Block of the Month: Block 2 – Nested Triangles – Sewing Instruction

Block of the Month : Block 2 Nested Triangles
Sewing Instructions

If you missed the software lesson for Block 2, click here.

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Hoop lightweight tear-away stabilizer or polymesh cut-away. Stitch color 1, the block diagram.

Place the patch 1 fabric, right side up, over patch 1. Stitch color 2, the tackdown.

Place the patch 2 fabric, right side down, over the seam of patches 1 and 2, aligning the seam allowances. Stitch color 3, the seam.

Flip patch 2 open and finger press the seam. Stitch color 4, the tackdown of patch 2.

Place the patch 3 fabric, right side down, over the seam of patches 2 and 3, aligning the seam allowances. Stitch color 5, the seam.

Flip patch 3 open and finger press the seam. Stitch color 6, the tackdown of patch 3.

Place the patch 4 fabric, right side down, over the seam of patches 1 and 3, aligning the seam allowances. Stitch color 7, the seam.

Flip patch 4 open and finger press the seam. Stitch color 8, the tackdown of patch 4.

Place the patch 5 fabric, right side down, over the seam of patches 2 and 5, aligning the seam allowances. Stitch color 9, the seam.

Flip patch 5 open and finger press the seam. Stitch color 10, the tackdown of patch 5.

Remove the hoop from the machine and the fabric from the hoop. Place the edge quilter’s ruler on the outside stitch line of the block. Trim the block on all sides. If you used tear-away stabilizer, remove it from the behind the patches. If a cut-away was used it will remain in the block.

If making the larger quilt, make four blocks of Nested Triangles. Piece the blocks with ¼” seam allowance or wait until all of your blocks are complete for the final assembly.

Variations on Block 2

Created by Nancy Stansbury