![]() ![]() The Memory Block went together quickly and I love the secondary design that appears when multiple blocks are sewn together. In this example I added in orange sashing and cornerstones for a different look. Great place for some fancy quilting or embroidery! Here's the same layout in fall colors and with sashing and cornerstones added.Īnd this is an on-point layout with alternating plain squares. Here's a typical 4 x 4 layout using similar colors to my block. ![]() However, if you are making a quilt with this block and wanted the seams to nest, I would suggest pressing half the blocks with the seam allowances going away from the center of the block. I found it easiest to press the seam allowances toward the center of the block. The seams should nest nicely.Īll that's left is the pressing. It's kind of confusing but I hope you can see it pretty clearly in the picture below. Press the seam allowances away from the Hourglass units and the White/Black Half Square Triangle units. Sew the units into five rows as shown below. Lay out the White/Black half square triangles, the White/Green half square triangles, the Hourglass units, the two Light/Print 2.5" squares and the White 2.5" x 6.5" rectangle as shown in the picture below.įor my block I substituted a Light/Print 2.5" x 6.5" rectangle for the White one. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for a total of four Hourglass units like the ones shown in the picture below. Here's a picture of the correct way to press the seam allowance. The seam allowance should be pressed to one side. ![]() You can see that I've used the tweak/twirl/furl method of pressing which is wrong for this block. Open up the Step 5 units and press the seam allowances. Match up two units with seam allowances nesting and sew 1/4" on each side of the marked line.Mark a diagonal line perpendicular to the seam line from corner to corner on the back of one of the units.Using the two Light/White 3.5" squares and the two Dark/Red 3.5" squares, sew together four Half Square Triangle units as shown in Step 1 above. Make a total of eight White/Green Half Square Triangle units like the ones below.įor a super detailed tutorial for making a basic Hourglass block, check out the tutorial at. ![]() Repeat Step 1 only substituting the Medium/Green for the Dark/Black. Repeat Step 1 for a total of eight White/Black Half Square Triangle units like the ones shown below. Open up the patch and press the seam allowance toward the Dark/Black fabric.įor a detailed tutorial check out my blog post at.You will have 2 half-square triangle patches. Mark a diagonal line from corner to corner on the back of one of the Light/White squares and sew 1/4" (or a little less) on each side of the line.Using a Light/White 3.5" square and a Dark/Black 3.5" square, sew together a Half Square Triangle unit. Sewing Directions: Half Square Triangle Units: Step 1: Light/White OR Light/Print: 1 - 2.5" x 6.5" rectangle.Light/White: 2 - 3.5" squares, and 8 - 3" squares.Fabric Requirements for a 10" Finished Memory Block Quilt Block: I knew I wasn't going to be making a typical "memory" block so I substituted a print for the white rectangle in the center of the block. The quilts were often made for women who were moving and were signed by friends and family who were staying behind. Traditionally, memory blocks were made so that people could sign the center of the block. It uses just half square triangles, hourglass patches, squares, and one rectangle to make a delightful block that creates a wonderful secondary design when multiple blocks are sewn together. This classic quilt block called Memory Block goes together easily to make a beautiful quilt. ![]()
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