Woodland Mushroom Quilt Block
Woodland Mushroom Quilt Block By: Cristy Stuhldreher of Love You Sew www.iloveyousew.com 12 1/2” x 12 1/2” (unfinished) Difficulty: Beginner
The autumn season brings such great memories of hiking and getting “lost” in the woods. It’s always a great game to forage for the most unique leaf or find one with the most vibrant color. It was even more fun to find all the different little mushrooms growing around and imagine the gnomes, elves, and little woodland fairies who use the forest for their homes. This block uses half-square triangles to make a sweet image of a Woodland Mushroom and is very scrap-friendly. Use solids or prints to create your next forest quilt!
Material Requirements: Block: (1) Fat Eighth of Red I (1) Fat Eighth of Red II (1) Fat Eighth of Red III (1) Fat Eighth of Brown I (1) Fat Eighth of Brown II (1) Fat Quarter of Green (background)
Mini: (Optional) 16” x 16” of backing fabric 14” x 14” of Batting 1 1/2 yd of Binding
Cutting Instructions: (2) 3” squares of Red I (3) 3” squares of Red II (3) 3” squares of Red III (2) 3” squares of Brown I (2) 3” squares of Brown II
(2) 3” squares of Green (2) 12 1/2” x 4 1/2” strips of Green (2) 12 1/2” x 8 1/2” strips of Green (2) 12 1/2” x 4 1/2” strips of Green
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Make the Half Square Triangles: Make Half- Square Triangles (HSTs) using the following method: 1. Match the following 3” squares • (1) Red II > (1) Green • (1) Red III > (1) Green • (1) Red I > (1) Red II • (1) Red I > (1) Red III • (1) Red II > (1) Red III • (2) Brown I > (2) Brown II 2. Line up the edges of two squares RST and draw a line on the WS corner to corner creating two 90* triangles (Fig. A) 3. Sew on both sides of the line you drew 4. Cut the square on the line you drew (Fig. B) 5. Open and press seam (Fig. C) 6. Trim so each square is 2 1/2” (TIP: Use the 45 degree guide on your cutting ruler to line on top of your seam.)
Fig A
Fig B
Fig C
* Please note, you will have 14 HSTs, but will only need 12 for the block.
Make the Block: G
Lay out the HSTs as you would like to see them in the block. Sew as shown in the following order. Press seams open as you sew: • Row A • Row B • A + B • Row C • Row D • C + D • E + CD + E • AB+ ECDE • F + ABECDE + F • G + FABECDEF + G
Row A
F
Row B
F Row C E
E RowD
G
Make the Mini Quilt: • • • •
Make a quilt sandwich by layering the block, batting and backing fabric WST Quilt as desired Trim the quilt to 12 1/2” x 12 1/2” Bind as desired Love You Sew LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2017
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The autumn season brings such great memories of hiking and getting “lost” in the woods. It’s always a great game to forage for the most unique leaf or find one with the most vibrant color. It was even more fun to find all the different little mushrooms growing around and imagine the gnomes, elves, and little woodland fairies who use the forest for their homes. This block uses half-square triangles to make a sweet image of a Woodland Mushroom and is very scrap-friendly. Use solids or prints to create your next forest quilt!
Material Requirements: Block: (1) Fat Eighth of Red I (1) Fat Eighth of Red II (1) Fat Eighth of Red III (1) Fat Eighth of Brown I (1) Fat Eighth of Brown II (1) Fat Quarter of Green (background)
Mini: (Optional) 16” x 16” of backing fabric 14” x 14” of Batting 1 1/2 yd of Binding
Cutting Instructions: (2) 3” squares of Red I (3) 3” squares of Red II (3) 3” squares of Red III (2) 3” squares of Brown I (2) 3” squares of Brown II
(2) 3” squares of Green (2) 12 1/2” x 4 1/2” strips of Green (2) 12 1/2” x 8 1/2” strips of Green (2) 12 1/2” x 4 1/2” strips of Green
Love You Sew LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2017
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Make the Half Square Triangles: Make Half- Square Triangles (HSTs) using the following method: 1. Match the following 3” squares • (1) Red II > (1) Green • (1) Red III > (1) Green • (1) Red I > (1) Red II • (1) Red I > (1) Red III • (1) Red II > (1) Red III • (2) Brown I > (2) Brown II 2. Line up the edges of two squares RST and draw a line on the WS corner to corner creating two 90* triangles (Fig. A) 3. Sew on both sides of the line you drew 4. Cut the square on the line you drew (Fig. B) 5. Open and press seam (Fig. C) 6. Trim so each square is 2 1/2” (TIP: Use the 45 degree guide on your cutting ruler to line on top of your seam.)
Fig A
Fig B
Fig C
* Please note, you will have 14 HSTs, but will only need 12 for the block.
Make the Block: G
Lay out the HSTs as you would like to see them in the block. Sew as shown in the following order. Press seams open as you sew: • Row A • Row B • A + B • Row C • Row D • C + D • E + CD + E • AB+ ECDE • F + ABECDE + F • G + FABECDEF + G
Row A
F
Row B
F Row C E
E RowD
G
Make the Mini Quilt: • • • •
Make a quilt sandwich by layering the block, batting and backing fabric WST Quilt as desired Trim the quilt to 12 1/2” x 12 1/2” Bind as desired Love You Sew LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2017
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