SEPTEMBER
The block is an Envelope Block. It is constructed using half square triangles (HST’s).
MATERIALS
You will need 8 – 5″ squares
- 4 tone-on-tone blue or green 5″ squares
- 3 white 5″ squares
- 1 coordinating flower, or related, print 5″ square with some yellow in it
ASSEMBLY
Place each white square and the flower print square on a tone-on-tone square right sides together. Draw a diagonal. Sew a seam on each side of the diagonal.
Squares right sides tog.
After seaming, cut along diagonal
After sewing seams, cutting along diagonals, and, pressing open, you will have 8 HST squares. Square them up to 4.5″
square the HST block
Arrange each set of 4 squares to make the Envelope block. Sew the 4 squares together to make one block. You will have two blocks.
Septemb
September 2017 – Envelope Block
Bring your envelopes to the meeting in October for a draw. Each envelope = a ticket on the draw.
RELEVANT WEBSITES
- Shiner’s view – Envelope Quilt tutorial – have a look to see possibilities with this block.
- Missouri Star You’ve Got Mail for Layer Cake is a tutorial for a quilt made with this block. It begins using a layer cake to cut four HST’s at once. Then it shows how to assemble the block and a quilt.
- Magic 8 Method of making HST’s is another way to make many HST’s at once. This method is for those who don’t like “stitching loose triangles together on the the bias”.
Have fun,
Marilyn
Seymour Quilters Guild 