Welcome to another post on the Quilter's Recipe Box! For today I have a fun block - I think this one is cute as a Button! (because it looks like a button!)
For this block you will only need to make one nine-patch unit, so we won't be using strips. You will need five 1 1/2 inch squares, four 3 1/2 inch squares, and two 3 7/8 inch squares cut in half for half square triangles using a colored fabric. Then cut four 1 1/2 inch squares, and two 3 7/8 inch squares (cut in half diagonally also) of your background fabric.
To make the nine patch block, lay out a nine patch block using your 1 1/2 inch squares. Sew into a nine patch unit, which will finish at 3 1/2 inches.
I like to sew them just like I sew a full size quilt block. Sew the first two columns together, keeping them in a chain, then add the third column.
Finish by sewing the columns together to make your unit. Then sew four half square triangle units. Lay out like below:
And sew together into a finished block! Cute as a button, right?
That's it for this month, next Monday I'll be back with a new unit and more blocks to sew. We are now 1/3 of the way through making blocks. If you have made all of the blocks, you will have 16 finished already! Here is what they look like all together:
I'm loving all the color in this quilt! I'm starting to think about what I will need for sashing these blocks. I haven't really decided yet, but I have my eye on a couple of fabrics that I think will work. I'm using the Dotalicious line that I received from Island Batik for being an Ambassador. The block designs are my own, based off of traditional quilt blocks. Thanks for following along!
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