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

Poinsettia

December, 2012


12" Finished / 12 1/2" Unfinished


Fabric A---RED cut 4 – 3 ½" X 6 ½” rectangles
Fabric B---GREEN cut 4 – 3 ½" X 6 ½” rectangles
Fabric C---YELLOW cut 4 – 3 ½” squares
Background---WHITE cut 12 – 3 ½” squares

  1. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of each Fabric C and 12 background squares.
  2. With right sides together, place a Fabric C square on top eft side of Fabric A rectangle (diagonal line from bottom eft to top). Sew on diagonal line and trim 1/4" from seam ine. Press toward Fabric C. Repeat with remaining 3 Fabric A rectangles.
  3. With A/C units just completed in step 2, place a background square on right side of rectangle, with diagonal line from bottom left to top. Sew on diagonal line and trim 1/4" from seam line. Press toward the background fabric. Repeat with remaining 3 A/C units. Rectangle should measure 3 ½" X 6 ½”.
  4. Follow step 2 and 3 with Fabric B and the remaining background squares to complete 4 rectangles. The completed rectangle should measure 3 1/2" by 6 1/2".
  5. With right sides together, place a completed Fabric B, background square unit on top of an A/C unit and sew. Press seam toward the rectangle with Fabric A. Repeat with remaining 3 units.
  6. Sew 4 units together as shown in picture. You did it and t’s a beautiful block!