Spark Scrap Quilt Block

The Spark Block 

This is the alternate block in my ...

Court and Spark Scrap Quilt

Started Here

These are both blocks,

Court on the left and Spark on the right.

The tutorial for the Court Block may be found Here

The center of the Spark Block is made

with the cutoff corners of the Court Block,
using the above method.

These HST measure 1 and 3/4 inches,
just trimming the dogears.

Press seams in alternate directions and nest seams.

The center unit measures 3 inches.

To frame the center I cut 3 and 1/4 inches by
width of fabric strips.

Here is the cutting for one block:

Four 1.75" HST or squares (pieced together)

or 3" square

Two 3" by 3.25" rectangles

and

Two 8.5" by 3.25" rectangles

Sew one 3" by 3.25" rectangle on opposite sides of center unit
and press outward.

Sew one 8.5" by 3.35" rectangle on opposite sides of the
center strip and press outward.

Block measures 8.5 inches square, unfinished.


I drew these blocks and a layout up on EQ
(after I sewed the blocks)

EQ image of the  Court Block

EQ image of the Spark Block

Here is the layout for this quilt

alternating the two blocks.

This quilt calls for 40 of each block

for a total of 80 blocks.

For 8" finished blocks,

the center of this quilt will measure

66" by 82"

I added a two inch border to the center in this layout.

I am making a 

Rainbow Scrap Challenge Quilt

with these blocks so my quilt will have multicolored blocks.

Linking up a day late to 

Scrap Happy Saturday

I have not been feeling well for the last few days.

My hubby had what may or may not have been the flu last week and

I may have it now.

So I have not been sewing much.

Hope to feel better soon as 

I have a lot of quilty commitments.

Missing my happy place.

Hope you are enjoying good health and good sewing this weekend.

Saturday is Scrap Happy Day!

I am always happy getting scrappy on Saturday ... :-)

Here is what I sewing for the 

Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2018

It started with an image from my quilty muse,  drawing a  rough sketch,
cutting some 2.5" strips and sewing them in pairs.

Then I cut some 2.5" squares of background gray
and cut and sewed.

This is the Main Block 
and the little cutaway triangles sewn into a mini 2" block.
My quilty muse called me to use these cut offs in ...

the Alternate Block.

Here is the cutting to make two blocks:

Cut four 2.5" by 4.5" rectangles from scraps

Cut four 2.5" squares of background fabric.

Cut one 3.25" by WOF strip

Layout pair units and background squares into blocks as shown.

My method is to use a 1/4" ruler to aligned on the corners to cut the triangles away
without marking
and before sewing

I chain sew the small triangles and corners of the larger units as I go.

I use a flanged 1/4" foot to insure an accurate seam allowance.

I have found this makes for very accurate piecing and a minimal of work.

Even the smallest HST are always a uniform size
and may be sewn together by just trimming the dog-ears.
No other trimming and squaring is needed.

I always finger press or use my roller to alternate direction pressing
in order to "nest" seams.

I do the same with the corners of the larger units.

For the Main Block I found it is important to keep units
laid out in the blocks as I sewed,
so that  I would place the background square on the correct corner
before cutting and sewing.

I sewed the into halves and then sewed the halves together,
nesting seams.

Here is the pressed back of the Main Block.

Here is the Main Block,
which I am now calling my "Court" Block

These blocks measure 8.5" square unfinished.

Next Scrap Happy Saturday my post will show how I made the Alternate Block,
which I am now calling my "Spark" block,
and a layout of what the quilt might look like in these colors.

I am now calling this my Court and Spark Quilt.

Comes from listening to my Joni Mitchell playlist while I sew.

Linking up today with all the lovely quilt is progress
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ScrapHappy Saturday

Have a happy, scrappy weekend!