Well hello there!
I'm back from glamping
so it's time for Week 30 in our
Vintage Block Along
I'm sharing another vintage block
with you from my
grandma's pattern basket:)
I'm using Farm Girl Vintage fabric...
And this weeks block is sew scrappy happy!
It's the perfect block to
use some of your stash
and also "leftovers" from your
easy corner triangle trimmings:)
And that's exactly what
I'm calling this block...LEFTOVERS!!
I'm sure that I'm not the only one
that has memories of their
grandparents using everything up
and not wasting ANYTHING!
Grandma made many casseroles
and stews using leftovers...
basically recycling last nights meal
into tomorrows lunch or dinner.
She often made clothes for her children
by re-cutting and re-sizing
her older dresses or grandpa's
worn out shirts...
nothing went to waste!
Growing up during the depression
made this a necessity for them
and is still sound advice for today.
Of course the leftovers
also became quilts...
both utilitarian and beautiful:)
I like to keep that tradition alive
through my quilting as well...
by saving up and USING my scraps:)
I know that grandma would be proud!
For the LEFTOVERS Block you will need
32 - 1 1/2" leftover squares:)
For the background cut:
8 - 2 1/2" squares
From this print cut:
8 - 2 1/2" squares
Pair up the 2 1/2" squares...
And sew from corner to corner
to make half square triangles.
Draw a sewing line or use the
Trim off the excess...
which by the way are
too small for me to save:)
Press the seams open and you should have
8 - 2 1/2" half square triangles.
Now for the scrappy squares...
you will need to make
4-patch blocks with them.
You will need 8 of them and
they should also measure 2 1/2" square.
Now you will need to make 4 segments.
Look closely and you will sew
that the top two are arranged
differently than the bottom two.
The difference is how the
half square triangles are turned.
Make 2 of each kind.
They should each measure
4 1/2" square at this point.
Now sew your segments together like this...
pay close attention to
how each segment is turned...
Once they are sewn together
your block should look like this!
This is the back of my block:)
LEFTOVERS BLOCK
should measure 8 1/2" square
before we sew it into our quilt.
As I said ...we are about 3/4 of the way finished making blocks and I'm sew excited about how our quilt will turn out!
It's going to be a beauty
with all of the scrappy prints....
scrappy backgrounds and
different sized blocks
all coming together in
pure vintage style
Thanks for sewing vintage with me
and I'll meet you right back here
next week for another
vintage block tutorial:)
xx
Lori
If you are just joining us...
click on each block that we have
done so far to go to the tutorial:
5. Rhinestone
6. Vintage Lily
7. Star Shine
8. Humble
9. Egg Money
10. Quilting Bee
11. Sunday Star
12. Sweet as Honey
13. Bear Hug Block
15. Memory
16. Farmers Daughter
19. Picnic
20. Sparklers
21. 4th of July Flag
22. Playing Card
23. Penny Candy
24. Mercantile
25. Family Reunion
26. Parade
27. Shade Tree
28. Wildflowers
29. Crossroads
4 comments:
Love these scrappy blocks! I'm keeping up with this QAL, and loving every minute. Every week when I read your post, and while I sew along, it brings back sweet memories of my 2 wonderful grandmas. ❤️ I save those little cutoffs, by the way. When making easy corner triangles from 2.5 inch squares, I use a ruler to accurately cut the quarter inch seam, then instead of throwing away the cuttings, I keep them paired together and sew little HST's as a leader/ender project. Then I pair up 4 hst's and sew them into a tiny block. They are tiny and sewn on the bias, but I'll make something cute with them!
Thank you for all the wonderful blocks...
Ooooh I love this block SO MUCH!!
This block could make an awesomely scrappy quilt on its own.
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