My Row for September is a foundation paper pieced block called The One Direction Block.
I made my row using our Kona palette of Snow, Shale, Dusty Peach, Blueberry, Wasabi, and Curry.
I attached my row to our earlier rows. In my row I also used an addition section of background fabric to break up the blocks in an interesting (to me :) way.
Click here for the template!
-Violet Craft
Row 3 for the 2016 Portland Modern Quilt Guild Row X Row is designed by Kathryn Schmidt. Kathryn was inspired by the palm fronds she picked up from her yard as a child. This row is foundation paper pieced and the templates can downloaded here.
Make 5 copies each of the 2 paper templates.
Cut sashing strips:
2 - 3" x 8.5"
2 - 4" x 8.5"
2 - 4.5" x 8.5"
Piece the 5 blocks using the foundation paper piecing method of your choice. Use a pin to ensure the 2 halves of each block match up. You may want to grade the seams where they come together at the base of each block to reduce bulk.
Attach the sashing to the blocks in the following order:
3" + block + 4" + block + 4.5" + block + 4.5" + block + 4" + block + 3"
Kathryn suggests to keep the paper on until the block is complete to avoid stretching any bias edges.
For paper piecing tips and help, Kathryn recommends the following sources:
Violet Craft: Tutorials
http://www.violetcraft.com/blog/the-forest-abstractions-quilt-along-the-bunny
Cath Hall: Tutorials & Tips
https://wombatquilts.com/2013/10/14/paper-piecing-monday-tips/
Enjoy!
Stacked by Pétra Anderson
In continuing our Row by Row I wanted to do something linear but then grounded with the squares. This is a simple block to make and then rotate as you put them together.
If you are sewing along at home and have created your own row to share please send us an email and we will link up to your row!
To start cut
15 Strips 12.5" x 1.5" (I cut mine a little over for trimming) 2 Dusty Peach, 2 Wasabi, 2 Blueberry, 2 Curry, 2 Shale, and 5 Snow
20 Squares 3.5" x 3.5" 3 Dusty Peach, 3 Wasabi, 3 Blueberry, 3 Curry, 3 Shale, and 5 Snow
To assemble the blocks layout all of the cut pieces according to the finished image above. This will keep you from having any colors out of sync especially if you are using different fabrics. Feel free to improvise if needed! I used a scant 1/4" seam for all piecing.
For the squares I chain pieced. Chain piecing is when you sew your pieces together in one continuous chain. Starting from left to right I paired Shale and Snow, Blueberry and Wasabi, Wasabi and Snow etc. then chain pieced together.
Cut the chain apart and press the seams open then sew your sets of squares together according to the diagram, press the seams open.
Moving on to the strips sew them together lengthwise according to the diagram and press seams open. If you have left the strips a little long trim to 12.5" long.
Stack the corresponding strips and blocks together and sew, press seams open and you have completed the block! Layout all of the blocks and sew together end to end and you have your completed row!
I'm excited to be hosting the first row of the PMQG Row by Row. Over the next eight months, we will present a row for this quilt. You could choose to make all of them, or also create your own row. We will encourage you to be creative and share your own row with the members too!
Guidelines: Each row will measure 60" wide. The heights of the rows will vary.
For the quilt that the board is making collaboratively, we are using the following kona colors: dusty peach, wasabi, blueberry, shale, curry, and snow. However, you may use whatever solid or printed fabric you love!
Row 1: Hourglass World
Especially with this color pallette, it was me dreaming of It's a Small World. I've been loving hourglass blocks lately and decided it would be fun to make a row of them for our first Row!
We are using 6 colors, but you could use less or more. I'm going to share how I made mine, but feel free to experiment!
Cut: 12 6.5" squares: 3 Snow, 2 Curry, 2 Shale, 2 Wasabi, 2 Blueberry, 1 Dusty Peach
Combinations:
Curry & Snow
Shale & Wasabi
Snow & Blueberry
Dusty Peach & Curry
Snow & Shale
Wasabi & Blueberry
1. On one square of each pair, draw a line on the diagonal.
2. Sew 1/4" away from the drawn line on each side.
3. Rotary cut on the drawn line
4. Repeat for another Steps 1-3, for another exact pair of squares. Then lay the two half-square triangles right sides together. With the opposite colors laying on top of each other.
5. Repeat steps 1-2, drawing a line and sewing on either side of it.
6. Cut on the diagonal line
7. Make sure to press all seams open as you sew. This will help everything lie flat and not make a bulky center.
8. Right side of hour glass block. Needs trimming.
9. Trim to 5.5" square
I laid out a pattern where the snow blocks are every other block, and facing horizontally. I liked how this gave the block some harmony. But play around, there are so many options! I'm going to make another row, where I only use 3 colors to get a completely different effect.