WINTER WONDERLAND QAL

Patchwork Posse's Winter Wonderland sew along has started.  The first row is Delectable Mountain blocks.  She has a really easy way to make them, so although I really planned to just follow, not sew, this quilt-along (QAL), I had to give it a go.

The block finishes at 12x8, and she says to make 4.  That would make a 48" row.  I'm thinking maybe I'll make three for a 36" row.  We shall see.

Anyhow, here's my first block, and below is how to make them.

 

To start, cut two 8.5" squares, one of each color.  Put them right sides together, draw a line down the diagonal, stitch 1/4" each side of the line, cut on the line, open and press.  In other words the way you probably already make hsts (half-square-triangles).  I squared mine to 8" at this point.

Lay them rst (right-sides-together), opposite colors facing.

Slice into 4 two-inch strips.

Arrange the strips like so, and stitch together.  Voila!  A quick and easy block.

 

Here's my row of 3.  It's 8 x 36; seems pretty big to me.  She says to make four, for a 48" length.

There's a link to this row-along on my side bar, and in an earlier post.  I still don't know that I'll be stitching all of it, but this would have made a super block for a row swap I was in last year, for the theme northwoods.  Hmmm.....................

The Patchwork Posse is starting a row robin this week.  The free row patterns are by various designers and will be posted twice a month.

Not sure if I'll be sewing this one, but I do love row quilts and will surely follow along.  Read all about it here.