Simple Flower Pot

The block for May 2005 is the "Simple Flower Pot" block

Each finished block measures 9 inches square.  (9 ½ X 9 ½ inches unfinished).

Instructions:  Use good quality, 100% cotton pre-washed fabrics.              

    
1.    cut lavendar triangles                
   
2.        cut green triangle

3.           cut yellow triangles

4.         cut white triangles
5.       cut white square and rectangles
6.       cut quarter-square triangles
 


7.        piece purple/green basket

8.      piece flowers

9.           piece flowers


10.        assemble basket and flowers

11.           piece base/background sections

12.     add base and background

13.      finish assembling block
Find three different coordinating spring pastel colors (mint green, lavender, baby blue, etc.) that are solid, "looks like solid", or small print.  Also choose a white-on-white for the background.  


Cutting instructions:

    1.   From the main basket fabric (lavender in my example), cut two 4 1/4-inch squares and
    one     3 1/8-inch square.  Cut all the squares from corner to corner forming 6 triangles. 
    You can throw one of the larger triangles away, it is extra (or use it for a second block).

    2.   From the basket center fabric (green in my example), cut one 4 1/4-inch square. 
    Cut the square from corner to corner forming 2 triangles.  You can throw one of the triangles away.

    3.   From the flower material (yellow in my example), cut one 3 1/8-inch square.
    Also cut this square from corner to corner forming 2 triangles.  Keep both of these.

    4.   From the background material,  cut one 5 3/8-inch square and one 3 1/8-inch square.
    Cut both the squares from corner to corner forming 4 triangles.  You can throw one of each size triangle away.

    5.  Cut two rectangles 2 3/4 inches x 5 inches and one  2 3/4-inch square from the white fabric.

    6.  Finally, cut one 5 3/4-inch square from the white background fabric.  Cut this square from corner to corner in both directions to form an X.   You will use 2 of these and throw 2 away.

 

Piecing instructions:

    7.   With right sides together and using a 1/4-inch seam allowance, sew two of the lavender triangles to each side of the green triangle along the short sides.  (Refer to graphic 7)  Press to the purple side.  Then add the third lavender triangle to the green triangle along the long side.  Press.


8.   Referring to the layout in graphic 8, piece together 1 of the yellow triangles to the small white triangle along the short sides.  BE VERY CAREFUL that the triangles are facing the right direction.  Then sew one of the short sides of the medium white triangle to the long side of the yellow triangle. Press seams toward the white sides.

9.   Referring to the layout in graphic 9, piece together the other yellow triangle to the other medium white triangle--long side to short side.  BE VERY CAREFUL that the triangles are facing the right direction.  Press seam toward the white side.  Finally, sew the small white square to the other short side of the same yellow triangle.  Then sew this unit to the one from step 8 so that the yellow points are facing each other.  Pin at the intersections before you sew to ensure precise points.  Press.
 
 

Assembly instructions:

 

10.   Sew the flower unit from step 9 to the basket unit from step 7.  Press. 
Refer to graphic 10 for placement.

 

11.  Sew each of the small lavender triangles to the short end of each of the rectangles. 
(see graphic 11).  They should end up as mirror images of each other.  Press.

 

12.   Sew one of the strips from step 11 to each side of the block from step 10.  Again, refer to graphic 12 for placement.  Press to the rectangle sides.

 

13.  Finally, Sew the large white triangle to the lower left corner of the block.  Press to the white triangle.


Your completed unfinished block will measure 9 ½ inches.
9 inches after sewn into a quilt!

 

 

WASN'T THAT FUN????

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