Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Quilt Block Mania: Summer Fun


Welcome to Quilt Block Mania, Summer Fun Edition. This will be a monthly online blog hop with free blocks that follow a theme and color scheme. I present to you my crabby creation!


If you want to make your own, you'll need to get cutting:

A: aqua, B: brown, T: teal 

3” x
1½”
2½”
3½”
4½”
A
6
2
2
1
B
6
4

T
1


1½” x 2½” A
2½” x 6” A
1½” x 6” A
2½” x 5½” A
3½” x 6” B
(2) 1½” x 5½” B
2½” x 6½” B
4½” x 6” B

Now for assembly! Sew together a 1½” x 2½” A, 2½” x 6½” B, and 2½” x 5½” A. 

Sew the following strip sets by attaching the 6” sides. Crosscut each into (4) 1½” sections.
3½” B, 2½” A
4½” B, 1½” A




Sew the following strip sets by attaching the 3” sides.
3½” A, 1½” B, 1½”A
1½” A, 1½” B, 1½” A, 2½” B
1½” T, 1½” A, 2½” B, 1½” A
1½” B, 1½” A, 1½” B, 2½” A
2½” B, 2½” A, 1½” B
2 ½” B x 3½” A
1½” B, 4½” A



Crosscut each into (2) 1½” sections.


Sew the sections into two units that mirror each other.





Sew the 2 mirror units on the right and left of the remaining section as shown.



Gather up the rest of the designers' blocks:

Curvy Fish by Velda Roy of Freckled Fox Quiltery

8 comments:

  1. Such a fun block!! ❤

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  2. This reminds me of my family trip to Oregon a few years ago! I super love this!

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  3. Thank you! Your crab is fabulous!

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  4. Your crab is wonderfull, great pattern!

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  5. It's impossible to look at this guy without smiling! Many thanks for the tutorial. : )

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  6. A very fun and appropriate block for July.

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