Dots on Dots Blog Hop

Today is my turn to show you my blocks. I love Moda's Hometown collection by Sweetwater. These prints have little dots on them. I love the colors and the prints in the collection. I created these blocks to turn into a table topper. The blocks measure 12 1/2".

Homecoming Block 1

Homecoming Block 2

If you create blocks using my tutorial, I would love to see it. Please upload it to my Flickr group.

Homecoming Block 1 Tutorial

 Materials:
4 - 6" square light print (A)
2 - 4 7/8" light print (B)
4 - 4 7/8" med. print (A)
2 - 4 7/8" med. print (B)

The picture below has more squares than what's listed above. Please ignore them. They were supposed to be for me to make extra blocks.

Draw a diagonal line on the wrong sides of all 4 7/8" squares.

Take the 4 - 4 7/8" squares of the medium print and place each square right sides together onto a 6 1/2" square. Sew on the drawn line.

Cut 1/4" away from sewn line. Pin the excess triangles and sew together using a 1/4" seam. These are just extras that you can use for another project or save for block 2.

Press open. Repeat on the opposite side of the 6 1/2" square with the remaining light and medium prints. 

You will end up with 2 of each of the blocks below. 

Assemble them as shown in the finished block.

Homecoming Block 2

Supplies:

8 - 4" squares of various light prints

8 - 4" squares of various medium prints

NOTE: If you are using the extra half square triangles from block one, trim to 3 1/2" squares. You'll then need to cut 4 - 4" squares of light and medium prints.

1. Mark a diagonal line on on the wrong side of each light print. Pin each to a medium print, right sides together.

2. Sew 1/4" from drawn line. Do this on both sides of drawn line. Cut apart on drawn line. Press open.  Trim if needed to 3 1/2" squares. You'll have a total of 16 - 3 1/2" half square triangles. Sew the half square triangles together following the finished block below.

I was hoping to accomplish more but I had to stop what I was doing because we had to wash our carpet then I got sidetracked working on another sample for my pattern and finished writing up the instructions for it. Here's a peek of what  I was working on. It's got lots of circles and dots :-)

Don't forget to go and visit these talented ladies for some more fun and inspiration.

Quilt Taffy

Pink Pincushion

Lily Patch Quilts

Freemotion by the River

Mrs. Pickles

Julie @ The Crafty Quilter 

Rose Creations

Feathered Nest Studio 
Bee in My Bonnet

P.S. I lost my head somewhere in all the craziness going on around my home that I forgot to thank two important ladies that made this blog hop all possible :-(

Madame Samm and Corrie, thanks for putting this blog hop together. You are sew awesome!