Welcome to the sixth day of our Burlap Brights Block Hop! We hope you'll enjoy the eleven block tutorials our designing friends will be sharing here this week and next. Be sure to stop by each day to see a new block and have a chance to win some Burlap Brights for yourself!
Today, Benartex's design team is sharing a block made using all six of the rainbow colors. You can't help but smile when you look at these cheery brights! Check out the tutorial and then at the bottom of the post, find out how you can enter for a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of the six Burlap Brights prints featured in our hop.
Here's our block, with purple serving as the background color. The design is a mirror image on the diagonal line, with color placement giving it an unsymmetrical appearance. The block is simple to make--just squares and HSTs--but we think you'll love the pattern it makes when it's repeated in a quilt!
Here's the block in black and white:
We used a different color for every other diagonal row, with purple in the rows in between. You could try other color combinations as well!
Cutting:
Red: (1) 3-1/2" square
Orange: (1) 4" square
Yellow: (2) 4" squares
Green: (3) 3-1/2" squares
Blue: (1) 4" square
Purple: (4) 4" squares and (4) 3-1/2" squares
1. Pair each 4" purple square with a 4" square of a different color. (Note: If you want to avoid trimming the finished HSTs, start with 3-7/8" squares instead. Personally, we like the extra wiggle room for squaring up that the larger 4" squares provide!)
2. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of the lighter square in each pair.
3. Pair each marked square right sides together with a purple square and stitch 1/4" on either side of the marked line. Cut apart on the marked line.
4. Press the HST unit open. Trim to measure 3-1/2" square. Repeat for remaining 4" square pairs to make 3-1/2" square HST units. You'll have two orange/purple HSTs, four yellow/purple HSTs, and two blue/purple HSTs.
5. Lay out the HSTs and 3-1/2" red, green and purple squares as shown.
6. Sew the units into horizontal rows. Make sure to alternate your pressing direction in each row so the seams will nest nicely when you sew the rows together.
7. Join the rows to complete the block.
Would you like to see what this block looks like in a quilt?
Here's a digital rendering of 20 squares laid out.
For a chance to win your own rainbow bundle of Burlap Brights, make sure you're signed up to follow our blog (through a blog reader or by email; both options are in the right hand sidebar). Leave a comment letting us know that you are and tell us which Burlap Brights color you like best (you can see the entire collection here).
Make sure you check out each day's tutorial!
Day 1: Chris from made by ChrissieD
Day 2: Mary from Mary on Lake Pulaski
Day 3: Alison from Little Bunny Quilts
Day 4: Debby from Debby Kratovil Quilts
Day 5: Kristen from KD Quilts
Day 7: Stephanie from Stitched Together Studios
Day 8: Julie from The Crafty Quilter
Day 9: Cynthia from Quilting is more fun than Housework
Day 10: Jessica from Quilty Habit
Day 7: Stephanie from Stitched Together Studios
Day 8: Julie from The Crafty Quilter
Day 9: Cynthia from Quilting is more fun than Housework
Day 10: Jessica from Quilty Habit
To see the entire schedule, click here.
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I love them all but since I must pick a most favourite, it would have to be the blue!!! I follow via Bloglovin and FB, and email!! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love the Magenta. I follow via Bloglovin.
ReplyDeleteGreat block to showcase these lovely fabrics. I follow with GFC and I love any hue of blue - so I would pick all the blues. BUT that orange really sings.
ReplyDeleteI am really enjoying this Blog Hop...Thanks much! I have signed up to follow your blog as a result of doing the Hop. I find that every block that has had the purple/grape fabric used in it that that is where my eye goes first so it must be speaking to me! :)
ReplyDeleteBlock is really lovely! I like the blue the best and I follow on Bloglovin.
ReplyDeleteI never thought to use purple for a background, but it is very pretty. Simple block, impressive quilt. My favorite color is the Burlap Bright Green! I follow this blog with email. Thanks for the giveaway.
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I follow the blog with Feedly and Purple is my favorite of the Burlap Brights colors. Thanks for the chance to win! mto2golsen (at) gmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog on Bloglovin' and also via email.
ReplyDeleteI really love Grape from the Brights collection. It's such a wonderful shade of purple. I love the Denim as well.
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ReplyDeleteI love all of the purples! Solid Burlap Magenta is "sew"pretty!
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog by email. I love the orange!
ReplyDeleteI'm a blog follower by email. I like all of the colors. They are so rich!
ReplyDeleteI follow via email--denim is my favorite color!
ReplyDeleteYou've been in my email daily for --- I don't know how long. I'm denim blue, but....maybe ........... I have to choose?????
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Emerald and I follow via email.
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Denim is my favorite but I love the purple used as a background.
I'm really enjoying following your Burlap Brights Block Hop. Love the bright colors you have chosen. I am also a big fan of the darker autumn hues like the dark red & rust.
ReplyDeleteIt changes every day for me, but I'm liking light lagoon at the moment. I follow by email.
ReplyDeleteLove the Denim!
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I follow through email. I really love them all, but my favorite is Royal Blue
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I follow your blog via email. My favorite Burlap Bright color is purple.
ReplyDeleteI am a Facebook follower, get the blog with email and bloglovin and get the Mr b's preview packs. I am torn between light lagoon and laguna; they would look good together.
ReplyDeleteI am a Facebook follower, get the blog with email and bloglovin and get the Mr b's preview packs. I am torn between light lagoon and laguna; they would look good together.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful block. I follow you through BlogLovin. The bright blue is my favorite color. But I haven't seen any I don't like. Thanks.
ReplyDeletei follow with blog lovin' and on facebook. my fave color is the blue.
ReplyDeletei follow with blog lovin' and on facebook. my fave color is the blue.
ReplyDeleteI am in love with sun yellow. I follow on Bloglovin. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
ReplyDeleteI am following thru emails and also on FB. I love the color blue. I also enjoy these tutorials and have learned so much from them.
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I am following thru emails and my favourite colour is the purple...but what I really love about it is the way it goes with all of the other colours to make a very attractive block and quilt. I would love to try making this quilt also...keep up the great work...
ReplyDeleteI follow Benartex via email. Although I usually pick blue first when multiple colors are presented I very much like the yellow in the burlap collection. It's rare to find a strong yellow that doesn't go too much to gold or orange.
ReplyDeleteGreat collection of colors. My favorite is purple, but that's true in any fabric. Great block, too. I follow on Facebook and via email. Thanks.
ReplyDeletelove all the colors but really like the dark red
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ReplyDeleteI love the Yellow and Orange...This is quite a block and the quilt is awesome...I follow by e-mail.....
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ReplyDeleteFollow you via (a different) email. All the colours are so nice, but I'd go for grape.
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I Love this block, it's so colorful. Definitely one to make. I follow you via email. My favorite color is sun, I love yellow.
ReplyDeleteI follow via email and GFC. All of the colors are great, but my favorite is Solid Burlap Red.
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog by email & I really love that purple! cknapp3626@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog by email & I really love that purple! cknapp3626@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteI follow via email, and love the bright green burlap
ReplyDeleteI follow by e-mail, and loved all the colours! It is hard to pick just one, I think,Solid Burlap Magenta.
ReplyDeleteI follow via email. I like the Magenta and the Light Lagoon. Cool block. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI love them all but I'm really drawn to the dark red; for the Brights, I'll go with Sun! Cool block!
ReplyDeleteI've been following you for ages via email!!
ReplyDeleteI love the purple. I follow Sew in love with fabric via e-mail and Benartex on Facebook. Thank you for the hop.
ReplyDeleteI follow on bloglovin . The blue is my favorite .
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I follow on bloglovin . The blue is my favorite .
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I follow by email and love the Magenta!
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i follow by email. I like the grape best (for today! they're all so beautiful)
ReplyDeleteI follow you by email. I am loving this fabric more and more. Nancy A: rangerer@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteI follow you with bloglovin and my favourite is Light Lagoon! Thanks so much for the chance to win x
ReplyDeleteFollowing you in bloglovin, and red is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteFabulous block.Love them all and if I have to choose one my best favorite would be all the green!
ReplyDeleteI love the rainbow colours but I am also very partial to pink and aqua. So I think I will choose Light Lagoon.
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I love these bright colors. My favourite it Royal Blue. I follow on Bloglovin. Thanks!
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I follow your blog via e-mail, & my favorite color is Solid Burlap Sun .
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog via email (wordygirl at earthlink dot net). My favorites are Solid Burlap Dark Red and Orange--I can't choose between them.
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog by email. My favorite burlap color is the red.
ReplyDeleteI follow via email. My favorite burlap color is the Light Lagoon.
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I follow you by email. My favorite color is Solid Burlap Laguna
ReplyDeleteI follow you thru Bloglocvin & Email too :)
ReplyDeleteI looooove the Light Lagoon best of all!
I follow Sew in Love with Fabric on Bloglovin'. The Laguna is my favorite color..
ReplyDeleteI follow you via email notification. My favorite is Laguna. Actually any and all of the blue shades. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
ReplyDeleteI follow on blogger. I love Laguna.
ReplyDeleteI follow via Blog Lovin'. I like the dark red and the gold.
ReplyDeleteYours is the prettiest block yet! It's mesmerizing! I am a Bloglovin' follower and grape is my favorite color of this collection.
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ReplyDeleteI love ever one of the blocks so far, what a creative bunch
All of these fabrics are lovely, but if I had to pick one.... It would be a nail biter
Blue! 🔵. But I love red!🔴
I follow by email. All the colors are yummy pretty. If I must narrow it down to one color, then blue is the one. -- soparkaveataoldotcom
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog via email. My favorite color is Royal.
ReplyDeleteI follow you with GFC. What a question! What a choice! They are all wonderful, but today my favourite is purple!
ReplyDeleteI follow on bloglovin. I love the purple- and seeing it as a background in this block just confirmed that! Thanks! Sarah: crjandsbj(at)netzero(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI follow by email, and today my favorite is Sun. I always have a pop of my favorite yellow in quilts that I make!
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog by email. My favorite color is blue. Love how bright these fabrics are!
ReplyDeletei follow on blog lovin' and the blue is my fave burlap bright color.
ReplyDeleteI love laguna and follow on gfc.
ReplyDeleteI love the Laguna and I follow the RSS feeds in my email program
ReplyDeleteI really like the block you've made. My favorite color of the burlap brights is Laguna. I follow Sew in Love with Fabric by email.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the Magenta. I follow via Bloglovin.
ReplyDeleteI follow via email. I love the effect of all the colors being used together in this block. I like red the best.
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I am a blues man and I like I love Laguna the best. Does this amazing block have a name?
ReplyDeleteI have been a follower for a very long time through bloglovin'
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Beautiful block! I love the orange the best. I do follow with bloglovin. Thanks
ReplyDeleteJust signed up to follow by email after learning about the blog hop on Julie Cefalu's blog post.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is burlap grape.
Follow you by email - don't use any high tech stuff (would rather be sewing)!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is lagoon, but to be honest they are all pretty
ReplyDeleteI follow you on Bloglovin. I like the bright blue the best - so pretty.
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Peggy
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Following you via Bloglovin. My favorite color is magenta, with light lagoon right behind. ktsquiltdreams [at]gmail [dot]com
ReplyDeleteThe green is my favorite color of the bunch, but ... I love the purple background in this block so much that it could be changing my mind ... I follow this blog with Feedly.
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I like the orange color.
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I am signed up via email and I love the laguna.
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