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Moda Blockheads: Block 18-Rocky Mountain Puzzle

7/11/2017

 
Whew, time to play catch up with the blocks I have missed.  I am starting with Carrie Nelson's Block 18-it just looked like fun.  It also happened that our son who lives in Colorado at the base of the Rocky Mountains was here for a visit so it seemed fitting as well.  The little bear was given to me in celebration of his birth and normally sits on a shelf in my quilt room.  
You can find the link for this pattern on her blog by clicking below:
​ ​http://blog.modafabrics.com/2017/07/blockheads-block-18/
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I started with fabric that had been starched and proceeded to cut out all the pieces for this block.  I like to have a little extra for trimming Half-square triangles so cut those pieces a little larger than Carrie's directions state.
E and F are cut to 2 1/2 inch squares.
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To make unit #1 start with the A and B pieces and join with a quarter inch seam.
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Continue adding the C and D pieces-working around the square.  
I pressed towards the piece that was just added rather than towards the B square; 
just like I do when making a Log Cabin block.
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Unit #1 should measure 3 1/2 inches square when done.
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Next I made the Half-square triangles-it is the year of the Half-square triangle for me it seems.
I started by drawing a diagonal line on the back of all of the E squares.
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Placing an E and F square right sides together I sew 1/4 inch from each side of the drawn line.
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These are cut apart on the drawn line and pressed towards the darker side.
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Since these squares were cut a little large I need to trim them down to 2 inch squares.  
I do this by lining up the diagonal line on my ruler with the diagonal seam line,
​trimming two sides then rotating the unit and trimming the next two sides.
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Using the Half-square triangles we just made,
join two sets of them together to make two Unit #2's.
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The next step is to make the Unit #3's.
This time we need three Half-square-triangles and one G square for each unit.
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I chain-pieced in groups of two and pressed the two outer seams towards the outside.  I pressed the middle seam the direction it wanted to lay better.
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Two Unit # 3's are finished and here you can see how I have pressed them.
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Now it is time to put all of the units we have made together.  
​Starting with Unit #1, add a Unit #2 to each side making sure
​the triangles are going in the correct direction.
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Lay out the Unit # 3's on the top and bottom making sure they are facing the right direction.
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Because of the way I pressed these units the seams nest nicely and I placed two pins to hold everything together where the seams met.
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And there we have the finished block!
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Now I just need to go back and do the two blocks I missed while we were vacationing-I think there is an alternate too that I would like to try so...
until next time,

Happy Quilting!!
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For a PDF version of this tutorial click HERE.
Linda Cates
7/12/2017 05:47:12 am

Thank you so much for your tutorials. They are the most helpful to me of any that I've found. I really appreciate the time you put into this!
Linda from Texas

Debra
7/13/2017 08:34:48 am

Thank you, Linda-I appreciate that very much!

Roxanne
11/20/2017 08:48:19 pm

Debra,
Thank you for the help. I just finished this block, it came out with perfect points and at 6 1/2 inches.
You make quilt quilting fun!

Debra
11/21/2017 10:59:04 am

Yay, Roxanne! I am so glad you are having fun!


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