Sewing the spring quilt from the center out by Sarah Vanderburgh May 4, 2016 written by Sarah Vanderburgh May 4, 2016 606 In today’s post, we start putting together all the gorgeous cut up pieces of Northcott’s Stonehenge Gradations Brights to make the center of our quilt! Four panels make center star The center is constructed of four identical panels with the exception of one square unit in each. When the panels are joined together the four different squares become the center of the star. Let’s begin! Hst pairs for center units Make hst Fabric Pairs The majority of the pieces in the panels are half square triangle (hst) units. We’ll make the units needed for all four panels at once. To start, match Fabric A (39300-62) background blue 5″ squares with the fabrics below: 4 of Fabric B (39301-85) for a total of 8 hsts 2 of Fabric C (39300-85) for a total of 4 hsts 4 of Fabric E (39303-84) for a total of 8 hsts 8 of Fabric G (39302-72) for a total of 16 hsts 4 of Fabric H (39303-71) for a total of 8 hsts You’ll also need the following pairs: 4 Fabric C with 4 Fabric F for a total of 8 C/F hsts 8 Fabric G with 8 Fabric H for a total of 16 G/H hsts Diagonal guide line for hst sewing Make hsts Make the half square triangle units by drawing diagonal line on back of Fabric A {background} 5″ square. I put a reusable cloth bag, made of canvas fabric, underneath – its little bit of texture helps keep the fabric from shifting. Put the fabric pair together, with right sides facing. Sew ¼ʺ away from each side of the drawn line. Cut on the drawn line; press the seam to the background fabric. Trim each hst to 4½ʺ square. Lay Out Pieces for 1 Panel Layout for one center panel Use the photo and a design wall to layout the pieces for one quarter of the center as shown. The top left 4½ʺ square is Fabric E in this panel. The middle four – 4½ʺ squares are from top left clockwise: Fabric F Fabric E Fabric B Fabric D Sew Column Pieces Sew column pieces Sew the second and third column pieces together; press the seams to the middle. Sew the column pieces together in columns 5 and 6 as well; press the seams to the middle. Sew Columns Columns sewn Continue to sew each column together. Press the seams in alternate directions, first column up and the second column down, and so on. First panel in two halves Sew first two columns together, as well as the last two columns together. Press the seam to each outer column. Panel sewn Sew the two sections of the column together; press the seam to the previous right section. Make 3 More Panels another panel laid out Use your first completed panel as a guide to make three more identical panels – changing out only the top left square. The completed one has Fabric E 4½ʺ square; of the remaining panels, one will have a Fabric B, one a Fabric C and a Fabric F. Join Panels to Make Center Four center panels Layout the four quarters of the center as shown in the photo. Sew the units together in pairs; press one pair’s seam to the left and one to the right. Then sew the pairs together. The largest section of the quilt is now assembled! The Stonehenge Gradations Brights fabrics from Northcott make these large, simple geometric shapes shine. I love looking at it 🙂 In the next post we’ll put together the top and bottom border elements of the quilt. This is part 3 of 5 in this series. Go back to part 2: 5 essential cutting tips for any quilt project Print this page or save as a PDF hst constructionnorthcott stonehenge gradation brightsspring quilt FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Sarah Vanderburgh I love to play with color and *quilts* are my playground! A self-taught quilter, I've been designing quilts for almost 20 years. I'm inspired by happy fabrics, selvages, traditional blocks and nature. I'm also a wife, mother, and elementary school teacher, and enjoy drinking coffee on my front porch in northern Ontario. previous post 5 essential cutting tips for any quilt project next post Repeat design elements to lengthen your quilt YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... QUILTsocial Giveaway 288: Jungle Rose 12-Fat Quarter Fabric... Get your Banyan Batiks Baralla, we’re making a... QUILTsocial Giveaway 284: Baralla 12-Fat Quarter Fabric Bundle! 5 tips to create the best ever quilt... The secret to modern quilting using the straight... How a short stitch, in quilting, can save... How to choose a quilt design for fabric... Falling in love with Banyan Batiks Kayana autumn... Banyan Batiks Kayana Autumn fabric steals the fall... 2 comments Quilting Tangent May 5, 2016 - 11:22 am Pretty block, thanks for the tutorial. Reply Sarah Vanderburgh May 5, 2016 - 3:19 pm You’re welcome! The Northcott fabrics do a lot of the work;) Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.