Join me this year as I provide instructions for how to make a different quilt block each month. Eventually, all these blocks will turn into a great quilt! For the month of November, we are making the Honeymoon Quilt Block.
This block is a fun meld of quarter square triangles and half square triangles. I love how fancy it is!
For a 12 inch finished block (12.5 inch unfinished), you will need to cut the following:
Light Color
- 1 of 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch square
- 4 of 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch squares
Dark Color
- 4 of 3 x 3 inch squares
- 2 of 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch squares
White
- 2 of 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch squares
- 4 of 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch squares
- 4 of 3 x 3 inch squares
Make the half square triangles (HST).
On the back of the white 3 inch squares, draw a diagonal line, corner to corner.
Pin a dark color - 3 inch square to the white square, right sides together.
Stitch on both sides of the drawn line, a scant 1/4 inch away. I like to chain piece this step.
Cut on the drawn line, and press to the color side.
Trim to be 2 1/2 inches by 2 1/2 inches each.
Next, make the quarter square triangles (QST).
The first steps are the same as making half square triangles.
On the back of the white 5 1/2 inch squares, draw a diagonal line, corner to corner. Pin a dark color - 5 1/2 inch square to the white square, right sides together.
Stitch on both sides of the drawn line, a scant 1/4 inch away. Cut on the drawn line, and press to the color side.
Match two HSTs together, right sides together at the seams, matching a color side to a white side.
Draw a line, corner to corner, perpendicular to the seams.
Stitch on both sides of the drawn line, a scant 1/4 inch away. Cut on the drawn line.
Press. Trim to 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches square.
Create the corner block using two HSTs, a white 2 1/2 inch square, and a light blue 2 1/2 inch square. Lay them out as shown in the picture and stitch together.
Layout the QSTs, the corner blocks and the remaining 4 1/2 inch light color squares to match the picture of the whole block and stitch them together in rows. Press. Then, stitch the rows together. Press.
If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.
Check back each month for a new How-To of quilt blocks! To see the other blocks, just search my blog for Quilt Guild Block of the Month.
If you would like a PDF digital download of these instructions, check out Group #6 of the How-To Quilt Block of the Month. Also, please check out the other blocks that are available for download here.
(This is classic block that has been designed by many people but these instructions are written by me.)
Have fun quilting!