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

Shells on the Beach

August, 2011


For A: Sky Blue
For B: Scrappy Light Browns
For C: Yellow


  1. Cut one 5 7/8” square of (A).
  2. Cut two 5 7/8” squares of (B).
  3. Cut one 5 7/8” square of (C).  
  4. Combine (A)/(B) squares into half-square triangles. Join in a row with (B) at center seam and (A) at top cor- ners.
  5. Combine (B)/(C) squares into half-square triangles. Join in a row with (C) at center seam and (B) at top cor- ners.
  6. Join two rows, as shown.
  7. Winner can join blocks to create zigzags with (B).

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”.