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Hour Mint Block Tutorial–52 Twisted Traditions Quilt Along

December 17, 2014 by persimondreams Leave a Comment

I’m a little at getting this posted … I’ve spent the day getting ready for surprising the girls with a  trip on the Polar Express!  But before we set off … here’s your weekly quilt block tutorial! 

Hour Mint Block Tutorial for

52 Twisted Traditional Block Quilt Along

Finished Block Size – 6” x 6”

A traditional hourglass block twisted into a fun peppermint!

Supplies and Cutting Instructions


Mint (white)

IMG_6340 1 – 3” x 3” square
1 – 2.5” x 2.5” square

Background 1 (golden yellow)

IMG_6341 3 – 3” squares

Background 2 (green)

IMG_6342 2 – 2.5” squares
2 – 3” squares

Peppermint Swirl (red)

IMG_6344 1 – 2” square 1 – 2” square of fusible

Directions

Half Square Triangles

We need to start by making three pairs of half square triangles. IMG_6348 On the wrong side of your 3” square of white fabric and two of your 3” squares of golden yellow fabric draw a diagonal line with a water soluble marker. Pair the white fabric with the remaining square of golden yellow fabric right sides together. Pair the two 3” squares of golden yellow fabrics with the two 3” squares of green fabric right sides together. IMG_6351 Sew a seam a quarter-inch on both sides of the lines you drew on all three pairs of the fabric. IMG_6352 Cut each of the blocks on the line you drew. Press towards the darker of the two fabrics. IMG_6353 Take your six half square triangle blocks IMG_6354 and square them up to 2.5”. IMG_6355 Now take your six half square triangle blocks and lay them out with your 2.5” squares you cut out initially in the setting shown above. IMG_6357 Sew the nine patch together into a block. You can already see that there is a fun peppermint shape coming out! Let’s bring that out a little bit more with some fun fused applique. IMG_6345 Start by sketching out a 2” x 2” square on your paper (this is the size of your finished center block). IMG_6346 Draw the design you’d like to showcase in your mint. I decided I wanted a fun swirl! IMG_6347 Now trace that design onto your fusible web. IMG_6358 Press it onto your red fabric. And then cut it out! IMG_6359 Place it how you think it looks best in your mint and press to finalize the placement. IMG_6360 And now you have a fun mint! I still didn’t think it was quite ‘there’ just yet. IMG_6362 So – I took some of the scraps of red fused fabric I had left from cutting out my swirl and added two particle swirls to each part of the mint! I personally think it made a great final touch but feel free to embellish as you see fit! IMG_6363 And with that…your ‘Hour Mint’ block is finished! — Get your FREE printable PDF of this block by heading to my craftsy store.  Don’t wait too long…after a month (1/17/15), the PDF will be $1. Hour Mint BLOCK TUTORIAL – – – I can’t wait to see what all your blocks look like!  Be sure to share you blocks and any projects you make using your blocks onto our flickr group: 52 Blocks Quilt Along Hashtag: #52bTT Stop back next Wednesday for the FINAL twisted traditional block tutorial! —

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