Quilt Block of the Month–The HST Pumpkin Quilt Block

I am super super late this month, but I still wanted to share our October Quilt Block of the month…a pumpkin quilt block made easy…out of half-square triangles and squares!  And it is great for scrap busting.

And if you don’t have time to make it for Halloween it would be perfect for a Thanksgiving project as well.

Materials:

*White Fabrics– 1/4 yard

*Orange Scrap Fabrics at least 3″ squares

Cut:

*5 White Squares measuring 3.5″(This will make 8 HST but I wanted a scrappy look so I used 4 different oranges)

*4 Orange Squares measuring 3.5″

*8 Orange Squares measuring 3″

*1 Green Square 3.5″ (For the green HST)

*1 Green Rectangle 2.5″ by 3″

*2 White Rectangles 1.75″ by 3″

Step 1: Make 4 Half-Square Triangle Blocks from the orange and white fabrics. Make 2 Green and White HST from the remaining white and green fabrics. If you need a tutorial for making half-square triangles, go HERE. Trim HST blocks to 3 inches square.

Step 2: After you have made your HST blocks (4 orange and white, 2 green and white) you are ready to assemble the quilt block.  Follow the diagram below to lay out the 4 rows of the quilt block.

Row #1: one 1.75″ rectangle, 1 HST green/white, 1 green 2.5 by 3 , 1 HST green/white and one 1.75″ rectangle

Row #2: 1 HST orange/white, 2 orange squares(3″), 1 HST orange/white

Row #3: 4 orange squares (3″)

Row #4: 1 HST orange/white, 2 orange squares(3″), 1 HST orange/white

Step 3: Using a 1/4″ seam allowance and starting with row 1, sew all small rectangles together to form row 1.  Press the seams toward the first block.

Step 4: Repeat step 3 with each of the three remaining rows, pressing your quilt squares in opposite directions.

Step 5: Next sew all four rows together nesting all your seams and press well.  Trim quilt block if needed.

And you are done!

~Elizabeth