Yesterday, I decided to go ahead and make the next block in the Kansas City Star Block of Month, this month we are on block 3.
Block 3 - "Four Crowns", was first printed on November 22, 1933 in the Kansas City Star Newspaper. The block was a little more complex than the first two, I have done.
The block is easy to cut out. You are using 4 basic fabrics and cutting them into squares and rectangles.
Then you will be making 8 flying geese in two different colors of fabrics. And 8 half-square triangles. Then you have everything prepared to start assembling the rows together.
The first and last rows looks like this. You combine the half-square triangle and the 2 1/2" squares to make the outsides and then sew the flying geese unit in the middle.
The next row in use the a little different color scheme, but are done the same way.
The center unit combines the red and blue flying geese units together on the outside of a 4 1/2" square.
Then you just sew all 5 rows together and you get the finished unit, measuring at 12 1/2" x 12 1/2" unfinished.
So far the units are looking pretty together. Looking forward to next months release.
Today, I will be back in sewing, I'm finishing up some old block of months that have become UFO's.
Have a great day, and say warm under a quilt!
Tina
Yesterday morning, I spent half of the day working on adding content to our new website that is still in beta mode, until we are done adding the content and make sure it is working correctly for our potential customers. By mid afternoon, I was decided I had enough of the desk work and move to the sewing room.
Once in the sewing room, I noticed that I had another Kansas City Star Block to do. So, I worked on this one. Block 2- "Dutchman's Puzzle and Windmill". If you remember from the first block, which you can read Here. The blocks come are that where published in the Kansas City Star Newspaper. Block 2- was printed on April 2, 1930.
This block was a nice easy! You are making 8 flying geese, in two different colors. Then sewing two together, and then the bigger block and sewing them in the direction like below. The unfinished size is 12 1/2" x 12 1/2".
Now I have caught up on this Block of Month. I'm on a roll on my blocks of month quilts that I'm currently working on. Can I keep it up?
Have a fun sewing and a great weekend!
Tina
