Chock-A-Block Wednesday

New Album

Here is the second block of the

Be Mine quilt shown on Sunday at:

http://americanhomestead.blogspot.com/2012/02/rocky-mountain-chain.html

This makes a 15 1/2" block.

Fabric Requirements:

Fabric A: Red

4 - 3 1/2" x 9 1/2" rectangles

Fabric B: Beige

4 - 5" squares - Mark a diagonal

line on the back.  Now mark a

line 1/2" from one side of first drawn

line.  This is for a great trick!

Fabric C: Green

1 - 9 1/2" square

Fabric E: White & red print

4 - 3 1/2" squares

Make Diamond in a Square Unit:

Place 2 Fabric B 5" squares with

rights sides together in opposite

corners of 9 1/2" Fabric C square.

Make sure the second line you drew

1/2" away from the first line is on the

side toward the corner.  Sew a thread

width away from the longer line on the

side toward the corner.  Then sew on

the second drawn line.  Press the seam

toward the corner and cut between

the 2 drawn lines.  Now you will have

your block and not waste the fabric

you have trimmed away.  Press open

the additional units and you will have

half square triangles to use for another

project.  With the price of quilting fabrics

rising all the time, we must not waste!

Repeat the above process to the

remaining 2 corners.  Square to 9 1/2".

Layout units as shown and sew

together in three rows.  Press

seams in rows 1 & 3 to the inside

and seams in row 2 to the outside.

Sew rows together and square to 15 1/2".

This is what the 2 blocks look

like when put together.

To make the Be Mine quilt, make

6 of the Rocky Mountain Chain block

and 6 of the New Album block.  Put

quilt center together as shown and

add an inner border of 3" unfinished

and an outer border of 5 1/2" unfinished.