September Cuddle Quilt block: Two Step in shades of blues and browns. |
Fabric requirements and Color Palette
Medium grey 5" square (for upper left corner)
2.5" strips in turquoise, blue, navy, lime, orange, clay, brown, tan.
If using scraps, cut 2.5" x 5" strips and 2.5" x 9" strips.
September Two Step Block in shades of blues, browns. |
Sew the 5" strips and the 9" strips into pairs. Chain piecing the strip pairs is easy and efficient!
Sew a 5" strip set to a grey square. (You can also chain piece these units.)
Chain pieced strips and grey square ready for pressing. |
NOTE: Keep in mind the placement of the grey square!
After a 5" strip set is sewn to a grey square, sew a 9" strip set to the right-hand side of this unit. Make sure the grey square is in the upper left. (See photo above.) The [unfinished] block should measure 9" square.
Squaring up the Two Step block. |
These blocks take no time at all! Even if you start now, you can whip up a few before the October 21 guild meeting. Here is a video of the assembly process.
There are lots of layout possibilities with this quilt block. |
Bring the completed blocks to the October guild meeting. You could win a prize!