December Block of the Month demo

Welcome to our new feature:  tutorial demonstrations for some of our Log Cabin Home block of the month blocks.
For December we are working on blocks 7 and 8 - the Pine Tree and the Basket.  Each block has several triangle squares for lots of practice!  You will be so good at doing this patch after these two blocks!

Make your triangle-squares and arrange the patches to look like a tree.  Follow the directions in your pattern to stitch the pieces together.

 This is a pretty normal basket block.  The fabric looks like a wicker weave so you may want to cut your patches so that the print in all the triangles goes the same direction.

As in the photo below, keep the fabric the same direction when you are drawing the diagonal lines to make the 1/2 square triangle patch and when you are cutting the squares into triangles that fill in at the top of the basket.  This will make sense when you refer back to your pattern directions.

As you set out the patches into the basket shape, just watch how they all line up so nicely.  Looks like you just finished weaving it yourself!

The Shop's finished blocks will be available to see, and you can always stop in for consultation with Lindy, who will be happy to help you.