Everything's Coming Up Roses! - Block of the Month

Golden Gate
Size:  15"

March 2005 Quilt Block of the Month Free from BlockCentral.com


Cutting Instructions:

*Fabric:

Size & Shape:

# to Cut:

1 (red)

3-1/2" Square

8

1 (red)

3-7/8" Square

4

1 (red)

1-1/2" x 3-1/2" Rectangle

4

 

2 (pink)

1-1/2" x 3-1/2" Rectangle

8

 

3 (green)

3-1/2" Square

1

3 (green)

3-7/8" Square

2

 

4 (cream)

3-7/8" Square

2

4 (cream)

3-1/2" x 9-1/2" Rectangle

4

Sewing Instructions:

Step 1:  Using a ruler and a pencil, draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of all Fabric 4 (cream) 3-7/8" squares, and eight Fabric 1 (red) 3-1/2" squares.

Step 2:  With right sides together, layer a Fabric 4 (cream) 3-7/8" square on a Fabric 1 (red) 3-7/8" square and sew a 1/4" seam on EACH side of the diagonal line that you drew in Step 1.  Cut apart on the diagonal lines. Press seams to darker fabric and trim points.  Repeat once more for a total of FOUR red/cream half-square triangles.  

Step 3:  Place a Fabric 1 (red) 3-1/2" square on the right end of a Fabric 4 (cream) 3-1/2" x 9-1/2" rectangle (right sides together) as shown below.  Stitch a seam on the diagonal line that you drew Step 1.  Trim the fabric above the sewn line to 1/4".  Repeat on the left end and press seams toward the red fabric.

Step 4:  Using your ruler and pencil, draw a diagonal line on the back of two Fabric 3 (green) 3-7/8" squares, as shown below:

Step 5:  Place a Fabric 3 (green) 3-7/8" square on a Fabric 1 (red) 3-7/8" square, right sides together.  Sew a 1/4" seam on both sides of the diagonal line that you drew in Step 4.  Cut apart on the line. Press seams to darker fabric and trim points.  Repeat with the second pair of Fabric 3 (green) and Fabric 1 (red) squares for a total of four Fabric 3/Fabric 1 half-square triangles.

Step 6:  Sew a Fabric 2 (pink) 1-1/2" x 3-1/2" rectangle to each side of a Fabric 1 (red) 1-1/2" x 3-1/2" rectangle as shown below.  Press seams toward the darker fabric.  Repeat three more times for a total of four stripe units.

Step 7:  Arrange the Fabric 3/Fabric 1 half-square triangles, Fabric 2/Fabric 1 stripe units and one 3-1/2" Fabric 3 (green) square as shown below.  Sew into rows and press seams away from the stripe units.  Sew the rows together to form the center of the block.  Press seams toward the center row.  

Step 8:  Sew a Fabric 1/Fabric 4 half-square triangle (Step 2) to each side of a Fabric 1/Fabric 4 rectangle, as shown below.  Repeat for a total of two.

Step 9:  Sew a Fabric 1/Fabric 4 rectangle to each side of the block center and press seams toward the rectangles.

Step 10:  Sew the rows that you made in Step 8 to the top and bottom to finish the block.  Press seams toward the outside of the block.

Your block should measure 15-1/2" at this point.  It will measure 15" when it is sewn into the quilt.