The Quilt Block Choice

The choice for the quilt blocks was the last one in the previous post's lineup or the one at the top of this post. This picture at the top is of the sample block in the sewed together state.









Then there are some pictures of the method -
1. Cut a piece of material of the dark and of the light colors about 16 1/2 inches by 9 inches each. Press their faces together.
2. Lay them on the cutting board with the lighter side up and draw the grid on the material - 3 7/8 inches square with diagonal line through each square.
3. Pin the two pieces of material together around the outside edges.
4. Sew a seam 1/4 inch from each side of each diagonal line.
5. Lay the sewn material on the cutting board again and cut the vertical lines using the ruler and cutting wheel, then cut the horizontal lines and then cut the diagonal pencil line.
6. Open each triangle and press seam towards the dark side.

The bottom picture is how the little blocks are arranged to get the final design. This picture also shows the chosen materials for the quilt I am making. If you enlarge the picture you'll get a better idea of the color. I had more of the dark material on hand than of the other dark material in the sample blocks. I chose this particular lighter material as the best choice of what was available at the store. I think I'll be trying to bring out either the brown or dusty blue tones a bit with the boarder (framing) strips.