Apologies all! I thought I had the rest of this week's blocks scheduled to post and I didn't! Here they are.
Block 9
Block 10
Block 11
Block 12
quilt-a-long
02/07/2020
02/03/2020
Modern Half Square Triangle Quilt Blocks 9-12
Good morning! Here are the first four blocks for this week. I'm seeing a few pop up on social media - yay! Please be sure to tag me @mommysew on Instagram and facebook so I can see them, and feel free to use #modernhstqal so we can all see each other's!
Block 9
Block 10
Block 11
Block 12
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01/30/2020
Blocks 5-8
Good morning! Here are blocks 5-8 for you! As before, I've included a laid-out photo of the blocks, and an assembled photo. Please let me know if you have any questions!
Block 5
Block 6
Block 7
Block 8
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01/28/2020
Blocks 1-4
Good morning! Well this post sure didn't get up like I planned on Sunday (or even Monday!). This time of year is crazy busy for our family, and I just had to sacrifice something so I could sleep! At any rate - here we go!
I thought you might like to see my original sketches for the blocks - if you've read back, you'll recall that I didn't create these (of course!), but I put them all down in my quilt sketchbook so I could have them all in one place.
So here are the blocks. Now, these are pretty easy to lay out and assemble. As there are SO many blocks, I decided against row by row pictures for this round, and I laid out the entire block for you in half-square triangles. After each laid-out picture, I'll include the finished block photo so you can double check your finished block to see what it looks like. I hope this is helpful! Please let me know if you have any questions as you're working through them!
Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
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01/20/2020
Modern HST QAL - Week 1
Good morning! It's time to get started on cutting our fabric for our quilts. Be forewarned - cutting, sewing the half-square triangles, and trimming them is the most time consuming part of the QAL. I like to do a whole bunch at once, and have several batches in different states, so whenever I have a free moment, I can work on something, even if I don't have time to piece a full block.
You are more than welcome to create your half-square triangles however you would like! I am going to present how I make them, but there is no wrong way!
From your two colors, you will cut 3.5" strips, which you will sub-cut into 3.5" squares. (If you sew very precisely, you can get away with cutting 3" squares, but you will have very very little to trim, so you may want the larger squares). You will have to cut a total of 53 strips of each color, which you will sub-cut into 576 squares!! (I told you it was a lot!)
On the back of your lighter color squares, draw a diagonal line from corner to corner. I use an acrylic ruler (I love my 6.5") to make my straight edge. If you use the tape method (tape on your sewing machine to show you where to line up your corners), you don't need to mark anything! You can also use half-square triangle paper if you prefer.
Then, start sewing! Place a light color right sides together with a dark square. I sew a scant 1/4" on either side of your drawn line. I will do a whole batch on one side, and then flip it around to sew the other, and then I'll cut them apart.
After you've done that, you will cut them in half by cutting on your drawn line. Press each HST unit open (you may want to press your seam to the dark side), and trim each HST to 2.5".
Don't get overwhelmed! It is easy to keep up with these as we go - don't feel like you have to do them all before we start. You will make 1,152 HST units for the entire quilt - you've got time!
If you want to sew as you go, each block takes 16 HST units, and we are making 8 blocks a week. That's 128 units you need each week.
Please let me know if you have any questions! Oh, and what colors am I using? Pink and Navy - I'm so excited for something traditional, but also a little bit modern.
Blocks start next week! I will do four blocks on Sunday and 4 on Wednesday!
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01/13/2020
Join the Quilt-a-Long!
I am so excited to kick off 2020 with a quilt-a-long for one of my favorite completed quilts! I first made this quilt over six years ago, and I have been wanting to remake it for about two years, just waiting for the timing to be right. I decided we needed to jump right in, or it would never get done, and I thought a quilt-a-long would keep me accountable.
Want to join us? You will need five yards of each of two colors (I used white and black in my original, check back next week to see my new colors!) for the blocks. We will talk more about the sashing and cornerstones later, as some folks may want to leave those out, but you may want to think about a third color that would work for the sashing if you'd like. I used Kona Cotton for my first version and I'm using Kona again - I just love all of their color choices.
There are 72(!) blocks in this quilt, so it is quite a bit of work. I will post more next week about getting started, and then I will post eight blocks a week over nine weeks to include them all. I'll do two weekly posts with four blocks at a time, to make it more manageable! Then we'll discuss finishing options. Feel free to make the ones you like, make a smaller quilt, or enlarge the size of your blocks - it's your quilt!
If you do follow along on social media, I'm @mommysew on Instagram and will be posting there throughout. I'll be using the tag #modernhstqal if you'd like to tag your blocks too!
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05/20/2015
Modern Half Square Triangle Quilt: Blogger's Quilt Festival Large Quilt
I am so glad to have this one finished! I started it almost two years ago, as part of my Modern Half Square Triangle QAL, and i finished it over a year ago. I tried spray basting for the first time, and ended up ripping out all of the quilting on this, and starting over. Ugh! But, it was worth it in the end, so that's all that matters! I'm so happy with how this came out, and I learned so much along the way. It is a bit outside of my usual color palette, but that's not a bad thing! Check out more quilts for Blogger's Quilt Festival here!
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02/17/2014
New Quilt-a-Long?
So last spring, I came across this pin on Pinterest.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nevitt/12591135165/player/d3d1580696
(This image is from the Quilter's Guild of Plano)
I loved what they had done - taken the same block and sewed it up in 12 different ways, using the values and hues of the quilt blocks to make the block look different each time. I immediately drew up the block, and colored it in 12 different ways, then bought fabric and started cutting. It got put to the side over the holidays, but I decided it would be one of the first quilts I finished this year, so I plowed through all of the blocks in just a few days.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nevitt/12511136913/player/977c36cbd1
I would love to gauge interest in holding a quilt-a-long for this design. It can be as easy or as complicated as you would like. You can color your blocks in your 12 designs, or you could follow along with me.
You would need (at minimum) 1/2 yard cuts of fabric, three in values of one color, three in another and 2 in your last. I suggest a dark, medium and light value in each shade. I used three values of raspberry, three of teal and two greys. (My dark grey I used for sashing and borders.)
Please let me know if you are interested! I would love to see all the possibilities you could dream up!
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01/27/2014
Modern HST Quilt-a-Long Finish!
This is it - the last post in our Quilt-a-Long! I can't believe we are finally done! It was very strange not to write a block post yesterday! Today I wanted to share with you how I chose to assemble my quilt top.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nevitt/11887312386/player/72664549f8
I decided to use red for my sashing and borders - I wanted each block to stand out, and I love black/white and red. I used just under 3 yards - and I prewashed my red, just in case. Each sashing piece is 2.5"x8.5". I used black for the cornerstones - each one is 2.5"x2.5". I am not usually a border person, but again, I felt like this quilt needed one small border to frame the blocks. The border is 2.5"xwidth and length of the quilt.
I really really love the way my quilt came out. I learned a lot - two of these blocks have small mistakes in them, but for the life of me I couldn't remember (or find!) the errors - so I am living with them! And I learned that consistency is very important - these blocks were sewn on 4 different sewing machines - each with a just slight difference in a scant 1/4" seam - which means some of the points are cut off on some blocks, but again - I am living with it!
I have no idea how I will quilt this one, and since I have run out of my giant roll of batting, I don't have to worry about that until I get more! I will be sure to post a picture when it is finally complete.
So far there is one completed quilt top in the flickr group - I love the variety of colors in the blocks and how it looks so different with no sashing - gorgeous! Be sure to share yours if you finish!
Thanks for sewing along with us! And if you joined in late, don't worry, I will leave the posts up indefinitely!
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01/21/2014
Modern Half-Square Triangle Quilt-a-Long Block 72
Welcome! If you are just joining us, information about materials can be found here, and here are the previous blocks: Block 1, Block 2, Block 3, Block 4, Block 5, Block 6, Block 7, Block 8, Block 9, Block 10, Block 11, Block 12, Block 13, Block 14, Block 15, Block 16, Block 17, Block 18, Block 19, Block 20, Block 21, Block 22, Block 23, Block 24, Block 25, Block 26, Block 27, Block 28, Block 29, Block 30, Block 31, Block 32, Block 33, Block 34, Block 35, Block 36, Block 37, Block 38, Block 39, Block 40, Block 41, Block 42, Block 43, Block 44, Block 45, Block 46, Block 47, Block 48, Block 49, Block 50, Block 51, Block 52, Block 53, Block 54, Block 55, Block 56, Block 57, Block 58, Block 59, Block 60, block 61, Block 62, Block 63, Block 64, Block 65, Block 66, Block 67, Block 68, Block 69, Block 70, Block 71.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nevitt/12095779843/player/97b2f64c38
Materials:
8 3.5" squares of Color A
8 3.5" squares of Color B
*note* these are the essential materials for each block, so you can cut several blocks worth of fabric at once to save time!
8 3.5" squares of Color A
8 3.5" squares of Color B
*note* these are the essential materials for each block, so you can cut several blocks worth of fabric at once to save time!
Create your blocks, following the same procedure as last week. If you need help making your blocks, please see this post. You should end up with 16 2.5" squares. Ready to lay out your block? Here we go!
ROW 1
ROW 2
ROW 3
ROW 4
After pressing, you are ready to sew your rows together! Pin, if necessary, but I find that these short rows don't require pinning.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nevitt/12095779843/player/97b2f64c38
Press one final time, and voila! Another finished block! We are all done!!! Remember to add your blocks to our flickr group!
I will do a wrap up post next week, with ideas about sashing, and quilt top assembly! Can't wait to see them all!Please, if you have questions, email me at knitnlit AT gmail DOT com, or make sure you leave your email address in your comment. I've had several folks ask questions in the comments, but if you are a no-reply commenter, I can't email you back.
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