Hey Everyone, welcome back to Stash Blasting Wednesday.
Another great road block today – this one is the Road to Heaven. The last few blocks have had a diagonal line through the middle created with squares and/or HSTs and I thought I would continue on with this theme for a couple more blocks. This one is slightly different from the rest and creates a very interesting design as have all the others.
Again I am sticking with the 6 inch block. For this one three fabrics are needed. The design works best if the fabrics are of a light, medium and dark value. I have chose to do mine in blue – light, medium and dark. Perfect for a little boys room.
Fabrics – light, medium and dark blue.
Cutting the Pieces
All measurements include a ¼″ seam allowance.
Dark Fabric:
- Cut FOUR (4) – 2″ squares
Medium Fabric:
- Cut TWO (2) – 2 ⅜″ squares; then cut each on the diagonal once
- Cut THREE (3) – 2 ¾″ squares
Light Fabric:
- Cut THREE (3) – 2 ¾″ squares
- Cut ONE (1) – 3 ⅞″ square; then cut on the diagonal once
Pieces all cut.
Building the Block
Modified Half Square Triangle Square
Make 6 – 2” half square triangles from the three light and medium coloured 2 ¾″ squares. See my post on how to make half square triangles for directions. Square off to 2”.
Lay out pieces as per photo below to ensure proper placement for this section. Take care when handling the triangles as they are cut on the bias and can stretch. Make two (2).
Pieces all laid out.
Place one small triangle RS together with the HST and sew together.
Sew as per line in photo.
Press the seam towards the triangle.
Press towards triangle.
Sew the other triangle onto the unit made above. Take care in making sure that you have not turned the piece when it goes under the machine as I did and had to rip everything out not once but twice.
Sew together as per line in photo.
Press the seam towards the triangle.
Press seam towards triangle.
Layout the unit just made with the large light coloured triangle.
Sew the triangle units together.
Sew with the unit just made on top, right sides together, so that you can see where the seams cross and can sew through the centre of them. Previous seam lines are marked in blue.
Sew through the crossing seam lines made previously to maintain points.
Press the seam towards the light coloured triangle. Each square will measure 3 ½″.
The block.
Four Patch Square
Lay out the remaining HSTS and the dark blue squares. Take care in placing the half square triangle.
Lay out 2 HSTs and 2 dark squares.
Sew an HST to a square and press the seam towards the square. Make FOUR (4) pairs.
Sew an HST to a dark coloured square.
Sew two pairs together taking care to match the seams. Press the seam in either direction. Each square will measure 3 ½″.
Four Patch Square
Road to Heaven Block
Lay out the four squares as per photo below.
Lay out squares in each row.
Sew the squares in each row together. Press the seam towards the 4 patch square.
Sew the squares in each row together.
Sew the two rows together to create the block. Press the seam in either direction.
6 ½″ inch block Road to Heaven quilt block
Designs
Once again I made 4 of these little blocks and put them together to see what design they created. Design 1 and 2 are just the reverse of each other but when put together in the quilt will create an interesting overall effect of criss crosses and squares. Design 3 is a diagonal which if there were enough blocks made could be made into a huge cross in the middle of the quilt or a herringbone design.
Design 1
Design 2
Design 3
Another great block that will make a stunning quilt in any fabrics – just remember to use a light, medium and dark value to create contrast between the fabrics so the design stands out.
Happy Quilting!
