QUILTsocial | Issue 10

Place colored fabrics squarely on the
white fabric squares, right sides together,
matching edges. As the colored squares
become progressively smaller square
them off at the upper right corner.
Place colored fabric on the upper right corner of
the white fabric square.
Sew along the diagonal line.
Start sewing the first row together for a
total of 4 rows.
There are two ways to sew the rows
together: the first is to place them
randomly and the second is to put them
together in an organized manner.
I organized mine in the following way
from left to right using the colored fabric
size as the point of reference:
Row 1: 3½” x 3½”, 4½” x 4½”, 5½” x 5½”
and 6½” x 6½”
Row 2: 2½” x 2½”, 3½” x 3½”, 4½” x 4½”
and 5½” x 5½”
Row 3: 1½” x 1½”, 2½” x 2½”, 3½” x 3½”
and 4½” x 4½”
Row 4: 6½” x 6½” (white), 1½” x 1½”, 2½” x
2½” and 3½” x 3½”
To separate the blocks, sew a white 2” x
6½” strip between each block.
The 2” x 6½” white strips are sewn between
each block.
Take 3 of the 2” x 29” strips and place
them between each row. Then, sew the
remaining 2 – 2” x 29” strips on each side
of the quilt. Sew the last 2 – 2” x 32½”
strips to the top and bottom of the quilt.
Quilt and bind as desired.
Place all blocks in rows prior to sewing white strip
between blocks.
The modern half square triangle quilt is completed.
Sew along the drawn diagonal line.
Once all 15 squares are sewn, trim fabric
to ¼” from seam on the upper right
corner then press the block open.
Trim fabric to ¼” from seam on the upper right corner.
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