QUILTsocial Issue 6 | Page 41

Make the stone unit The next easiest thing to sew is the two 81/2" pieces of the two grey fabrics together. Press the seam to the darker grey. Light grey HST units added Sew the light grey HST units to the end of the light grey 61/2" pieces. Press the seams to the strip. Sew longest grey strips together Sew the grey strip with HST units added to the bottom of the dark grey strip. Press the seam to the dark grey. Make the handle unit Sew the red HST units to the ends of both the 41/2" and 61/2" strips. Press the seams to the strips Sew the 11/2" white square to the right end of HST on the 41/2" strip. Press the seam to the white square. Sew the 21/2" red piece to the 51/2" white strip. Press the seam to the red strip. Red HST units added Sew the red and white strip to the 41/2" red strip with HSTs added to it. Press the seam to the red and white strip. Sew the 21/2" white piece vertically to the left side of the unit you just made. Press the seam to the white piece. Sew the third red strip to the bottom of the 2 strip red unit. Press the seam to the bottom red strip. Sew white and red units together. Top portion of the handle Join the units to make the block Sew the grey unit to the bottom of the red strip unit with the light grey at the top. Press the seam to the grey unit. The red Curling Stone Block is complete! It should measure 81/2" wide x 8" tall. Repeat the same steps replacing the red pieces with yellow pieces to make the yellow curling rock. Next more piecing as we put together the runner top for now, enjoy the fact that you made two Curling Stone Blocks! Curling Stone Block pieces laid out 41 Join the final red strip to the handle unit. QUILTsocial .com | issue 6