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

Queen for a Day

March, 2012



9" finished / 9 1/2" raw


March 2012

For (A): Shiny Gold or Silver or Sparkly Fabric
For (B): Medium Grey
  1. Cut one 3 ½” by 6 ½” rectangle from (B).
  2. Cut one 3 7/8” square from (B).
  3. Cut one 3 ½” square from (B).
  4. Cut one 6 7/8” square from (B).
  5. Cut one 3 7/8” square from (A).
  6. Cut one 6 7/8” square from (A).
  7. Make two half square triangle squares using the 3 7/8” squares. There should be two 3 ½” squares.
  8. Make two half square triangle squares using the 6 7/8” squares. There should be two 6 ½” squares, but this block will only use one.
  9. Join the 3 ½” (B) square to the (A) side of one of the smaller half square triangle squares.
  10. Join the previous row to the (A) side of the large half square triangle square as shown.
  11. Join the (A) side of the other small half square triangle square to a short end of the (B) rectangle.
  12. Join the two rows together as shown.

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. Draw a diagonal line from one corner to the opposite corner on the reverse side of the lightest square.  Draw two more lines, each one ¼", from the original diagonal line.
  3. Place right sides together with the lighter square on top. Sew on the ¼” inch line.
  4. 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”.