QAF Block of the Month
March 2008
Windmill
10 1/2" (unfinished), 10" (finished)
March is ushering
in some windy weather for some of us, so a windmill block seems just right
for the season. Here is a variation that
we think
you'll like. We've been talking about peach
and brown together, and here's a chance to try this pretty color combo.
You will need one
medium to dark brown and two peach fabrics. One of the peaches should be
lighter than the other, and a TOT or solid, for the background. The other
one should be slightly darker, and it would be o.k. if this one had a very
small print, or could be TOT. Don't go orangey or rosy here, try to stay
peachy. I will post a picture of my test block on the forum, so you can
see.
This is a very easy
block to piece, but you do need to pay attention to your 1/4" seams
and match all the intersections when you are sewing the final block. But
trust
me, it's easy and fun to piece!
Cut for each block:
To Assemble Block:
First, make the Half Square Triangle
(HST) patches. Draw a line diagonally from corner to corner on the back
of one of the lighter peach squares. Layer it right sides together with
one of the brown squares. Stitch a scant 1/4" from each side of the drawn
line.
Cut apart on the drawn line, press to the brown side. Repeat for the other
3 sets of 3 1/2" squares. Square these patches to 3", lining up the diagonal
sewn lines with the diagonal line
of
your
square up ruler.
You will use one of the rectangles,
one HST square and one darker peach square to
make a pieced
block
just
like this one.
Stitch the HST and the darker peach square together first. Press to the
peach square. Measure this piece - it should measure 3" x 5 1/2". Then stitch
this piece to the rectangle. Press seam away from the rectangle.
REPEAT 3 more
times with the remaining pieces. Each of the four sections of the
block is made exactly the same.
Now lay out the 4 sections, paying
close attention to the orientation in the finished block, up at the top
of the page. Match up the intersections as you sew - sew the top two together
and press
in
one direction, sew the bottom two together and press in the other direction.
All the seams should nestle nicely if you pressed per the instructions.
Stitch the final seam matching that final intersection and press. Square
up your
block
to
10
1/2" and
you are finished.
Hope you love making this block.
Make many, you just might win them all!!!
Here are a couple of settings for these blocks:
