Hive 5 - November Tutorial- "Plaid for Me" for Emily

Have you ever seen a fabric and thought… WOW!  That would really make an awesome quilt!  Well I have…. and it all started with this fabric:

It is just so interesting to me.  It has deep and light greens, royal and light blues, and brown (with a lot of light background)

So I welcome you to help me turn this fabric into a flimsy!  Let’s call it Plaid With Me 🙂

Your Finished block will look like this and will be 11” :

For this block you will need:

Royal Blues (This is what I had in my Stash)

Light Blue 

Dark Green

 Light Green

Chocolate Brown

Whites or Low Volumes

Cutting

Each completed block will consist of:

White/ Low Volume:                   

5 squares - 3” x 3”

Dark Blue

                2 squares - 3” x 3”

Dark Green

2 squares - 3” x 3”

Light Blue

2 rectangles - 2” x 3”

2 rectangles - 2” x 4 ½”

Light Green

2 rectangles - 2” x 3”

2 rectangles - 2” x 4 ½”

Brown

4 rectangles - 2” x 3”

Start with a Dark Blue 3” squares and a Light Blue 2”x 3” strips. Add one strip to the side of the square. 

Then take a Dark Green 3” squares and a Light Green 2”x 3” strips. Add one strip to the side of the square.

Next add the 2” x 4 ½” Light Green rectangles to the green and the 2” x 4 ½” Light blue rectangles to the blue 

                                                You should end up with 2 Blue and 2 Green Squares 

Sew a Low Volume/White 3” squares and a Brown 2”x 3” strips.

Add one strip to the side of the square.

Do this to 4 of the Low Volume/White 3” squares

Layout your pieces.  A Low Volume/White 3” square for the center. The Low Volume/White/Brown pieces forming a plus sign with the browns facing outward. 

The blue and Green squares in the corners with darker color towards the center alternating colors in the corners.

Sew together into rows

 

Then sew those rows together

And now my humble thank you for joining me on this block journey!