Block of the Month - Row 2

By Sandra Schlagel

Here is row 2 for our current Block of the Month project, called "Scrap Happy Home."  We're building from the bottom row up.  I used a different tulip flower bud color family for each of the six blocks, but maintained the same color family (green) for the stem/leaf pieces throughout the row.

 

Refer to the diagram above, along with photos below, for piecing and connecting placement.  Press each seam as you sew, according to your preference.

 

Tulip Buds, Color A, cut:

Six 2-1/2" x 1-1/2" pieces using different fabrics for each piece

 

Tulip Buds, Color B, cut:

Six 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" pieces using different fabrics for each piece

 

Tulip Buds, Color B, cut:

Three 2-1/2" x 1-1/2" pieces using different fabrics for each piece

 

Tulip Buds, Color C, cut:

Twelve 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" pieces using different fabrics for each piece

 

Tulip Leaves, Color B, cut:

Nine 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" pieces using different fabrics for each piece

 

Background (leaf units), Color C, cut:

Twelve 2-1/2" x 1-1/2" pieces using different fabrics for each piece

 

Background (flower bud units), Color C, cut:

Two 3-1/2" x 1-1/2" pieces using different fabrics for each piece

 

Background (top/bottom), Color C, cut:

Two 8-1/2" x 1-1/2" pieces using different fabrics for each piece

 

 

When working with scraps, I will usually cut more pieces than I need of each color so that I have several to choose from.

Make flower buds first.  Start a flying geese unit by placing a color C 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" square to one edge of a piece A, right sides together.  Draw a diagonal line on C from outer corner to opposite corner to form a triangle.  Sew along the line, trim excess fabric.  Open to reveal the completed rectangle, press.

Finish the flying geese unit by placing a color B 1-1/2" X 1-1/2" square to opposite edge of the A piece, right sides together.  Draw a diagonal line on B from outer corner to opposite corner to form a triangle.  Sew along the line, trim excess fabric.  Open to reveal the completed rectangle, press.

Make a flying geese unit for the bottom of the flower bud using a color B 2-1/2" x 1-1/2" piece and two color C 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" squares.

Sew the three flying geese units together to form the flower bud.  Make three flower bud units and sew together in a row.  Sew one color C background 3-1/2" x 1-1/2" piece to each side of the flower buds.

Sew one color B 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" square diagonally (as in half of a flying geese unit) to nine of the color C background 2-1/2" x 1-1/2" pieces.  Trim excess, press open.  Three of the C background 2-1/2" x 1-1/2" pieces will not have leaves sewn to them.  Arrange units as above, sew together to resemble photo below.

Sew remaining background color C 8-1/2" x 1-1/2" pieces to top and bottom of the units.

Finished 8-1/2" x 8-1/2" block is above.  Sew six blocks together.  I decided to have the colors follow a diagonal pattern, but you could keep the colors in rows of vertical stripes instead.

Sew the row of tulips to the row of houses.  Row three will be posted soon!