Honoring Women's Rights ~ Week 24

True Blue

 

 

We are quilting along with Barabara Brackman's

Block of the Week, Grandmother's Choice.

http://grandmotherschoice.blogspot.com

 

 

This is how I made my block, the directions may differ

a bit from the original.  But using these measurements

my block came out to a perfect 8 1/2''.  There will be

measurements that WILL freak you out, just go with

it and I promise, in the end it is easy...

 

 

Fabric Requirements:

 

Fabric A: Fussy Cut

1 - 3 3/16'' square

 

Fabric B: Red

4 - 1  13/16'' squares (this is the

freak out measure!)

 

Fabric C: Blue

4 - 1  13/16'' squares (again!)

2 - 4'' squares

 

Fabric D: Green

2 - 4'' squares - Mark a

diagonal line on back.

 

Fabric E: White print

8 - 1  13/16'' squares (last one!)

 

Regarding the Freak Out Measure:

Okay, I don't like them either but if

we want to make an 8 1/2'' block into

a 9-patch, well then, we have to deal

with some wonky measures.  Just look

at it ~ 1 13/16'' is in the middle of 1 3/4''

and 1 7/8''.  If you need to stick a little

piece of painters tape on your ruler to

remind you, that's fine.

 

 

Make Half Square Triangles:

 

Pair Fabric C and D 4'' squares with right

sides together.  Sew 1/4'' away from each

side of drawn line, cut on drawn line, press

seam to the darker fabric and square to 3  3/16''.

 

 

Make 4-Patch Units:

 

Layout the freak out squares (1  13/16'')

as shown and sew together in 2 rows.

Press seam in row 1 to the right and seam

in row 2 to the left.  Sew rows together.

 

 

Layout units as shown and sew together

in 3 rows.  (Note:  I rotated my 4 patches

because I liked how that looked in one of

Becky's blocks.)  Press seams in rows 1 and

3 to the outside and seams in row 2 to the

inside.

 

 

Sew rows together and press final seams

open to reduce bulk.  Square to 8 1/2''.

Mine came out just about perfect, which

considering the freak out measures, makes

me happy ~ I guess it was worth it!

 

Check out everyone's work on Dustin's

Flickr site:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/grandmotherschoice/

 

 

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Thank you!

See you next Sunday!

~Ellen