Free Block of the Month Quilt Pattern 2006
9 Patch blocks - 9 Months - 9 Blocks
designed by Susan Druding for Equilters.com &
QFaD
Block #4 - June - Maple Leaf
The 4th block is Maple Leaf. All blocks for this quilt are
12" x 12".
Fabric amounts and usage is
shown on this page.
You will be making 4 of these blocks for the quilt.
Although I show specific fabrics for this block, you may want to use up
small amounts of scraps instead of the specific fabrics. At the left is a Maple
Leaf block image using only 3 fabrics. You may want to use fewer fabrics instead
of what I show below.
This is a block that can easily be made with either rotary cut pieces or Paper Foundation Piecing (PFP - paper piecing for the stem part of the block). I show the PFP template for the leaf stem. After thinking about the PFP technique - it seems too complex and too much trouble for the whole block - much easier to make Half Square triangle instead.
For each block you will need 9 - 4.5" units:
(the numbers in the block indicate the fabric numbers)
4 unit squares 4.5" solid fabrics: 1 in Fabric #2, 1 in Fabric #8, 2 in
Fabric #12
4 half square triangle units in Fabrics 3 & 8
1 'stem" block in Fabrics 2 & 8
1. Cutting "just squares" for the 4 blocks
From Fabrics 2 (4 each), 8 (4 each), 12 (8 each) cut 4 - 4.5" x 4.5 " squares
2.
Half Square Triangle Units - 16 total
Using 40" width fabric, cut 1 strip of Fabric 3 and 1 strip of
Fabric 8 all
5" wide.
Cut these 5" strips into 8 squares of each fabric that are 5" x 5"
If your fabric is a little wider than 40" you may be able to get
8 - 5" squares out of your width. If you only get 7 of each, you will need to
cut one extra 5" from each fabric. But DO NOT CUT AN ENTIRE STRIP that is 5".
You will have 8 squares each and you will make 16 - 4.5" Half Square Triangles
from these. Trim your HSTs to be 4.5 x 4.5 inches as you did for Block #2 - Shoo
Fly block.
[See the earlier Block #2
for the Half Square Triangle sewing diagram if you need to review this.]
3. Stem Unit - 4 total
There are several ways to make this stem unit.
3a. You may want to paper piece these 4 - click here for a pattern to PFP.
3b. www.Quilterscache.com has a good
explanation of how to make this unit,
click here to go
to Marcia's site to see how she does it.
3c. Cut a square unit from Fabric 8 that is 4" x 4". Cut a strip
1-3/4" wide of Fabric 2 that reaches diagonally completely across a 4.5" square
(approx. 7"). Sew one of the cut triangles to the strip. Lay the sewn pieces
down on squared paper and line up the 2nd triangle so that a square unit will
result, mark lightly with pencil to show placement. Sew and Press. Trim to 4.5"
x 4.5"
3d. Or you may want to applique the stem pieces down on top of the
four 4.5" x 4.5" squares of Fabric 8.
You now have all the 4.5" units needed to assemble the 4 Maple Leaf blocks.
Referring to the numbered block at the top of the page, lay your pieces out so
that you can assemble the block in rows of 3 units each, press, then sew the 3
rows together.
With a quilter's square ruler, trim the blocks to be 12.5 inches x 12.5 inches.
You have finished Block Four.
I'd love to post some photos or scans of your blocks so far - email to me
at quilting -at- equilters.com. I'll post them linked to each Block instructions
to see the progress.
Happy Quilting,
Susan
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