Block #3 - Celebrating Mary Elizabeth Kennedy
This block is inspired by a quilt made circa 1935 by Mary Elizabeth Kennedy. Once again the quilt is called “Housetop”, and once again it is made up of log cabin blocks, in a striking white and aqua colour scheme. I’m changing things up by sewing curved log cabin blocks with turquoise and low volume scraps. For the curved log cabin construction, I referred to this tutorial from the blog “Said With Love”. The block finishes at 11” square.
Fabric requirements
Turquoise and low volume scraps.
Cutting
From the turquoise scraps:
2.5” square
2.5”x 3.5”
2.5”x 5.5”
2.5”x 6.5”
2.5”x 8.5”
2.5”x 9.5”
2.5”x 11.5”
From the low volume scraps:
1.5”x 2.5”
1.5”x 3.5”
1.5”x 5.5”
1.5”x 6.5”
1.5”x 8.5”
1.5”x 9.5”
To make the block:
Use a ¼” seam throughout.
Join the 2.5” turquoise square to the 1.5”x 2.5” low volume strip. Press.
Join the 1.5”x 3.5” low volume strip. Press.
Join the turquoise 2.5”x 3.5” strip. Press. Then join the turquoise 2.5”x 5.5” strip. Press.
Join the low volume 1.5”x 5.5” strip. Press. Then join the low volume 1.5”x 6.5” strip. Press.
Continue adding strips in this manner until all the strips are used up. Press.
You are done! The block should measure 11.5” square.
