Hive 4 Dogs in Sweaters Quilt Block
August block for Paula
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This is a scrap friendly pattern which is my favorite. For this
one, the dogs will be wearing an ugly Christmas sweater so have fun with the
fabric selection. I started writing this in December, so Christmas is still on my
mind. I have a collection of ugly Christmas sweater ornaments that fill one Christmas
tree. This quilt will go perfectly.
The main color for the dogs will be brown to remind me of my
pup, Ollie. No need to use solid if you have anything else that reads mostly
brown, feel free to use Christmas fabric, novelty fabric, florals, stripes, etc,
all is welcome but please use all of the same brown. The background will be
white or low-volume white on white.
You will be making left facing puppies. Stitch and flip is
the main technique.
Here are some of the Christmas and brown fabrics selected. I may do some ugly sweater applique on some of the white and red fabrics.
Cutting:
Christmas Fabric
(1) 5”x6-1/2”
Brown (4) 2”x2” Draw
a stitch line, corner to corner on the wrong side of (2) squares
(2) 3-1/2”x3-1/2”
(1) 2”x8”
White (1) 2”x5-1/2”
(6) 2”x2” Draw a stitch line, corner to corner on
the wrong side of the squares
(2)
3-1/2”x3-1/2”
(1)
2”x3-1/2”
(2)
3-1/2”x5”
Sewing:
Place a 2” x 2” brown square in the upper left corner of a
5” x 6 1/2” Christmas fabric, right sides together, and stitch from corner to
corner as shown. Trim excess leaving a 1/4” seam and press block open. This is
piece “A”
Sew a 2” x 2” brown square to the end of a 2” x 5 1/2” white
rectangle. . These will be piece “B”
Place a 2” x 2” white square in the corner of a 3 1/2” x 3
1/2” brown square. Stitch a line diagonally across the white square. Trim
excess leaving 1/4” seam allowance and press open. Place another 2” x 2” white
square in the next corner and sew diagonal line as shown. Trim and press. These
will be piece “C”
Place a 2” x 2” brown square and a 2” x 2” white square
right sides together. Sew on the drawn diagonal line from one corner to the other
making a stitch and flip half square triangle. Trim excess leaving 1/4” seam
and press block open. C Place another 2” x 2” white square on top of the
finished piece. Sew a line from corner to corner, the opposite direction as the
diagonal seam on the first piece. Trim and press open. This is piece “D”
Place a 2” x 2” brown square in the corner of a 3 1/2” x 3
1/2” white square, right sides together, and sew on the drawn line from corner
to corner as shown. Trim excess leaving a 1/4” seam and press block open. This
is piece “G”
Place a 3 1/2” x 3 1/2” brown square and a 3 1/2” x 3 1/2”
white square right sides together. Sew a diagonal line from one corner to the
other. Trim excess leaving 1/4” seam allowance and press block open. This is
piece “H”
For left facing puppies, align a 2” x 3 1/2” white rectangle
at the end of a 2” x 8” brown strip. Instead of laying it off to the left, this
time lay it off to the right as shown. Stitch a line from one corner to the
other as shown. This is piece “J”
Construction:
Section Layout
Begin assembling the preppy pup block by sewing pieces A and
B together to form the first section.
Down to four sections. Nose does
not line up here, but I will fix it later.
Sew pieces D and E together. Then attach to piece C. Next,
attach piece F to complete this section.
Sew pieces G, H and I together for another section.
Sew section A/B to section C/D/E/F. Then attach section G/H/I
Two sections remaining
Lastly, attach piece J to complete the right facing puppy
block.
Finished block should measure 9 1/2” x 12 1/2”. I will be
adding sashing later.
This is a free Michael Miller pattern. Clicking the link below
brings you directly to a PDF download.
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