BABY BLOCKS QUILT By Joan Bassett

Size 36 x 36 MATERIAL NEEDED White background 1-1/8 yard Pink 2/3 yard Blue 3/4 yard Backing One piece 42 x 42 Batting One piece 41 x 41 CUTTING From white fabric cut: Seven strips 3 by width of fabric (selvedge to selvedge). From these strips cut (64) 3 squares. Six strips 1 by width of fabric for strip piecing. From pink cut: Two strips 3 by width of fabric. From these strips cut (16) 3 squares. Eight strips 1 by width of fabric. From two of these strips cut (32) 1 squares. Save the remaining six strips for strip piecing. From blue fabric cut: Eight strips 1 by width of fabric. From two of these strips cut (32) 1 squares. Save the remaining six strips for strip piecing. Four strips 2 by width of fabric for binding. ASSEMBLY Use seam allowances for all piecing unless otherwise instructed. Step 1. Sew a 1 white, blue and pink strip, right sides together, lengthwise. Press seams to the blue. Repeat five more times for a total of six pieced strips. Sub cut into (64) 3 sections. See Diagram 1. Blocks measure 9 x 9 finished.

Diagram 1 Step 2. Draw a diagonal line on the back of the (32) 1 pink squares. Place a marked square on one corner of a 3 white square. Stitch on the marked line. See Diagram 2. Trim seam allowance to . Diagram 2a. Press pink back over the seam allowance. Diagram 2b. Make a total of thirty two units.

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Diagram 2

Diagram 2a

Diagram 2b

Step 3. Repeat Step 2 using the (32) 1 blue squares and the remaining (32) 3 white squares to make units as shown in Diagram 3.

Diagram 3 Step 4. Sew the units together to make a row as shown in Diagram 4. Note placement of the pink and blue triangle corners. Press seams to the outside units. Make a total of thirty two rows. These are rows 1 and 3 of the block.

Diagram 4 Step 5. Row 2 of block. Sew a stripped pieced section to each side of a 3 pink square as shown in Diagram 5. Press seams to the center.

Diagram 5 Step 6. Using Diagram 6 as a guide, sew the rows together. Again note placement of blue and pink corner triangle units. Press seams toward rows 1 and 3.

Diagram 6

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BABY BLOCKS QUILT Step 7. Referring to Diagram 7 and matching seams where possible sew four blocks together to make a row. Note placement of pink and blue triangle units. Press seams to one side. Repeat for a total of four rows.

Diagram 7 Step 8. Using Diagram 8 as a guide, sew the rows together matching seams where possible. Press seams to one side.

Diagram 8 FINISHING THE QUILT Step 1. If you decide to mark your quilt top with a quilting design, do it now. Place the backing on a table or floor, right side down and tape to secure. Layer batting on top of the backing. Place the quilt on top of the batting, right side facing up. Pin and baste together if youre going to hand quilt. Pin together if youre going to machine quilt. Quilt as desired. Our sample was quilted in the ditch around each unit of the blocks creating a grid effect. Remove pins or basting. Trim the batting and backing even with the quilt top. Step 2. BINDING: Press the four 2 blue strips in half, lengthwise, wrong sides together. Place a strip on the right side of the quilt top, aligning raw edges and with at least a 1 tail of the binding extending beyond the quilt. Sew together using a seam. We used a walking foot to sew the binding on. Leave the binding longer than the quilt on both ends. See Diagram 9. Fold binding back over the stitching and press. Trim binding even with the quilt. See Diagram 9a. Repeat for opposite side.

Diagram 9

Diagram 9a

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BABY BLOCKS QUILT Attach the remaining two side bindings in the same manner having the binding extend past the ends by at least 1. After you press the binding back over the stitching trim it even with the first two attached bindings. See Diagram 10.

Diagram 10 Fold the first two attached bindings to the back first and appliqu stitch to the backing fabric. Repeat with the remaining two side bindings. Note: Always fold back the first two attached bindings first. This prevents from having a raw edge showing on the end. To view a pictorial on the Square End Binding method, please go to the following blog spot: www.quiltersfun-joan.blogspot.com and click on the March post. Sign and date your quilt and youre finished.

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