Shoofly

Block finishes at 6"

Uses Collection # 2 for the HST and Collection # 1 or the POTC collection for the squares.

Elly has made this week's "other colourway" block , and you can see more interpretations of it right here.


HST means Half Square Triangles

This is another very simple block, which is - basically - just a scrambling around of the same components you used for the Friendship Star.

Fabric 1 (background)
5.75" square for printing the squares
3.5 x 6.75" for printing HST

Fabric 2 (focus)
3.5 x 6.75" for layering with the printed HST fabric (if machine-piecing, for hand-piecing, print this too).

One 2.5" square. (I used a different, but compatible, scrap for the centre on this one)

From page 59 of Collection # 1, pick the ink-colour that will work best with your lightest fabric. Cut a 5.75" square and same size of freezer-paper.
Iron freezer-paper to the front / right side of the fabric.
Print 4 squares that finish at 2"

From page 70 of Collection # 2, pick the ink-colour that will work best with your lightest fabric.
Cut a 3.5 x 6.75" piece of fabric and same size of freezer-paper.
Iron freezer-paper to the front / right side of the fabric.
Print 4 HST with a finished (square) side at 2"

Layer the two fabrics that are each 3.5 x 6.75", right sides together.
Sew on the diagonal (dotted) lines.
Cut on all the straight (whole) lines.
Iron your HST to the dark.

Lay out your solid and your HST squares to form a Shoofly block.

Join as you would a 9-patch.

Finished

This block, in this size, is used in the Shipshewana Blessings quilt.
If you know of other patterns or books that uses this block in this size, please let me know, and I'll make links to each of the ones I'm aware of. miz_pal (at) hotmail (dot) com.

Barbara Brackman's "Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns" #1645