Happy Scrappy QAL: Skinny Strip Blocks

Welcome back to the Happy Scrappy QAL! For all the QAL details, you can read this blog post here that provides more info on how this QAL is being run, but here’s the quick rundown to remind you:

• The Happy Scrappy QAL will be run right here on my blog, and go for about a month
• It’s a mystery quilt designed to use up some scraps, so get scrap-bin digging and don’t overthink the process
• Every 2-3 days I’ll be posting what blocks to make – either new ones, or some repeats of already-shared block patterns
• Each set of blocks posted is designed to take up to 30 minutes each day over the next 2-3 days
• Join in the QAL community on Instagram using #happyscrappyqal and in the Blossom Heart Quilts Facebook group.

If you’re just tuning in now, here’s the previous posts:

Post 1 – Cross Block + 4 Ribbon Blocks

Post 2 – Arch Blocks

Post 3 – Print Nine-Patch Blocks

Post 4 – 8 Ribbon Blocks

Today, we’re making four Skinny Strip blocks.

HAPPY SCRAPPY BLOCK 5 – SKINNY STRIP

If you’ve had some too-skinny strips lying around, now’s your chance to use them! These are the only blocks that use this width of strip.

What you’ll need

Print:
4 – 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ squares
4 – 2″ x 6 1/2″ rectangles
4 – 2″ x 8″ rectangles

Background:
4 – 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ squares
4 – 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ rectangles
4 – 2″ x 8″ rectangles
4 – 2″ x 9 1/2″ rectangles

Use a 1/4″ seam. Press seams open unless otherwise directed.

Step 1. Sew the print square to the background square. Press.

Step 2. Sew the 6 1/2″ background rectangle to the top of this unit, with the print square on the right. Press.

Step 3. Sew the 6 1/2″ print rectangle to the left of this unit. Press. Sew the remaining print rectangle to the top of the unit. Press.

Step 4. Sew the 8″ background rectangle to the left of this unit. Press. Sew the remaining background rectangle to the top of the unit. Press.

Block should measure 9 1/2″ x 9 1/2″. Make four blocks.

Share your blocks using #happyscrappyqal on Instagram and in the Blossom Heart Quilts Facebook group! The next blog post will go up on Wednesday. If you’d like to make sure you don’t miss any posts, sign up for my weekly newsletter and you’ll be reminded each week of what blocks to make. Remember – this is a sew-at-your-own-pace QAL!