Vintage Block Along - Week 34 - Six Sisters!!

Hello again and welcome back to the 

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 scrappy 

Bee Backgrounds for my quilt:)

I often get asked about how I

 choose what print goes

 where in a quilt block...

so this week I wanted to do 

a little visual lesson on 

color and value placement.

This block uses 3 values. 

A light...a medium and a dark fabric.

I made 2 blocks using the exact 

same fabrics but just switched the 

dark and the light fabrics...

but leaving the medium in the same placement.

It really makes a big difference right?

Both have a completely different look.

The dark is more prominent in this block...

And of course the light is

 more prominent in this one!

Keep in mind that you will 

only need to make ONE block for our quilt

 so you can decide which 

version you would like to make.

I'm going to do the tutorial 

for this version above!

Grab a design board and lets get cutting:)

If you want to make the block 

where the dark is more 

dominant just remember to 

switch the dark and light cutting:)

From the medium fabric cut:

9 - 2 1/2" squares

This stays the same no matter 

which version you are sewing.

From the dark fabric cut:

6 - 1 1/2" squares

From the light fabric cut:

6 - 1 1/2" x 2 1/2"

12 - 1 1/2" squares

Our first step is to grab the 

6 rectangles and 6 each of the

 squares and sew them together like this.

You should have six units and 

they should each measure 2 1/2" square.

Once they are sewn together 

it's time to add the

 easy corner triangles.

First add the large 

half square triangles like this

using the 

Seams Sew Easy Guide

See!!

Easy peasy:)

Now trim the excess and press:)

Then add the small easy corner triangles

 onto the opposite corner like this.

Trim and press.

You should still have six segments

 and they should all 

still measure 2 1/2" square:)

Now it's time to lay out your block

 like this and sew it together.

Take note that 3 of the segments

 are pointing the opposite from the

 other three so lay it out carefully:)

Light version completed!

It should measure 6 1/2" BEFORE 

we sew it into our quilt. 

I almost for got to tell you why

 I named my block Six Sisters!!

You may already know if you have been

 paying close attention to 

my stories about grandma.

Her parents had six daughters ...

making six sisters 

and my parents had six daughters...

making Six Sisters as well!!

So because there are six prominent 

triangles in this block...

whether using the dark or the light...

that is how and why I chose the name:)

Here's the back of my dark prominent block:)

This block is super sweet and 

would look great in any color...

 Simply choose a light...medium and dark:)

Thanks so much for 

sewing vintage with me again this week.

I'll be right back here in 2 weeks

 for another vintage block!

xx

Lori

If you are just joining us...

click on each block that we have

 done so far to go to the tutorial:

1. Grandma's Star

2. Pattern Basket

3. Around the Corner

4. Little Farmhouse

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

14. Front Yard Flower

15. Memory

16. Farmers Daughter

17. Potluck

18. Spool and Bobbins

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

30. Leftovers

31. Peony

32. September Star

33. Road to Grandma's