Let It Shine QAL Week 3

by Mallory Smith

 

 

Let It Shine Quilt Along - Week 3

Piece Blocks

It’s Week 3 of the Let It Shine Quilt Along! Last week, we did a lot of piecing to make all of those smaller units. This week, we get to take those units and sew them into large blocks.

 

Before we begin, here are some helpful links:

 

Week 3

 

 

Sawtooth Star Block

Gather your D blocks, A blocks, and corresponding flying geese blocks you constructed last week. You can chain piece and work on all of the blocks, or you can focus on each sawtooth star block one at a time. I recommend pressing seams open as there can be several seams close together within this block.

 

Constructing Blocks

Once you have your sawtooth star blocks finished, you will now add the other components to make the larger block. This is when you’ll add the corner units and the quarter square triangles.

Then add the shorter inner units to the sides, and then the longer inner units to the top and bottom. At this point, you may want to measure your block before it gets even larger. My largest ruler is 24.5” long, so this was a good point to make sure my block is the right size since the block at this point is smaller than my largest ruler.

Then sew the N and O pieces to the block. You may want to backstitch the beginning and end of these seams since these final seams are holding the edges of the blocks together. I press the seams to one side at this time since there aren’t many seams along the long sides of the blocks.

Measure your blocks one last time to make sure they are the right size.

 

 

Week 3 Prize

The sponsor for this week’s prize is Oliso. They have generously donated one of their mini irons to one lucky winner!

To enter:

  • Only public Instagram accounts are eligible for entry.
  • Take a photo of your progress this week, and share it on IG.
  • Tag me @fieldstone.fabric and use hashtags #letitshinequilt #letishineqal
  • The winner will be shared in the Week 4 post!

Last week’s prize was a PDF version of the Life+Quilts Planner from Lisa of Wild Plum Lane. Also included is a PDF version a quilt pattern also from Wild Plum Lane. This week’s lucky winner is @rosscrewmomquilts.

Send me a DM on socials and I’ll get you the details.

 

There’s only one week left of the quilt along! Stay strong and finish well! I can’t wait to see your quilt tops!

 

 

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