TQC Journal | issue 141

Boy do I love a brown quilt! This months mini is perfect with a little
pop of red. If you have your 2025 Mini-a-Month Postcard Collection
pull out the November card and whip up this cutie today.

If you would like to stitch along with me next year be sure to get 
you 2026 Mini-a-Month Postcard Collection now.  Find all the
details, get a sneak peek of a few projects, and place your order here.
Don't forget about gifts for all your quilty friends, quantity discounts
make this the perfect idea. 

Are you stitching along with me? Lets make a few more 
fun little Harvest Hot-pad blocks this week. Just joining us?
You can catch up with us here. 

  - - - - - - - - - - Four Patch - - - - - - - - - -

Cutting the block
From first print, cut: 2 squares, 2-1/2" x 2-1/2"
From second print, cut: 2 squares, 2-1/2" x 2-1/2"

Making the Block

Lay out the 2-1/2" squares in two rows of two.
Sew the squares in rows. Join the rows to make
a Four Patch block that measures 4-1/2" square,
including seam allowances. 

Add 1-1/4" cut borders to each side of block,
press and add top and bottom borders. 
Finish by machine or hand quilting and bind using 
single thickness binding. 

  - - - - - - - - - - Pinwheel - - - - - - - - - -

Cutting the block
From 2 different prints, cut: 2 squares, 3"x 3"

Making the Block

Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the
wrong side of the lighter square from each pair.
Place the marked square on the darker square, right
sides together. Sew 1/4" from both sides of the drawn
line. Cut on the line to yield two half-square-triangle
units; trim them to 2-1/2" square. 

Lay out half-square-triangles in two rows,
join the units in each row together, nesting
seam allowances. Sew the two rows together. 
Block should measure 4-1/2" square,
including seam allowances.

Add 1-1/4" cut borders to each side of block,
press and add top and bottom borders. 
Finish by machine or hand quilting and bind using 
single thickness binding. 

  - - - - - - - - - -Snowball  - - - - - - - - - -

Cutting the block
From first print, cut: 1 square, 4-1/2" x 4-1/2"
From second print, cut: 4 squares, 1-3/4" x 1-3/4"

Making the Block

Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the 
wrong side of 1-3/4" squares. Place the marked square on
one corner of 4-1/2" square, stitch on line, trim 1/4" seam
allowance and press. Repeat on opposite corners with
remaining square. Block should measure 4-1/2" x 4-1/2",
including seam allowances.

Add 1-1/4" cut borders to each side of block,
press and add top and bottom borders. 
Finish by machine or hand quilting and bind using 
single thickness binding.