Quilting

My Orchard Quilt, Block 2

I’m getting ready to travel with the quilt shop and it’s super important to bring samples. So I am diligently doing that and trying to create my own thing so that I can blog about it too.  So this is block 2 for my Orchard quilt.

Here’s block one instructions.

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Dresden Plate Quilt Block

I probably made up 13 different versions before I decided on this one. So there’s more design coming.

Out of the remaining 8 fat quarters I cut 64  3″  blocks. The center of block 2 is just a scrappy block quilt that is 4 rows of 4 squares and set on point. I laid out my blocks into planned rows.Row 1 and 3 are the same as is row 2 and 4.

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Sew your rows and then iron seams for rows 1 and 3 one direction and then row 2 and 4 iron the other direction.

Sew your rows together. You will have 4 blocks total.

Out of the cream colored background I cut 8 8″ squares. Cut them all on the diagonal just once for 2 rectangles.

Sew 2 triangles on, opposite sides and then press the seam open and sew the remaining 2 triangles to other adjacent sides.

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Then square this block up to a 14.5″ square.

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I did the squaring up by measuring 1/4″ away from the point seam and then keeping the line 14 to the left going thru the points.

When I laid all my blocks out I decided to add a little more.

I cut (16) 2.5″ squares out of the green with cherries. Mark a diagonal line thru them all.

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Using the picture you will attach these green blocks to certain corners to create a secondary element. I had all my blocks laid out on the floor so it was easier to see where they needed to be.

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Stay tuned for the finishing instructions! Thanks for stopping by, make something great today! Colleen

 

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