Strawberry Fields Quiltalong!

I'm finally getting this posted!! You all seem to be sewing up a storm so I hope a few of you will find time to sewalong.
For those of you that would like to join in, here's the little quilt we will be making. My doll quilt measures approximately 21"x26". The blocks finish at 4 1/2".





I saw this unique block in Roberta Horton's Scrap Quilts book and thought that would be a little challenging but not too complicated.

So many quilts of this era (1890's-1910's) were set in a zig zag fashion that I thought it would be fun to do the same. I'm always a fan of 1/2 blocks too.


Other than the triangles for the sashing and a border, if you desire one, this will need no more than a few scraps.

I used pinks, black, gray, blue and browns for the larger printed section of the block. You'll need 4 for each whole block and 2 each for the half blocks. They do not need to be be the same print or color. I figured the blocks were pretty small and scrappy so I opted to keep them the same. (except in one block) Cut these squares 2".

For the colored center of the economy patch I kept within the same color but not print. You'll need 5 for each block and 4 for each half block. Cut these 1 1/2".

I like to cut my background patches on a square in a square a little larger, then trim to size. That's the cutting instructions I'll be giving. I used some antique fabric that was pretty thin and I had a heck of time sewing with some of them. The small size didn't help. Cutting a little larger and trimming was key to getting a nice square.

With that said your background light can be varied. I was trying to use up as many scraps as I could.

Cut 10- 2" squares, then cut once on the diagonal to make two triangles. If you have a strip cut it 20" x 2", then cut into squares, then triangles.

I'll give you some time to get organized and ready to sew!!

Edited to add links to the rest of the quiltalong:

Part 1

Part 1 revisited

Part 2- half blocks

Finale