I can’t believe we’re done with the blocks (except for the border blocks), I started my quilt in November 2020 and quilted it early 2021, now it’s time to assemble! You can follow along with my method of come up with your own way as it’s not really assembled in rows or columns so there’s …
the LAST block! then next week we’ll start assembling the top!! This is another block that uses the drunkard’s path dies from the old companion set, or you can use templates in the pattern. You’ll need 8 blue #12 shapes, 4 pink #11 shapes and #3 triangles, then 4 white #3 triangles and 8 black …
Second to last block!! This block uses the parallelogram shapes, it’s not tricky but just be careful sewing them together. You’ll need 8 EACH of grey, blue, pink and black #7 parallelogram, if you’re using a print, the grey and blue are right side DOWN and black and pink are right side UP. Then 16 …
The last 2 blocks of this QAL are now double the QUBE size! and this one uses the drunkard’s path dies from the original companion set or you can use the templates included in the pattern. You’ll need 8 black of #2 squares, then 8 black #11 drunkard’s path outer shapes. With pink you’ll need …
We’re still working on 1.5 sized blocks, now it’s time for block DD! an easy Ohio Star block You’ll need 1 pink and 4 black #1 squares, then 4 black, 4 white and 8 grey #4 triangles. sew the QSTs together like this x4 then these into rows and then sew the block together like …
We’re still working on 1.5 sized blocks, now it’s time for block CC! A simple churn dash block! You’ll need 1 white #1 square, then 4 black and 4 blue #3 triangles and #8 rectangles. sew the HSTs and the rectangles together like this then sew into rows with the black on the “inside” like …
It’s time for Block D (#4) It’s a simple pinwheel block made with die #5 and you make 2 of them. You’ll be use 8 each of white and blue (again my blue scraps are really dark) sew together the HSTs Then 4 sets like this and then into 2 pinwheel blocks, they should measure …
Block #3 in the Jumbled QAL is an easy one too! If you followed the cutting directions in the pattern and cut out everything first then just grab 2 each of #2 squares in white, blue, black and pink, otherwise cut those squares 🙂 again I am doing scraps and my black is a striped …
It’s time for block #2 for the Jumbled QAL Block #2 consists of blue and white #4 shapes and there’s 2 blocks, so 4 of each It’s hard to tell that my fabric is blue, since it’s a dark blue You’ll need 2 blocks like this. These should measure 3 1/2″, 4 1/2″ or 6 …
It’s finally time to start the Jumbled QAL! It’s based on the QUBE sets from Accuquilt including the companion sets and the drunkard’s path dies that was part of the old companion sets, though if you don’t have the dies, the pattern provides rotary cutting AND templates (and of course die cutting directions) The quilt …