QAF Block of the Month
May 2010
Red & White Broken Dishes
8 1/2" (unfinished), 8"
(finished)
We are bringing
back an old traditional and favorite block this month. And, we are doing
it in two colors - red and white. Two color quilts are also very traditional
and we thought it was time to do one again. We are calling for TOT reds
(tone on tone, no other colors) and plain white or WOW.
You may use just
one red per block, or you may use two, like the block above. You may use
whatever white you use for all your entries.
Did you know that
if you set these blocks side by side in a straight set you get a secondary
pattern (pinwheel), which makes it hard to see where each block begins
and ends.
I have shown a setting
with setting squares, which makes them look very different, but is a way
to use fewer blocks.
White: (2) 5"
squares
Red: (2) 5" squares - you
can use two different fabrics if you like
To Assemble Block:
Make half-square triangles
(HST): Mark a diagonal line from corner to corner on the back of each
white square. Place one white square, right sides together (RST) with
each red square and stitch a scant 1/4" on each side of the drawn line.
Cut these apart on the drawn line, and you have your HSTs. Press open
so that the seam allowances lie to the red side. Square these up to 4
1/2" square.
If you have used two red fabrics,
place them opposite each other in your blocks, laying them out as in
the block
above. Stitch the top two together, then the bottom two. Press the seams
so that they will be opposite to each other when you sew that last seam
together. Stitch and then press. Square up to 8 1/2"
Good luck in the BOM lottery!!
Here is a layout:
