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



Other Units

Shaded Half Square Triangle
(April, 2014)

Combo Unit
(March, 2014)

Flying Geese Unit
(February, 2014)

Kitty Corner Unit
(January, 2014)

Picket Fence Unit
(December, 2013)

Connecting Corner Unit
(November, 2013)

Snowball Unit
(October, 2013)

Pinwheel Unit
(September, 2013)

Hourglass Units
(August, 2013)

Four Patch Unit
(July, 2013)

Two Patch Square
(June, 2013)

Half-Square Triangle
First `Units`
(May, 2013)

May 2013
Last Tiny Treat
(May, 2013)

April 2013
(April, 2013)

Spring Blooms
(March, 2013)

Be My Valentine
(February, 2013)

Peony
(January, 2013)

Poinsettia
(December, 2012)

Amaryllis Bulb
(November, 2012)

Fall Blooms
(October, 2012)

Twirling Star
(September, 2012)

Pieced Tulip
(August, 2012)

Queen for a Day
(March, 2012)

Hearth`s Heart
(February, 2012)

Whirling Twirling Snow
(January, 2012)

Fran’s Angels
(December, 2011)

Falling Leaves
(November, 2011)

Going Batty
(October, 2011)

Ebony & Ivory
(September, 2011)

Patriot Squares
(July, 2011)


Shells on the Beach

August, 2011


For A: Sky Blue
For B: Scrappy Light Browns
For C: Yellow


  1. Cut one 5 7/8” square of (A).
  2. Cut two 5 7/8” squares of (B).
  3. Cut one 5 7/8” square of (C).  
  4. Combine (A)/(B) squares into half-square triangles. Join in a row with (B) at center seam and (A) at top cor- ners.
  5. Combine (B)/(C) squares into half-square triangles. Join in a row with (C) at center seam and (B) at top cor- ners.
  6. Join two rows, as shown.
  7. Winner can join blocks to create zigzags with (B).

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”.