Honoring Women's Rights ~ Week 44

A bit of "Taking Care of Business"

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Star of Hope

 

We are quilting along with Barbara Brackman's

Block of the Week, Grandmother's Choice.

 

 

This is how I made my block, it

may differ from the original.

 

Fabric Requirements:

 

Fabric A: Red

4 - 3  3/16'' squares

 

Fabric B: White print

2 - 4 1/4'' squares - Mark a

diagonal line on back.

 

Fabric C:  Blue

1 - 4 1/4'' square

 

Fabric D: Green

1 - 4 1/4'' square

 

Fabric E: Fussy Cut

1 - 3  3/16'' square

 

 

Make Half Square Triangles:

 

Pair 4 1/4'' squares with right sides

together in the following combinations:

 

1 - B/C     1 - B/D

 

Sew 1/4'' away from each side of drawn

line, cut on drawn line.  Press seam to

the darker fabric.  Use for Quarter Square

Triangles.

 

 

Make Quarter Square Triangles:

 

Mark a diagonal line on the back of the

B/D Half Square Triangle unit going from

the opposite corners from the seam.

 

Place a B/C and B/D Half Square Triangle

together with right sides together.  When you

pull back the corner along the seam it should

look like the photo above.  Sew 1/4'' away from

each side of the new drawn line, cut on drawn

line and press seam open to reduce bulk.

 

 

Now we must square this unit to 3  3/16''.
(To halve 3  3/16'' would just be going too
small so we are using a generous 1 9/16'')

This is a bit tricky since we now will have to

deal with small measurements.  I have marked

my ruler with tape to show the intersection of

the 1 9/16'' lines .  Place the point where these
2 lines intersect on the middle of the Quarter
Square Triangle (where all the fabrics meet in
 the middle). Make sure the diagonal line of the
 ruler is on the diagonal seam line. 
 Trim the top and right side. 

 

Now rotate the block so the untrimmed

edges are on the top and right sides.

Square up the block to 3  3/16.

Make 4 of these units.

 

Layout units as shown and sew together

in 3 rows.  Press seams in rows 1 & 3 to

the outside and seams in row 2 to the inside.

 

 

Sew rows together and press the final seams

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

 

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