In this part we will add rectangles and 2 1/2 inch squares to our mix. For this block you need two 6 1/2 inch squares and six 2 1/2 inch by 6 1/2 inch rectangles. I first squared and cut a straight line on my scrap martial. I then used my 6 1/2 inch square ruler and lined the martial up at the 2 1/2 inch mark and cut it out with a rotary cutter on my mat. Lay it out like the first picture.
Sew the top three rectangles sewing top, middle, and bottom. Press seams up or down. Now sew the bottom rectangles in the same way, Press seams up or down. You now have two new 6 1/2 inch squares. Sew the top to squares together and press seams towards the solid square. Now sew the bottom squares together and press seam towards the solid square.Sew the top section to the bottom section, making sure to nest your seams. Press seam open.
Look we now have a 4th block and all our seams look great. Do you find it easy to follow along?
On this block we will use two 6 1/2 inch blocks, four 3 1/2 inch blocks and three 2 1/2 inch by 6 1/2 inch rectangles. This is the way I laid it out.
To sew we start with the 3 1/2 inch squares. Sew the top two 3 1/2 inch squares together and press seams towards the inside, now sew the bottom 3 1/2 inch squares together and press to the outside. Nest your seams and sew. Press seam open. Sew the 3 1/2 by 6 1/2 rectangles, starting with the top two. The sew the bottom rectangle to the top two, press seams down. We now have two new 6 1/2 inch squares. sew the top two 6 1/2 inch squares together and press towards the solid square. Sew the bottom two squares and press to the solid square. Now sew the top to the bottom, nesting your seams and press open.
Block 5 is done. See how pretty our seams matches up.
I like to check and see if everything is square. All you do is lay your 12 1/2 inch ruler over it. If its a little to big, just trim it.Some times our seams may not be perfect. Most of the time I even check my smaller squares too.
We are moving right along. On block 6 we will be using Two 6 1/2 inch squares, nine 2 1/2 inch squares, one 4 1/2 inch square, one 4 1/2 inch by 2 1/2 inch rectangle and one 2 1/2 inch by 6 1/2 inch rectangle. See how we keep adding more sizes to the mix? Here is how I laid it out.
To start sewing we are going to start with the nine 2 1/2 inch squares. Sew the top 3 squares together, press seams to the inside sew the middle row together and press seams to the outside. Sew the bottom row together and press seams to the inside. Now sew the top row of 2 1/2 inch squares to middle row of 2 1/2 inch squares, nesting the seams. Press new seam open. Sew that piece to the bottom row of 2 1/2 inch squares, nesting seams. Press new seam open. Lets sew the bottom part together. sew the 4 1/2 inch square to the 2 1/2 inch by 4 1/2 inch rectangle, Press toward the 4 1/2 inch square. Sew that to the 6 1/2 inch by 2 1/2 inch rectangle, press seam to the 6 1/2 inch rectangle. We now have 2 new 6 1/2 inch squares. Sew the top two squares together and press seam to the solid square. Sew the bottom two together and press seam to the solid square. Now sew the two together nesting the seam. Press seam open.
Look we have done 3 more blocks now we have a total of 6. Did you make any other blocks? If so I would love to see them. With what all we have learned we can come up with a lot of combinations. On the next blog I will show how to add triangles. Come join me on the next blog.
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