Tuesday, October 1, 2013

October Block for Amy (USA)

Hello All! Now that Fall is upon us here in the Northern Hemisphere, I feel the need for a Christmas quilt! I have set the lofty goal of completing this quilt in time for Christmas for my parents! They have a cabin in the Colorado Rocky Mountains and I can picture this quilt on the couch by the fire! I spent quite a bit of time looking for inspiration and stumbled upon a block tutorial by Melissa at Happy Quilting. I am using her Star Value Tutorial-
http://happyquiltingmelissa.blogspot.com/2013/05/star-value-tutorial-for-between-heaven.html

I changed around the colors using reds, greens, and white/creams. If you have Christmas fabrics in your stash, use them! If not, I am looking for deeper reds (no pinks) and deeper greens. In my block, I feel like a few of the green triangles are too light, but I am going with it! You can use prints or solids. I included both creams and whites in the stars and outer corners.
Please use at least 4 different green fabrics and at least 6 different red fabrics.

Cutting Chart for a 16 inch block-

Red Squares for HST   need  16  measuring 3 inches x 3 inches

Green Squares for HST  need 12 measuring 3 inches x 3 inches

White/Cream Squares for Star HST  need 8  measuring 3 inches x 3 inches

White/Cream Squares for Diamond HST  need 4 measuring 3 inches x 3 inches

Red Squares need 16 cut 2 1/2 inches x 2 1/2 inches

White/Cream squares for Star  need 8 cut 2 1/2 inches x 2 1/2 inches


After cutting-
Match 4 green 3" x 3" with 4 white/cream 3" x 3"

Match 8 red 3" x 3" with 8 white/cream 3" x 3"

Match 8 red 3" x 3" with 8 green 3" x 3"

Follow Melissa's tutorial for making and trimming up the HST's to 2 1/2" squares and for assembling the block.  After I laid the block out, I took a picture before starting sewing. This definitely helped me when it was time to sew. I referred back to the picture many times & saved myself from having to use my seam ripper.
                
I am excited to see this quilt come together! My mom thinks our group here is absolutely amazing-I must agree! My biggest difficulty will be not telling her over the next couple of months!
If any questions arise please let me know!  Thanks in advance! 
Amy (USA)

PS I also got Stephanie's blocks done-just have to get to the post office!


2 comments:

  1. Wow, what a very impressive block you've chosen for use to create Amy. I am grateful (again) to Jennifer for the leftovers from her star block we started with back in January - you'll be seeing them. I've had a quick peek at the tutorial and it looks nice and straightforward. Your aim to complete before Christmas will make me get on with it!
    Great string block too.

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  2. Thanks Amy! Over the years I have purchased quite a lot of Christmas fabric but have not taken the time to use much of it. I'm looking forward to getting it out and selecting the pieces for your block. I like your idea of giving it as a Christmas gift to your parents. Are you banning your mom from the blog so that it will be a surprise? Looking forward to getting started sewing!
    xoJennifer

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