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

Going Batty

October, 2011


12” finished / 12 ½” unfinished



For (A): Black
For (B): Purple
For (C): Halloween Prints or Orange
  1. Cut one 4 ½” square of (C).
  2. Cut four 4 ½” squares Of (B).
  3. Cut two 4 7/8” squares of (B).
  4. Cut one 4 ½” square of (A).
  5. Cut two 4 7/8” squares of (A).
  6. Make three (A) / (B) half-square triangles.
  7. Join one (A)/(B) half-square triangle with the (A) triangle in the upper right to one (B) square to one (A) / (B) half- square triangle with the (A) triangle in the lower left. This makes Row 1.
  8. Join one (B) square to one (A) square to one (B) square. This makes Row 2.
  9. Join one (C) square to one (B) square to one (A) / (B) half-square triangle with the (A) triangle in the upper right. This makes Row 3.
  10. Join the three rows 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. Place right sides together with the lighter square on top. Draw a diagonal line on the lighter fabric from one corner to the opposite corner. Stitch ¼” on each side of the marked line.
  3. Cut the triangles apart on the center line and press open. There will be 2 half square triangles that should measure finished size plus ½”.