Honoring Women's Rights ~ Week 32

Mr. Roosevelt's Necktie

We are quilting along with Barbara Brackman's

Block of the Week, Grandmother's Choice.

 

http://grandmotherschoice.blogspot.com/

This is how I made my block, it may

differ a bit from the original.

Fabric Requirements:

Fabric A: Blue

2 - 3 1/4'' squares - mark 

a diagonal line on the back.

Fabric B: Red

4 - 2 1/2'' squares

1 - 3 1/4'' square

Fabric C: White

8 - 2 1/2'' squares

1 - 3 1/4'' square

Make Half Square Triangles:

Pair the 3 1/4'' squares with right sides

together in the following combinations:

1 - A/B     1 - A/C

Sew 1/4'' away from each side of the 

drawn line, cut on drawn line.  Press

the A/C to the Fabric A and press the

A/B to the Fabric B.  Square to 2 1/2''.

Make Quarter Unit #1:

Layout units as shown and sew together in

2 rows.  Press seam in row 1 to the left and

seam in row 2 to the right.  Sew rows together.

Press seam to the top.  Square to 4 1/2''.

Make 2.

Make Quarter Unit #2:

Layout units as shown and sew together in

2 rows.  Press seam in row 1 to the left and 

seam in row 2 to the right.  Sew rows together.

Press seam to the bottom.  Square to 4 1/2''.

Make 2.

Assemble Block:

Layout quarter units in 2 rows as shown,

 just remember to keep the Fabric A triangle 

in the center ( in this case, it is the blue).  

Press seam in row 1 to the left and seam in 

row 2 to the right.

Sew rows together and press final seam

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

Check out everyone's work on Dustin's Flickr site:

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

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See you next Sunday!

~ Ellen