Cloud 9 New Block Blog Hop

I am excited that as part of the New Bloggers Blog Hop we were asked to create a 12 inch block out of Cloud 9 organic solids!

Cloud9 is generously sponsoring a New Block Blog Hop featuring their Organic Cirrus Solids. The blog hop hosts, Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl, Cheryl @Meadow Mist Designs, and Stephanie @Late Night Quilter, have curated the “Berry Harvest” bundle, and Cloud9 is supplying each participant with a fat quarter bundle. Blocks made for the hop will be collected and made into quilts for donation.

As a part of the hop I received a fat quarter bundle of these gorgeous colors!

I decided I wanted to include all the fabrics in my block.  My final block is shown below.

 Here are the directions for making this block:

Cutting Instructions:

Shadow - cut 4 rectangles 2 1/2 by 6 inches

                cut 2 squares 6 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches

Iris - cut 8 squares 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches

Lilac - cut 4 squares 3 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches

Amazon - cut 4 squares 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches

Sky - cut 2 squares 6 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches

          cut 1 square 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches

Piecing Instructions:

1.  Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on ALL the squares EXCEPT the 6 1/2 by 6 1/2 sky squares.  I used a Clover White Marking Pen for this because it irons off!

On the Shadow squares, draw additional lines 1/4 inch on either side of the center line you drew as shown below.  The inner line will be the CUTTING line and the outer two lines will be the SEWING lines.

Pin together a light blue 6 1/2 by 6 1/2 sky square with a shadow square on top.  Stitch on the outer two lines.  Then cut the square in half along the center line.

Now iron the squares open towards the dark gray.  Then trim the squares to 5 1/2 inches.  I purposely made these squares large so I could cut them down to size later.

Take a 3 1/2 by 3 1/2 inch lilac square and lay it in the corner on top of the sky square as shown below.

Sew down the marked line on the lilac square.   Then trim off the extra fabric leaving 1/4 inch next to the sewing line as shown below.

Press towards the lilac creating the block below.

Put the Amazon 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 square in the corner on top of the lilac.  Sew down the diagonal line marked on the Amazon square.

Trim away the extra fabric leaving 1/4 inch next to the sewing line as shown below.

Press towards the Amazon.  This finishes the four corner units of the block.

Get your four Shadow rectangles and Iris squares.  Lay one Iris square on the corner of each rectangle and sew down the marked line as shown below.

Here is where I differ from a lot of people.  When I'm making triangles in the corners this way I like to leave the gray fabric behind the triangle so I know that the triangle is square in relation to the rectangle.  Here is how I cut:

Then I iron the triangles over.

Next, lay a second Iris square on the adjacent corner and sew down the marked line creating a piece that looks like this:

Again, I only trimmed off one layer and then pressed the triangle over.

Now we are going to assemble the center part of the block.

Sew the pieces above as shown.  Press towards the pink triangles as shown below.

Now we need to assemble the outer units.  Here is what we have so far.

Sew two of the rectangle units to the square units as shown.

Press towards the gray rectangle.

Now add the other square unit.

Press towards rectangle.

Now carefully pin the center units and one of the outer units together.  Carefully butt up the center seams.

Press towards the center unit.

Repeat with the other side.

Almost done!

Now trim away any extra fabric from the long gray rectangles (they were oversized) and you're done.

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial!  Be sure to check out Cloud9 Cirrus solids!  They are so soft.

And check out all the other amazing blocks and blogs on the hop!

Monday, September 12th

Host: Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl

Abigail @Cut & Alter

Janice @Color, Creating, and Quilting!

Lorinda @Laurel, Poppy, and Pine

Melva @Melva Loves Scraps

Renee @Quilts of a Feather

Kathryn @Upitis Quilts

Kim @Leland Ave Studios

Amanda @this mom quilts

Holly @Lighthouse Lane Designs

Irene @Patchwork and Pastry

Jennifer @Dizzy Quilter

Karen @Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats

Anne @Said With Love

Suzy @Adventurous Applique and Quilting

Sharla @Thistle Thicket Studio

Kathleen @Smiles From Kate

Amanda @Gypsy Moon Quilt Co.

Sarah @Sarah Goer Quilts

Chelsea @Patch the Giraffe

Jinger @Trials of a Newbie Quilter

Anja @Anja Quilts

Daisy @Ants to Sugar

Tuesday, September 13th

Host: Cheryl @Meadow Mist Designs

Miranda @I Have Purple Hair

Jennifer @The Inquiring Quilter

Sarah @123 Quilt

Leanne @Devoted Quilter

Jen @Patterns By Jen

Jennifer @RV Quilting

Amanda @Quiltologie

Sharon @Yellow Cat Quilt Designs

Jen @A Dream and A Stitch

Jen @Faith and Fabric

Carole @Carole Lyles Shaw

Stephanie @Quilt’n Party

Susan @Sevenoaks Street Quilts

Katrin @Now What Puppilalla

Amista @Hilltop Custom Designs

Nicole @Handwrought Quilts

Marla @Penny Lane Quilts

Silvia @A Stranger View

Sarah @Smiles Too Loudly

Carrie @the zen quilter

Mary @Quilting is in My Blood

Wednesday, September 14th

Host: Stephanie @Late Night Quilter

Kathy @Kathys Kwilts and More

Paige @Quilted Blooms

Mary @Strip Quilts Pass it On

Allison @Woodberry Way

Seven @The Concerned Craft

Olusola @Alice Samuel’s Quilt Co.

Ann @Brown Paws Quilting

Jodie @Persimmon + Pear

Vicki @Orchid Owl Quilts

Kitty @Night Quilter

Francine @Mochawildchild

Shelley @The Carpenter’s Daughter who Quilts

Jayne @Twiggy and Opal

Geraldine @Living Water Quilter

Velda @GRANNYcanQUILT

Shannon @Shannon Fraser Designs

Lisa @Sunlight In Winter Quilts

Jessica @Quilty Habit

Cassandra @The (not so) Dramatic Life

Deanna @Stitches Quilting

Denise @Craft Traditions

I hope you get to quilt today!

Suzy