4. Cut one 6 7/8” square from (B).
  5. Cut one 3 7/8” square from (A).
  6. Cut one 6 7/8” square from (A).
  7. Make two half square triangle squares using the 3 7/8” squares. There should be two 3 ½” squares.
  8. Make two half square triangle squares using the 6 7/8” squares. There should be two 6 ½” squares, but this block will only use one.
  9. Join the 3 ½” (B) square to the (A) side of one of the smaller half square triangle squares.
  10. Join the previous row to the (A) side of the large half square triangle square as shown.
  11. Join the (A) side of the other small half square triangle square to a short end of the (B) rectangle.
  12. Join the two rows together as shown.

Half-Square Triangle Instructions

  1. Cut squares from the two chosen fabrics that are 7/8" larger than the finished size of the units.
  2. Draw a diagonal line from one corner to the opposite corner on the reverse side of the lightest square.  Draw two more lines, each one ¼", from the original diagonal line.
  3. Place right sides together with the lighter square on top. Sew on the ¼” inch line.
  4. Cut the triangles apart on the center line and press open. Trim. There will be 2 half square triangles that should measure finished size plus ½”.