Author: Jim Jensen

Santa Rosa Quilt Guild
July Block of the Month
Due August 1, 2013
Summer Wind
Quilting in the heat of July? No doubt our NQ (non-quilting) friends think we’re crazy, but there’s always another project that can catch our imagination. For the July Block of the month, think lemonade, key lime pie, blueberries and cream and watermelon. The fabrics for “Summer Wind” are soft and cooling. The pattern is pretty simple if you’re comfortable with Half Square Triangles (HST) and Flying Geese (FG). Set the fan in your sewing space on high, and enjoy our next adventure in “Never Enough Nine Patch”.
Finished block is 12-1/2” square, unfinished; 12” square finished. Sew scant 1/4” seams.
** Fabric for HST’s and FG’s are estimated.
This revised version of the pattern reflects measurements for Flying Geese as shown on Page 3.
Fabric:
Fabric #1 - white tone-on-tone
For HST’s, 2 ea. 6-3/4” squares.
For FG’s, 8 ea. 2-7/8” squares. **
Fabric #2 - medium to light blue
For HST’s, 2 ea. 6-3/4” squares.
For center block, 1 ea. 4-1/2” square
Fabric #3 - chartreuse or yellow/green
For FG, one 5-1/4” square **
Fabric #4 - summer color of your choice
For FG, one 5-1/4” square **
Fabric #5 - lilac/lavender
4 x 2-1/2” squares

#1, #1b

#2a

#3

#2b

#4

#5

Assembling the block:
With fabrics #1a and #2, make a total of 12 HST’s. One method is shown at right. Sew on red lines, cut on black. Square HST’s to 2-1/2” square. Make 12. (You’ll have 4 extra to use on another project, or donate to the winner of the blocks).
Make two sets of 4 FG’s using fabrics #1b and fabrics #3 and #4. Unfinished size is 4-1/2” x 2-1/2”. Make 4 of each color.
Layout pieces as shown here:
D. Sew rows together as shown here:
E. Finished block is shown at right.

A

B

C

E

D

The winner of the “Summer Wind” blocks might make a quilt that looks something like this
Have Fun!

#1b

#3, 4

Fabric 3, 4

Fabric 1b

# 3 & #4

5-1/4”

#1b

cut EIGHT (8)

2-7/8”

#3, #4