Spectrum QAL 2020 Block 6: Anthology Fabrics Little Girl in the Blue Armchair by Claire Haillot December 1, 2020 written by Claire Haillot December 1, 2020 673 Welcome to my last block post for 2020! After finishing Block 6, you’ll be able to have a well-deserved vacation from the Spectrum QAL 2020, or you can start sewing the 6 blocks together to get started on the final project. You could wait until you’ve finished all 12 blocks to play around with them, but it’s totally up to you. I really love the feel of my design using fabric from the Little Girl in the Blue Armchair collection by Anthology Fabrics. Presenting Spectrum QAL 2020 – Block 6 Outline of Spectrum Block 6 If you’ve finished Block 5, you’ll be happy to know that this one is a simpler design. So, you can forgive me on the hard work you did on the previous block. Here’s a link to take you back to Spectrum QAL 2020 Block 5 in case you missed it. Here are the cutting instructions for Block 6 of the Spectrum QAL 2020 using the Little Girl in the Blue Armchair collection from Anthology Fabrics. The Little Girl in the Blue Armchair collection by Anthology Fabrics Once more, we’ll start with some Flying Geese blocks. If you feel like you need more information on how to make them, you can read my blog post on 4 best kept secrets to accurately make a Flying Geese! Step 1 Take 8 D1 squares and, on wrong side of fabric, mark a full line diagonally in the center, as well as 2 dotted lines at ¼” on each side of the center line. Take 2 D1 squares and align diagonally on your B1 square. Stitch on the 2 dotted lines. Cut on the full line. Repeat to make 4 units. Step 1 Step 2 Take a D1 square and align on the corner of a unit made in Step 1. Stitch on the 2 dotted lines, beginning on the corner edge to ensure stability. Cut on full line. Make 2 flying geese rectangles size 2” x 3½”. Press open the triangle on each unit. Repeat to make 8 units. Step 2 Step 3 Take 4 D2 squares and, on wrong side of fabric, mark a full line diagonally in the center, as well as 2 dotted lines at ¼” on each side of the center line. Take 2 D2 squares and align diagonally on your B2 square. Stitch on the 2 dotted lines. Cut on the full line. Make 2 units. Step 4 Take a D2 square and align on the corner of the unit made in Step 3. Stitch on the 2 dotted lines, beginning on the corner edge to ensure stability. Cut on full line. Makes 2 flying geese rectangles size 2” x 3½”. Press open the triangle on each unit. Repeat to make 4 units. Step 4 Step 5 Stitch a Step 4 unit to a C1 square Makes a rectangle size 5” x 3½”. Repeat to make 4 units. Step 5 Step 6 Take 2 E1 squares and, on wrong side of fabric, mark a full line diagonally in the center, as well as 2 dotted lines at ¼” on each side of the center line. Align an E1 square with an E2 square, right sides together, and stitch together on both dotted lines. Cut on full line. Press the seams to the darkest fabric and open. Makes a 3½” square (trim off excess). Repeat to make 4. Step 6 Step 7 Stitch a Step 6 unit to a Step 2 unit Makes a rectangle size 5” x 3½”. Repeat to make 4 units. Step 7 Step 8 Stitch a Step 2 unit to an A square. Makes a rectangle size 5” x 2”. Repeat to make 4 units. Step 8 Step 9 Stitch a Step 7 unit to Step 8 unit. Makes a 5” square. Repeat to make 4 units. Step 9 You’re almost done! You can now align all your units on the design wall! Setting Block 6 Step 10 Stitch 2 Step 5 units to your C2 square. Makes a 3½” x 12½” rectangle. Step 10 Step 11 Stitch 2 Step 9 units to a Step 5 unit. Makes a 5” x 12½” rectangle. Repeat to make 2. Step 11 Step 12 Stitch 2 Step 11 units to your Step 10 unit. Makes a 12½” square. Step 12 Congratulations! You just completed Block 6 of the Spectrum QAL 2020! Be part of our sewing and quilting community by adding #TheSewGoesOn when showing off your blocks on Facebook and Instagram. We’ll all enjoy seeing the great blocks that are being made! Come back next week to see how Paul and Elaine make their blocks using different fabrics. Elaine has chosen to make the quilt using fabric from the Blue Stitch by Riley Blake Designs, while Paul has chosen the Wave Texture from Benartex. Same design, completely different look! I’ll be back in the New Year with the instructions for Block 7 of our Spectrum QAL 2020. Until then, happy sewing! Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs340Anthology FabricsfabricsLittle Girl in a Blue ArmchairQALQAL2020QAL2020 Anthology Fabricsquilt blocks FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Claire Haillot Claire Haillot shares her passion for quilting among her neighbors in the United States and Canada as well as her cousins in France. Claire has been active in the quilting industry since 2004. At first, she opened a quilt shop and started to teach, write how-to guides, and translate patterns and product information into French for American companies. In 2006, she started her own line of patterns and later began publishing patterns and articles in Canadian, European, and American magazines. You might have seen some of her work in Quilter’s World, Pratique du Patchwork or Canadian Quilter. She decided to close her brick & mortar quilt shop in 2016 to be able to concentrate more on teaching, writing, and creating. She collaborated with PlumEasy patterns to launch the Dancing Diamonds and Gem bag patterns. Claire has also won a few awards for her work: • Juror’s choice in Salon 2012 • Second Place in Vermont Quilt Festival of 2014 and 2016 • Second Place in Salon 2016 • Best of show at the Quilt Festival in Chicago and Houston 2018. previous post 5 top features to love about the NEW HV EPIC 95Q next post A Hexie Sampler Quilt – Friends at a Distance YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... 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