Welcome to Day One of the
2016 Paintbrush Studio New Block Blog Hop!
I'm so excited to be part of this wonderful block hop sponsored by
Paintbrush Studio and hosted by Yvonne of
Quilting JetGirl, Cheryl of
Meadow Mist Designs, and Stephanie of
Late Night Quilter! Over 30 bloggers are designing a new quilt block using the same Fat Quarter bundle of Painter's Palette solids by Paintbrush Studio. That's over 30 new designs in just 3 days!
The hosts of this hop curated this gorgeous bundle and are calling it "Ocean Sunrise."
Paintbrush Studio has generously supplied each participant with a Fat Quarter each of Midnight, Daydream, White, Peach, Coral, and Bordeaux. Each participant was required to design a 12 1/2" by 12 1/2" (unfinished) quilt block that included at least three of the fabrics from the bundle.
Presenting...
OBX Sunrise
General Notes:
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OBX
Sunrise is a 12” finished (12 ½” unfinished) quilt block. The block is made up
of two units (two END Units and one MIDDLE Unit.)
·
This
block is made with Half Rectangle Triangles (HRT’s.) There are many ways to
make HRT’s. Feel free to use your favorite method but PLEASE NOTE that the
cutting measurements given are for the method outlined in this tutorial.
·
¼”
seams are used throughout the construction of this block.
·
This
block is named for the beautiful sunrises that can been seen from the Outer
Banks (OBX) in North Carolina.
Materials Required:
·
1
– FQ (fat quarter) each, Painter’s Palette solid cotton fabric by Paintbrush
Studio in Peach, Coral, Bordeaux, Midnight, and White.
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Basic sewing supplies (sewing machine,
thread, scissors, cutting mat, ruler, rotary cutter, marking pen or pencil,
etc.).
Cutting Instructions:
From
Peach:
Cut 2 – 3” x 5” rectangles
From
Coral:
Cut 2 – 3” x 5” rectangles
From
Bordeaux:
Cut 2 – 3” x 5” rectangles
From
Midnight:
Cut 2 – 1 ½” x 12 ½” strips
From
White:
Cut 2 – 1” x 12 ½” strips
Cut 1 – 1 ½” x 12 ½” strip
Cut 6 – 3”
x 5” rectangles
Half Rectangle Triangle Assembly:
**NOTE**
This method yields 2 LEFT-facing HRT’s.
Step
1:
Lay 1 White rectangle (3” x 5”) and 1 Peach
rectangle (3” x 5”) side by side, keeping the White rectangle on the left.
**NOTE** If using
prints, make sure the fabric on the left is WRONG side facing up and the fabric
on the right is RIGHT side facing up.
Step 2:
Using a marking pen or pencil and a ruler,
mark a dot ½” in from the TOP LEFT corner of the White rectangle. Mark another
dot ½” in from the BOTTOM RIGHT corner of the White rectangle.
Step
3:
Using a marking pen or pencil and a ruler,
mark a dot ½” in from the TOP RIGHT corner of the Peach rectangle. Mark another
dot ½” in from the BOTTOM LEFT corner of the Peach rectangle.
Step
4:
On each rectangle, use a marking pen or
pencil and a ruler to draw a sew line connecting the dots.
**NOTE**
Marked lines will not go directly through the corners.
Step
5:
Move the White rectangle on top of the Peach
rectangle and rotate so the lines match up.
Step 6:
Pin to secure. Then sew a seam ¼” in from
either side of the sew line.
Step
7:
Use scissors or a ruler and rotary cutter
and cut along the sew line.
Step
8:
Open and press HRT’s to reveal two
LEFT-facing HRT’s.
Step
9:
Trim each HRT to 2 ½” x 4 ½”.
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To trim HRT, line up the top of the diagonal
line of the HRT with the ¼” intersection of the ruler and the bottom of the diagonal
line of the HRT with the 2 ¼” and 4 ¼” intersection of the ruler.
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Use a rotary cutter to trim the top and side
of the HRT. Flip the HRT and line up the trimmed edges with the 2 ½” mark and
the 4 ½” mark on the ruler.
-
Trim remaining sides.
Step 10:
Repeat Steps 1 through 9 with the remaining
5 White rectangles (3” x 5”), 1 Peach rectangle (3” x 5”), 2 Coral rectangles
(3” x 5”), and 2 Bordeaux rectangles (3” x 5”). Yields 12 total HRT’s (2 ½” x 4
½”) – 4 Peach, 4 Coral, and 4 Bordeaux.
End Unit Assembly:
Step
1:
Sew together 2 Peach HRT’s, 2 Coral HRT’s,
and 2 Bordeaux HRT’s as shown in the picture below.
Step
2:
Repeat with the remaining 2 Peach HRT’s, 2
Coral HRT’s, and 2 Bordeaux HRT’s for a total of 2 End Units. Each End Unit
should measure 4 ½” x 12 ½”.
Middle Unit Assembly:
Step
1:
Sew together 2 White strips (1” x 12 ½”), 2
Midnight strips (1 ½” x 12 ½”), and 1 White strip (1 ½” x 12 ½”) as shown in
the picture below. The Middle Unit should measure 4 ½” x 12 ½”.
Block Assembly:
Step
1:
Assemble the block as shown in the picture
below.
Step
2:
Square up the block to 12 ½” x 12 ½” if
needed.
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I really love this block and I think it looks amazing on repeat!
I definitely want to make this one soon! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and if you make an OBX Sunrise block I would love to see it!
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Until next time!
- Sarah
