Hive 2 - July's tutorial - Rail fence quilt block

 Hi, Happy Semi quincentennial! 

You had to know it was going to be a Red, White and Blue theme.  With vacations, kids out of school and a month of many celebratory events I figured it would be good to have a simple and easy block. (I promise next year's will be more complicated. 😉) 

So, the colors pulled are just red (red-blue, if possible, compared to red orange) and white. The red just has to read red. Please check ** if the red fabric as they are prone bleed White on white is okay as well as Batiks fabrics.  

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You will need three red fabric strips and two white fabric strips of 2.5" by 10.5" so, it should measure 10.5" x 10.5" unfinished.  The fabrics can be the same bolt or different bolts. 

Lay out will be red, then white, then red, then white to finish up with a red strip.  The red strips start and finish the block.  I ended up using an ombre fabric.  

Sew the first two strips using a 1/4" seam allowance. Then sew the next strip to the ones already sewed and so (sew) on.  

Press your seams towards the darker fabric.

I'm sure you are wondering where the blue comes into play.  I'll be making white stars on blue background to finish up the quilt.  

Thanks for your assistance & enjoy 250th celebration of the America's independence.

Deb

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** A good test to see if the red fabric will bleed is to take a small piece like one inch square and wet it completely and put it on a white paper towel to dry to see if the dye transfers.  If there is a terrible problem, you can wash the fabric till it runs clear.