QAF Block of the Month
February 2007
Contrary Wife
9 1/2" (unfinished), 9" (finished)
QAF's February block
is a little tongue-in-cheek in honor of Valentine's Day. It's called Contrary
Wife. There are other names for this block, depending on where you find
it, one such is named Cheerful Child. It is a simple block, one of the
4 for this year that will have a definite diagonal look.
For the BOM you
will need 3 fabrics. One bright red TOT, one fabric that is white with
a red print, and one good quality white, such as Kona Cotton, bleached
muslin, or a white on white (WOW), all 100% quilter's quality cotton,
washed and pressed.
Cut for each block:
To Assemble Block:
First make the 4 Half Square Triangles
(HST). Mark a diagonal line from corner to corner on the back of the two
white squares. Place them each on a Red TOT
square, RST. Stitch 1/4 on each side of the diagonal lines. Cut apart on the
drawn lines. Press triangles open, seam to the red. Square them up to 3 1/2"
square, lining up the diagonal line of the ruler on the seam line.
Now lay out all your patches as
per the picture above, taking care to place the red triangles in the proper
configuration. Stitch the squares together
in rows. Press the seams of the top and bottom rows away from the center, and
the seams of the center row toward the center. Now stitch the rows together.
The seams should nest together nicely. And the sewing is done!!!!! Square up
your block to 9 1/2". We hope you like this block and enter lots of them!
Here are a couple of setting suggestions for these blocks, and one table runner:
