Traditional Tuesday - Block 22
Jewel Box |
Block 22 - Jewel Box
This block is so cute on point! With sashing and cornerstones it makes a very interesting quilt! Because it's still February, I chose a red calico and light blue to match one of the flowers in the calico.Cutting:
From the red, cut:
- 1 - 4 3/4" square
- 2 - 2 3/8" squares*
- 6 - 2 3/8" squares*
The calico is from Barbara Brackman's Old-Fashioned Calico line. It works really well with this near-solid blue I found in my stash. |
Here's the cut fabrics. Cut 4 of the blue squares in half on the diagonal. Make 4 - 2" unfinished HSTs from the remaining blue and red squares. |
Here's the 4 HSTs before trimming the dog ears. Why are they called dog ears, btw? My dog's ears don't look anything like this! |
Now you can lay out the pieces to see how it will look. |
Sew the 2 wing triangles to either side of the red triangle. Press to the wing triangles. |
If you cut your pieces over-sized, trim them down. Be sure you leave 1/4" seam allowance at the point of the red triangle. |
Sew the 4 pieced triangles to each side of the large square to finish your block. It will measure 6 1/2" unfinished. |
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