Stitches in Stone: November Three Quarter Square Units
Hello Friends and Happy November!
After another month of Autumn, the brightly coloured leaves have mostly fallen, and we've entered the grey and chilly part of the season. I can feel Winter lurking, but I plan to enjoy what remains of Autumn while it lasts!
The weather over the weekend was great for enjoying a warm drink by the fire pit, then in the evening, I retreated inside for some relaxing stitching!
Of course, the project I was excited to work on was the new units for the Stitches in Stone quilt along, and I can't wait to share them with you all!
November
This month, we'll be foregoing the accent fabric and finally using the last background colour! In fact, if you're making a large Stitches in Stone quilt, you'll be using all five background colours!
We'll be using those fabrics to make our first three quarter square units, which are made almost like last month's quarter square triangles, but without the hassle of an intersecting seam!
We'll be making these using the four at a time method, yielding four nearly identical units—two with the long seam running left to right and two with it running right to left.
Pattern Notes
Read all instructions before piecing
Fabric requirements are based on a 44” usable width of fabric
All seams are sewn using a ¼” seam allowance unless otherwise specified
Each seam should be pressed before stitching the next, and completed units should be pressed before trimming
Pattern is rated for an advanced beginner or intermediate level quilt maker
Three Quarter Square Cutting Instructions
For a small quilt, cut the following:
Background A: 1 square at 5½"
2 squares at 5"
Background B: 1 square at 5½"
Background D: 1 square at 5½"
Background E: 1 square at 5½"
2 squares at 5"
For a large quilt, cut the following:
Background A: 1 square at 5½"
2 squares at 5"
Background B: 2 squares at 5½"
2 squares at 5"
Background C: 4 squares at 5½"
6 squares at 5"
Background D: 8 squares at 5½"
10 squares at 5"
Background E: 5 squares at 5½"
Quarter Square Triangle Piecing Instructions
Tip: check the unit breakdown at the end of the piecing instructions to determine proper fabric combinations before beginning to piece
Select two large squares of different background fabrics.
Mark a 45° diagonal line on the back of one of the squares.
Place the two squares right sides together, with the marked line facing up.
Sew ¼” to either side of the line.
Cut along the line to separate into two half square triangle units.
Mark a 45° diagonal line running perpendicular to the seam on the back of the unit.
Select one half square triangle unit and one small square of background fabric. Place the background square and half square triangle unit right sides together, with the marked line facing up.
Sew ¼” to either side of the line.
Cut along the line to separate into two three quarter square units.
Trim to 4½" square.
Repeat with the remaining half square triangle and a second small square to yield a total of four three quarter square units.
For a small quilt, make 8 units:
Make 4 units using small squares of Background A and large squares of Backgrounds A and B
Make 4 units using small squares of Background E and large squares of Backgrounds D and E
For a large quilt, make 40 units:
Make 4 units using small squares of Background A and large squares of Backgrounds A and B
Make 4 units using small squares of Background B and large squares of Backgrounds B and C
Make 12 units using small squares of Background C and large squares of Backgrounds C and D
Make 20 units using large squares of Background D and small squares of Backgrounds D and E
Tip: Remember to sort and label your completed units!
Download the full PDF instructions for the November Three Quarter Square units here:
Stitches in Stone Sample Quilt
As October drew to a close, we've been making some really great progress on our renovations! Somehow, I even ended up with a week off that I was able to use to work on my Stitches in Stone units!
This month, I got to use all five of my background fabrics, making a gradient from my palest blue to my darkest grey!
For the last few months, I've been struggling to photograph my background colours accurately, with my units appearing pretty blue in pictures. But I think this month I've managed to get them looking more lifelike!
And, as I've been doing every month, I've also timed myself making the November units to give you an idea of how long it may take you to make your own!
To make the large quilt, it took me 40 minutes to press and cut my fabric, and 1 hour and 42 minutes to piece and trim them. That gives us a total of 2 hours and 22 minutes, my fastest time so far!
After timing myself making the units for the large quilt, I'm estimating that the small quilt would take about 30 minutes to cut and 20 minutes to piece, for about 50 minutes total.
As usual, if you've been working on the small quilt, please let me know if this estimate was accurate!
And with all my units completed, I've sorted them by colour and labeled each pile so I'll remember which is which when the time comes to put the quilt top together!
Friends, thank you all for joining me for another month of Stitches in Stone!
It's been so exciting to finally use the last of our six fabrics, though admittedly, I have missed using my fun accent prints this month. I'm looking forward to mixing them back into my piecing in December!
In the meantime, I can't wait to see how all of your three quarter square units will turn out! Please continue to share your progress by leaving comments, sending me emails, and tagging your posts with #stitchesinstonequilt so I can find them wherever you share updates!
The next unit of the Stitches in Stone quilt along will be posted here on 01 December, so I hope you'll join me again then!
Until Next Time, Happy Quilting!
~VA
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