Churn Dash Quilt Block Instructions

Half square triangles hst 4 at a time.

Churn dash quilt block instructions.

Step 8b flip row 1 right side up. Cut in half on diagonal line. Match up two sets of a background and contrast 5 x 5 fabric right sides together. Churn dash quilt block tutorial step 1.

Step 8c stitch row 3 to row 2 in the same manner. Iron your fabrics nice and flat to remove any and all wrinkles. Cut patches for a churn dash churn dash sample block size. 6 6 1 2 unfinished grid size.

Measure the top and bottom and cut two border strips to that length and attach. Straighten the edge and cut the following. Sew two 2 5 strips together side by side. Measure the longest side.

Follow the diagram below to make four half square triangles. Press square up and cut as many. Press the seam downward toward row 3. Cut strip set into 4 squares 4 5 x 4 5.

Assemble the churn dash. Cut two border strips to that size. Assemble each of the. Square up half square triangle blocks to 4 5 x 4 5.

One 5 strip for the half square triangle units two 2 1 2 strips for the rail fence units one 4 1 2 square from each fabric for the plain unit. Press the seam upward toward row 1. Sew the border strips together end to end as you did for the horizontal sashing. Dating back as early as the mid 1800s the churn dash block was created by women and girls traveling west and was inspired by everyday objects in their lives specifically the butter.

For the strip pieced segments cut 25 2 1 2 strips of light fabric from selvage to selvage cut 25 2 1 2 strips of green fabric from selvage to selvage sew contrasting strips together in pairs to create strip sets as shown in step 2. Draw diagonal line and sew two 1 4 seams along each side. Attach to the long sides. Once the block is sewn together take it to the ironing board and give it a final press.

Assemble the units half square triangle units hst we ll use the quick piece technique for making hsts.