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Delectable mountains seem to be a quilt block that many tend to shy away from – I think it is those diagonal lines in them that make them look intimidating.

Really though it is quite simple. All it is is drawing the appropriate lines in the appropriate directions on the back of one of the fabrics and sewing along those lines. I chose to draw my lines on the light coloured fabric.

First of all cut the appropriate number of pieces and the appropriate size for the mountains. I have three different size of dark fabric and three different sizes of the light fabric.

Three sizes of light fabric

Three sizes of dark fabric

These pieces are then paired up light and dark – the square light piece with the longest dark piece, the medium pieces of each together and finally the shortest dark with the longest light.

Pieces paired up together

On the 2 ½″ light squares draw a line on the wrong side of the fabric from one corner to the opposite corner.

Draw diagonal line on wrong side

When placing the light squares on the dark rectangles make sure to place half the lines starting at the top left hand corner and the other half at the top right hand corner.

Half the lines will go one direction and the other half the opposite direction

The remaining light coloured pieces need to have a 2 ½″ inch line drawn 2 ½″ from one end.

Lines marked 2.5 inches from the left side

Then draw a diagonal line from the top left corner to the bottom right corner where the line is drawn on half the rectangles.

Draw diagonal line in one direction

On the other half draw the line from the top right corner to the bottom left corner where the line is drawn.

Draw diagonal lines in opposite direction

When placing the light pieces on the appropriate dark pieces half will be a right angle to the dark piece in one direction and half the other direction.

Place light fabric at right angles to dark fabric

Sew just to the right of the diagonal line on all of the pieces. Trim the excess fabric to make a ¼″ seam allowance.

Trim off excess fabric to a quarter inch

Press the seam towards the light fabric.

Press seam towards light fabric

Start sewing the strips together to form the mountains. Make sure to lay them out in order so as to get the positioning correct. Continue adding peaks until your border is long enough.

The delectable mountain border of my Purely Canadian quilt in new colours

See not so hard. They are found in my Purely Canadian quilt as two of the borders on the top and bottom. A great way to spice up a quilt.

Happy Quilting!

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