Floating 4 Patch

I made this 12" block with four Floating 4 Patch units that were all the same.

I found it!!

But it is a lousy photocopy that has been bent and tossed about.  Taking a photo of it would be no good so I'll have to type it out for you....and take some pictures....hm-mm this might take a little while.

The pattern was written by Connie Watakins.

1) Cut three 5" squares.  Two of the same color and one of another.  When picking your fabric think high contrast.

2) From the 2 squares of the same color cut once, corner to corner.  Fold in half to get the centers of the triangles and press.  Also press the one remaining square in half.   Finger pressing is fine.

3) Line up the centers of the triangles and the square and sew.

4) Trim up the square 1/2" from each corner of the block in the center so the square will float when you finish the block.

5) Cut the unit corner to corner twice to form 4 triangles and small square units

6) Repeat the process to make four different triangle and square units.  Then sew 4 different units together to make the final block.  It will end up approximately 6 1/2" .

This and that....

Spring break is over and my boys are back in school.  They weren't particularly thrilled about getting up at 6:30.  Neither was I.  We managed, with bleary eyes, to get them all out the door on time.

Noah is driving again.  He stopped driving because he broke his left clavicle.  At first it was the pain meds - he couldn't walk straight, let alone drive a car.  Then it was a mobility issue (ha!  not that kind of mobility)  He was wearing a sling and still taking things slowly.  Now it's an "I can't stand being stuck at home all of the time and wearing this stupid sling!" thing.   He isn't traveling very far, and I think he may be wearing his seat belt funny (else it would snap across the offended bone), but he is doing fine.  Thanks for all of your prayers as we traveled through this adventure.

Quilting for others is back in swing again...here are a few quilts that I have done in the past couple of days.

Purple & Turquoise "Gumball" quilt by Kay Moulder



"Kay's Flowers" by Kay Moulder





"Deborah's Quilt" by Janell Hobbs

 

"Solar System" by Paula Keiser




I've also gotten to quilt one for myself.  That is a treat!  My box of tops to quilt for myself is starting to overflow.  It will overflow if I finish anything new.

This quilt pattern is called "Floating 4 patch."  It is made completely from 5" charm squares.  I used several packs and fabric lines from the same designer to get this scrappy effect.

The pattern was shared with my local quilt guild about a year ago.  I'll share it with you...as soon as I find which safe place I put it in.  (Aaaaargh)