The Desperate Housewife’s Quilt – Block 27 Four makes Two

Welcome to week 27 of the ‘The Desperate Housewife’s Quilt’. Todays block is about using the basic 4-patch and creating 2 blocks. Remember, this is not a quilt-a-long. Just follow the blog every week and pick and choose which blocks you would like to make. I will be injecting some uniqueness into traditional blocks, applique, three dimensional, crazy and thread-art blocks. If you make a block please post it on the Flickr group for everyone to enjoy. Also, I have this nifty button under each post that allows you to save the post as a PDF.

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Be sure to visit this week’s Guest Blogger and their wonderful block.

(N.B Due to time and date differences, guest bloggers posts do not always coincide with my post)

This weeks guest blogger is Siobhan Rogers from BeaSpokeQuilts blog. Siobhan is a very talented quilter from Sydney. Today, Siobhan will be presenting a block name Spots and Stripes.

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Four make Two

I am sure there were four biscuits on that plate a minute ago. A little hand has reached up and grabbed two. Now four is two.

Materials

16 – 4 3/4″ squares
2 – 1″ x 8 1/2″ strips of pink solid

Assembly

Make 4 x 4-patch blocks

4 3/4″ squares

4-patch

Mark 1 1/2″ from middle seam.

Cut from marked point to point.

Save the off cuts for later to make another block

The block will look like this.

Turn block on side. Find centre and cut 8 1/2″ wide

Repeat above steps to make second half of block.

add one 1″ x 8 1/2″ strip to the middle of the two pieces and voila – one unfinished 8 1/2″ block

Repeat for remaining 4-patch blocks to make another block.

The block

On Point Layout with Sashing

Horizontal Layout

Horizontal Layout with Rotation

Horizontal Layout with rotation and sashing

Horizontal Layout with sashing

On Point

On Point with Rotation

From the off cuts, join the triangles together to make this block (roughly 10 1/4″ – 10 1/2″)

I hope you have enjoyed this simple block. Next week I will be presenting another paper pieced block themed summer.

We have over the half way mark and only 50 blocks to go. If you are interested in designing a block for the DHWQ, please send me an e-mail at quiltjane{at}gmail{dot}com,

1. DHWQ Week 21 – The Star, 2. DHWQ Week 12 – Diamonds in the Rough, 3. DHWQ Week 11 – Kiss Kiss, 4. DHWQ Block 10 – New from Old, 5. DHWQ Week 9 – All washed up, 6. DHWQ Week 8 – Board Games, 7. DHWQ Week 7 – Salt n Pepper, 8. DH6 Week 6 – Phillip Screwdriver, 9. DHWQ Week 5 – Flower Power, 10. DHWQ Week 4 – Bar Jello, 11. Desperate Housewife Block 3 – Evolution, 12. DHWQ Raindrop – Block 2, 13. DHWQ Block 1 – Eight Squared, 14. DHWQ Week 15 – Chocolate Box, 15. DHWQ Week 14 – Venetian Blinds, 16. DHWQ Week 13 – Umbrella, 17. DHWQ Week 19 – Lightening, 18. DHWQ Week 16 – Caught in a Web, 19. DHWQ Week 18 – Reflective Surface, 20. DHWQ Week 17 – Swing me around on the Hill hoist, 21. DHWQ Week 20 Talkin’ Turkey, 22. DHWQ Week 22 – Ornamentallist, 23. DHWQ Week 23 – Light the Candle, 24. DHWQ Week 24 – Wreath, 25. DHWQ Week 25 – The Sad, Little, Elf Decoration, 26. DHWQ Week 26 – Christmas Lights, 27. DHWQ Week 27 – Four Makes Two

1. DHWQ Week 22 – Guest Blogger Melody, 2. DHWQ Guest Blogger Sharon – Nameless, 3. DHWQ Week 19 – Guest Blogger Lauren – Burst, 4. Week 20 – Guest Blogger John Adams – SpinOut, 5. Guest Blogger Ros – Week 18, 6. Guest Blogger Melissa – Brady Bunch, 7. Guest Week 12 – Linked Squares, 8. DHWQ Guest Blogger – Week 11, 9. Guest Blogger Week 10 – Inspired by Peacock Feathers, 10. Guest Blogger Week 8, 11. DHWQ Guest Blogger Week 6 – Perspective, 12. Guest Blogger Week 7 – Rolling Divide, 13. Guest Blogger Week 5, 14. Guest Blogger – Week 4 Quasar, 15. DHWQ Week 9 Guest Blogger – Lazy Susan, 16. DHWQ Week 23 Guest Blogger – Pat Sloan, 17. Guest Blogger Week 2 – Funky Flower, 18. DHWQ Week 13 – Paint Chips Lynne Goldsworthy, 19. DHWQ Week 24 Guest Blogger Charlie Scott – Snowflake, 20. DHWQ Week 24 – Guest Blogger Sue Belleli – Scrappy Tree, 21. DHWQ Week 25 Guest Paloma – Broken Dishes, 22. DHWQ Week 26 Guest Blogger Belinda

*** Copyright 2011 Jane Davidson. Please remember that these blocks and any blocks designed by guest bloggers should not be used for commercial purposes ( sold as a pattern, published etc) without the written consent of the owner ***