BowTie

This is another way of using the HST in Collection # 2.

Block on the right is Elly's version of the Bow Tie.

Check Linda's Triangle Tips, p. 14-15 on how to make "fast corners" with Inklingo.

OR check Linda's short video on the same subject, found on her All About Inklingo blog.

Fabric 1 (background)
8 squares, each 1.5" (cut 2")
4 x 8"

Fabric 2 (focus A)
4 squares, each 1.5" (cut 2")
4 x 4"
4 HST, (p. 60) 0.75"
3.75 x 3.75", or 3.75 x the smallest lenght your printer will print (this will yield at the least 8 HST, but do not worry about the 4 HST you will have left over, save them for next weeks block)

Fabric 3 (focus B)
4 squares, each 1.5" (cut 2")
4 x 4"
4 HST, (p. 60) 0.75"
3.75 x 3.75", or 3.75 x the smallest lenght your printer will print (this will yield, at the least 8 HST, but do not worry about the 4 HST you will have left over, save them for next weeks block)

Cut the squares, print the HST, and cut 4 HST from each focus-fabric.
When using HST to corner a square, it is very important to trim off the points on the lines provided in the program. You need the un-pointy points in order to be able to align the triangle to the square.

Add a triangle to one corner of each of the 8 background-fabric squares.
Trim off the excess.
Press.

Join each of your pieced units to a focus-fabric square. Make sure that you join the right "cornered squares" to the right focus-fabric squares. They should all be joined along the same edge, making four identical sets of each focus-fabric.

Press, and check that you have them turning all the same way, relative to each other.

Join the sets in pairs, making a total of 4 BowTie blocks, two from each colour.

Join the BowTies as you please, the mock-ups below, are the options that are, apart from the one I have chosen ... and if you make a full quilt out of it, doll- or person sized, these two turn out the same in an all-over.

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" # 3608