Dreamscape Block Blog Hop: Day 5

Hello, fabric lovers! We're continuing to share our Dreamscape Block Blog Hop today. Welcome back to week 2! Today is the fifth day of seven different block tutorials for you featuring our luscious Dreamscape prints. For this blog hop, we selected a six-color palette to play with: Navy, Cloud, Lime, Grape, Daffodil and Lead. You'll love the variety of blocks our designers have created! And make sure you enter each day's giveaway for a chance to win fat quarters of these six Dreamscape prints! Enjoy!

Today, our Benartex blog design team is sharing a block with you--the Twisted Square block. This block is fun on its own, but wait until you see what it looks like in a quilt! After you read through the tutorial, make sure to enter at the end of the post to win a bundle of these six prints.

Cutting:

From the lime:

(1) 6-1/2” square

From the grape:

(4) 2-1/2” squares

(4) 2” squares

(4) 2” x 3-1/2” pieces

From the daffodil:

(4) 2-1/2” squares

(4) 2” squares

From the navy:

(4) 2-1/2” squares

(4) 2” squares

From the cloud:

(4) 2” x 5” pieces

(4) 2” x 3-1/2” pieces

(8) 2” squares

Make the Block:

1. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of the (4) 2” grape squares. Place a marked square in each corner of the 6-1/2” lime square, noting orientation of the lines. Stitch on the drawn lines, trim seam allowance to 1/4”, and press open to complete the center block unit. 

2. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of (4) daffodil 2-1/2” squares and (2) 2-1/2” navy squares. Pair (2) marked daffodil squares right sides together with unmarked 2-1/2” navy squares. Pair (2) marked daffodil squares and (2) marked navy squares right sides together with 2-1/2” grape squares. Sew 1/4” on either side of the line, cut on the line, and press HST units open. Trim each HST unit to measure 2” square. 

3. Lay out the center block unit, the HST units, and four each daffodil and navy 2” squares as shown. 

4. Sew three HST units and (1) 2” navy square together as shown, noting orientation of the HSTs. Make (2) pieced side units.

5. Sew to the left and right sides of the center block unit. 

6. Sew together three HST units, (1) 2” navy square and (2) 2” daffodil squares together as shown, noting orientation of the HSTs. Make (2) pieced top/bottom units. 

7. Sew the top/bottom units to the top and bottom of the block. 

8. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of (8) 2” cloud squares. Lay a marked square right sides together on one end of (1) 2” x 3-1/2” grape piece. Stitch on the drawn line, trim seam allowance to 1/4”, and press open. 

9. Repeat on the opposite end to make a flying geese unit. Make (8).

10. Sew 2” x 3-1/2” cloud pieces to both short ends of a flying geese unit. Make 2. Sew 2” x 5” cloud pieces to both short ends of a flying geese unit. Make 2. 

11. Sew the shorter units to the sides of the block. Sew the remaining units to the top and bottom of the block. 

And you're done!

Here's our quilt design made with the Twisted Square block done in two different background colors (Cloud and Lead). 

And just for fun, here's the design (just four blocks) shown with the colors rearranged:

For a chance to win a bundle of the six Dreamscape prints we used, leave a comment below letting us know that you follow us on at least one of our social media platforms (either right here on the blog--options in the right hand sidebar, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest), as well as telling us what your Thanksgiving plans are. We'll randomly pick a winner and announce it next week! Giveaway is open through Sunday, November 27th at 11:59 pm EST. 

Follow along each day of the hop!

Tuesday 11/15: Chris from made by ChrissieD

Wednesday 11/16: Alison from Little Bunny Quilts

Thursday 11/17: Stephanie from Stitched Together Studios

Friday 11/18: Kristen from KD-Quilts

Monday 11/21: Benartex blog design team

Tuesday 11/22: Debby from Debby Kratovil Quilts

Wednesday 11/23: Wendy from Ivory Spring