QF Corner Block - basic

General description: This block is a half square triangle with one bisected side.  It is the corner stone (no pun intended) of the Quilty Friend block of the month program and will create a secondary pattern of pinwheels. In order to see the pinwheels you need to select colors that are highly contrasting when planning fabrics for your quilt.

Cutting Directions: These directions are written to make 4, 4" finished blocks.  There are 3 pieces in each block for a total of 12 pieces to cut.  The colors refer to the colors in the diagram. 

• Grey -
•  Cut one 5 1/4" square
• Sub cut diagonally twice to make 4 small triangles
• White -
• Cut one 5 1/4" square
• Sub cut diagonally twice to make 4 small triangles
• Pink -
• Cut two 5 1/4" squares
• Sub cut each square diagonally one time for a total of 4 large triangles

Piecing Directions:

• Sew one grey and one white small triangle together to make a large triangle.
• Being careful not to warp the triangles, iron seams open.
• BE CAREFUL TO MAKE THEM ALL THE SAME and make 4
• Using the right angle to align the pieces, sew each two colored triangle to a large pink triangle.
• Trim the excess seam allowance (This should be fabric from the large pink triangle.)
• Being careful not to warp the triangles, iron seams toward the pink fabric (the side with the least number of seams in it.)
• Trim square to 4 1/2"
• Make 4