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Nautical Blocks Tutorial #11 | Quilt Sew-Along (2024)
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The bright blocks running across the top of this year’s quilt are suggestive of the semaphore flags used to signal from ship to ship, and of the pinwheels on sticks we see at the beach.
The top row of the quilt features two striking blocks in a nautical style repeated alternately across the width of the quilt. Both blocks are 6½in (16.5cm) square (unfinished), the first featuring Flying Geese units that are set in a pinwheel formation (Block A) and the second featuring half squares, triangles and stripes (Block B). You’ll be making three of each block.
With this block you’ll discover ways to create two useful units quickly – the Flying Geese and Half Square Triangles. You’ll be using a four-at-a-time method to make four identical Flying Geese and a two-at-a-time method for making the Half Square Triangles, which is not only satisfying but will speed up your patchworking too.
The fabrics listed in the Materials are sufficient for all six blocks.
Note: stitch with an accurate ¼in (5mm) seam allowance.
Unfinished row size: 36½ x 6½in (92.75 x 16.5cm); each block is 6½in (16.5cm) square unfinished
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You will need:
Equipment
- Sewing machine
- Rotary cutter
- Quilting ruler
- Quilting mat
- Optional: square ruler
Materials
Fabrics (see my Introduction to the 2024 Block of the Month). From these, you will need to cut:
- Twelve 3½ x 2in (9 x 5cm) strips in FAB2 for Block A
- Twelve 2½in (6.5cm) squares in FAB3 for the Flying Geese of Block A
- Three 4½in (11.5cm) squares in FAB9 for the Flying Geese of Block A
- Six 3in (7.5cm) squares in FAB2 for the Half Square Triangles of Block B
- Six 3in (7.5cm) squares in FAB3 for the Half Square Triangles of Block B
- Three 2½in (6.5cm) squares in FAB3 for the centre of Block B
- Three 1¼ x 10in (3.25 x 25.5cm) strips in FAB3 for Block B
- Six 1⅛ x 10in (3 x 25.5cm) strips in FAB9 for Block B
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