capitol city quilt guild
multi color stripe

Tiny Treats

Brought to you by Ellen Mills and Wilma Rhodes.

Tiny Treats is a quilt block raffle held each month for members only. Patterns and instructions are included in the newsletter and linked off the home page. Make as many three blocks and enter your name once for each one.

multi color stripe

Hearth`s Heart

February, 2012


7 ½” finished / 8” unfinished

February

For (A): Deep Red
For (B): Cream
For (C): Brown
 
1) Cut one 2” square of (A).
 
2) Cut from (B):
Two rectangles 1½” by 2”
Two rectangles 1½” by 4”
Two rectangles 1½” by 6”
 
3) Cut from (C):
Two rectangles 1½” by 4”
Two rectangles 1½” by 6”
Two rectangles 1½” by 8”
 
4) Join the 1½” by 2” (B) rectangles to the (A) square;  one on each side.
 
5) Join the 1½” by 4” (C) rectangles on top and bottom of red square row.
 
6) Join the 1½” by 4” (B) rectangles to either side of the block.
 
7) Join the 1½” by 6” (C) rectangles on top and bottom of block.
 
8) Join the 1½” by 6” (B) rectangles on top and bottom of red square row.
 
9) Join the 1½” by 8” (C) rectangles on top and bottom of red square row.

Half-Square Triangle Instructions
  1. Cut squares from the two chosen fabrics that are 7/8" larger than the finished size of the units.
  2. Place right sides together with the lighter square on top. Draw a diagonal line on the lighter fabric from one corner to the opposite corner. Stitch ¼” on each side of the marked line.
  3. Cut the triangles apart on the center line and press open. Trim. There will be 2 half square triangles that should measure finished size plus ½”.