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

Going Batty

October, 2011


12” finished / 12 ½” unfinished



For (A): Black
For (B): Purple
For (C): Halloween Prints or Orange
  1. Cut one 4 ½” square of (C).
  2. Cut four 4 ½” squares Of (B).
  3. Cut two 4 7/8” squares of (B).
  4. Cut one 4 ½” square of (A).
  5. Cut two 4 7/8” squares of (A).
  6. Make three (A) / (B) half-square triangles.
  7. Join one (A)/(B) half-square triangle with the (A) triangle in the upper right to one (B) square to one (A) / (B) half- square triangle with the (A) triangle in the lower left. This makes Row 1.
  8. Join one (B) square to one (A) square to one (B) square. This makes Row 2.
  9. Join one (C) square to one (B) square to one (A) / (B) half-square triangle with the (A) triangle in the upper right. This makes Row 3.
  10. Join the three rows 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. 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. There will be 2 half square triangles that should measure finished size plus ½”.