The July 4th Quilt BlockThe July 4th quilt block is a festive block from the vintage collection of the Kansas City Star dating back to the 1930’s. When using squares and half square triangles, this is a very simple quilt block to put together. To complete one block for a sampler quilt:
Block size: 8 inches
Materials: Step 1 - Use the rotary cutting techniques. Step 2 - Use the half square triangle method. Place one 3½” square of red fabric and one 3½” square of blue fabric, right sides together. Draw a line on the diagonal on the lighter fabric from one corner to the opposite corner. Stitch ¼” on each side of the marked line. Cut on the drawn line with your rotary cutter or scissors to separate the square into triangles. Fold open the square and press the seam allowances toward the darker fabric. Using your plastic ruler, trim the square to be 2½”. Be sure to use the 45 degree angle on your ruler. Complete 8 red/blue half square triangles. Complete 4 red/white half square triangles. Step 3 - Sew row one. Red/blue half square triangle (red triangle pointed to the upper left), red/white half square triangle (upper right), red/blue half square triangle (upper left), red/blue half square triangle (upper right). Step 4 - Sew row two. Red/ blue half square triangle (lower left), white square, white square, red/white half square triangle (lower right). Step 5 - Sew row three. Red/white half square triangle (upper left), white square, white square, red/blue half square triangle (upper right). Step 6 - Sew row four. Red/blue half square triangle (lower left), red/blue half square triangle (lower right), red/white half square triangle (lower left), red/blue half square triangle (lower right). Step 7 - Sew the rows together to complete the July 4th quilt block. Go to Free Quilt Block Patterns from The July 4th Quilt Block
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