123 Quilt: Cloud9 New Block Blog Hop - Berryburgh Block and Tutorial

Monday, September 12, 2016

Cloud9 New Block Blog Hop - Berryburgh Block and Tutorial

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the 2016 Cloud9 New Block Blog Hop!

Many thanks to the hop hosts Yvonne @ Quilting Jetgirl, Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs, and Stephanie @ Late Night Quilter for all their hard work putting this hop together! I also want to give a HUGE thank you to Cloud9 for generously sponsoring the hop!

Cloud9 provided each participant with 5 fat quarters of their gorgeous, organic Cirrus Solids in Amazon, Sky, Shadow, Lilac, and Iris. With over 60 participants in this block hop, that means that over the course of three days you are going to get a ton of free block tutorials.

There are a few rules of course. Don't worry, they're for the block designers, not you! Each participant in the hop was asked to create a 12 1/2" (unfinished) quilt block using at least three of the five solids provided. Not too hard, right?

I had never worked with Cloud9 fabrics before this challenge. I have to tell you how impressed I am! They are made with 100% organic cotton and they are SO soft! Seriously, I think I annoyed Mr. 123quilt when I was making my block because every step of the way I made him feel how soft the fabric was.

Also, I freely admit to petting my block every time I walk by it. It's currently sitting on my ironing board waiting to be packaged up and shipped out to the hop hosts. They are going to take all the participant blocks and turn them into charity quilts. How awesome is that?!

Introducing... Berryburgh Block!

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Berryburgh Block

A Quilt Block By: Sarah Smith from www.123quilt.blogspot.com

Featured in the 2016 Cloud9 New Block Blog Hop

General Notes:

Berryburgh Block is a 12” finished (12 ½” unfinished) quilt block.
¼” seams are used throughout the construction of this block.
This block is named for the entirely fictional but picturesque town of Berryburgh that is known for its wild berries that grow along the town's wooden fences.

Materials Required:

1 – FQ (fat quarter) each, Cirrus solids in Amazon, Sky, and Shadow.
Basic sewing supplies (sewing machine, thread, scissors, cutting mat, ruler with a 45 degree angle mark, rotary cutter, marking pen or pencil, etc.).

Cutting Instructions:

From Amazon:

Cut (2) 4” x 4” squares

Cut (1) 4 ½” x 4 ½” square

From Sky:

Cut (16) 2” x 2” squares

From Shadow:

Cut (4) 4” x 4” squares

Cut (1) 4 ½” x 4 ½” square

Cut (16) 2” x 2” squares

Half Square Triangle (HST) Assembly:

{Step 1} Using a marking pen or pencil and a straight edge, draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of 2 Shadow squares (4” x 4”).

{Step 2} Pair each marked Shadow square (4” x 4”) with an Amazon square (4” x 4”), right sides together.

{Step 3} With the marked square on top, sew ¼” away from either side of the marked line. Do this for both pairs.

{Step 4} Using scissors or a ruler and rotary cutter, cut the sewn pairs along the marked line and press open to reveal the HST unit. (4 total)

{Step 5} Trim each HST unit to 3 ½” x 3 ½”. Line up the 45 degree angle line on the ruler with the center seam of the HST unit to ensure accuracy when trimming.

Quarter Square Triangle (QST) Assembly:

{Step 1} Using the HST method described above, make 2 HSTs from 1 Shadow square (4 ½” x 4 ½”) and 1 Amazon square (4 ½” x 4 ½”).

{Step 2} Trim the HSTs to 4” square. Line up the 45 degree angle line on the ruler with the center seam of the HST unit to ensure accuracy when trimming.

{Step 3} Using a marking pen or pencil and a straight edge, mark a diagonal line on the wrong side of 2 Shadow squares (4” x 4”).

{Step 4} Pair each of the marked Shadow squares with a HST (4” x 4”), right sides together. Make sure the drawn line goes in the opposite direction of the seam line of the HST.

{Step 5} With the marked square on top, sew ¼” away from either side of the marked line. Do this for both pairs.

{Step 6} Using scissors or a rotary cutter and ruler, cut the sewn pairs along the marked line and press open to reveal the QST units. (4 total)

{Step 7} Trim each QST to 3 ½” x 3 ½”.

· To trim accurately, find the midpoint of the QST by taking the measurement of the unfinished unit and dividing by 2. (For our 3 ½” x 3 ½” unfinished unit, this number is 1 ¾”.)

· Find the intersection of this number (1 ¾”) on your ruler. Place that point directly over the center point of your block, aligning the 45 degree angle with one of the seam lines.

· Trim the excess fabric on each side. Rotate the block and repeat.

Pinwheel Assembly:

{Step 1} Use the 4 QST units to assemble the center pinwheel following the diagram below.

8-Patch Assembly:

{Step 1} Using 4 Shadow squares (2” x 2”) and 4 Sky squares (2” x 2”), assemble the 8-Patch following the diagram below.

{Step 2} Repeat Step 1 three times for a total of 4 8-Patches.

Berryburgh Block Assembly:

{Step 1} Assemble the block like a basic 9-Patch following the diagram below.

There you have it! You have completed a Berryburgh Block! If you make this block, I would love to see it! Be sure to tag me on Instagram (@123quilt) and use the hashtag #BerryburghBlock123quilt. Or you can email me (sarah123quilt@gmail.com) with a photo of your block or a link to your blog post. I'd love to share your blocks on my social media!

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You may have noticed that my tutorial is shown in the blue colorway and my actual block was made in the purple colorway. I did that specifically so you could see the block both ways! Truthfully, Berryburgh block would look great in a lot of colorways! The block would also look great using prints. You could use this block in a sampler quilt or make an entire quilt with this one block. There are so many possibilities!

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Be sure to check out the other amazing blocks being presented today! Also, swing by Yvonne @ Quilting Jetgirl for a GIVEAWAY!!!