Orange and Pineapple Crush – Step 3
Posted By drsao on April 29, 2008
TA DA…..My Step 3 of Bonnie K. Hunter’s (quiltville.com) second online ORANGE CRUSH mystery quilt is accomplished. Hip Hip Hooray!
I am seriously cheering because getting all of these triangles sewn on the correct side was not easy for me (I am a bit directionally challenged and hopelessly spatially misguided!) In fact, I made an entire extra set too many (because I had them ALL facing the same direction instead of half in one and half in the other direction!)
My CRUMB BLOCK BAG just got fed! sigh…….:)
I made my 44 CONTROLLED SCRAPPY Step 3 blocks using the E-Z and the Companion Angle rulers….just as Bonnie suggested. These are for my PINEAPPLE CRUSH Quilt (I am not using any orange in it!)
AND…….below are my 44 TOTALLY SCRAPPY Step 3 blocks for the Orange Crush Mystery Quilt (it will have orange in it!) I made these using the method of first making a four patch from 2 1/2″ blocks and then slashing them diagonally twice to make the top part of the block.
I used the COMPANION ANGLE to cut the bottom triangle for the block. THAT MADE IT SO EASY. It was easy because there was no THINKING about what side of the triangle to sew to the next – when you cut the 4-patch two ways diagonally – voila – you have 2 of the TOP triangle pairs going in one direction and 2 going in the other direction – automatically.
(It is nothing short of a miracle!) Thanks to Solvi in Norway for figuring that one out!
Well done! I managed to get half going the one way, half the other by counting them into two piles and putting one half over the side of the room!
Wow, 2 sets done. I am in awe, and they are so different. I am anxious to see them both done.