This Sunday Best quilt block was designed by Judy Martin. With just squares and rectangles, it’s an easy block to stitch together. Let’s get started!
Fabric Requirements for a 10″ Finished Sunday Best Quilt Block:
- Light/Blue Green: 1 – 2.5″ square, and 8 – 1.5″ x 2.5″ rectangles
- Medium/Multi-Color: 4 – 2.5″ squares, and 8 – 1.5″ x 3.5″ rectangles
- Dark/Purple: 8 – 2.5″ squares
- Dark/Green: 8 – 1.5″ squares (The picture is wrong! Guess I couldn’t count today!)
Sewing Directions:
Corner Unit:
Step 1:
Lay out two Light 1.5″ x 2.5″ rectangles, one Dark/Green 1.5″ square, and one Dark/Purple 2.5″ square as shown in the picture below.
Step 2:
This is just like an uneven Four Patch unit. First sew the patches together in two rows and press the seam allowances toward the Light fabric as shown below.
Step 3:
And then sew the two rows together. Press the seam allowances. I’ve pressed using the twirl/tweak/furl method but you can press however you wish. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for a total of four units.
Step 4:
Now we’ll add to the Step 3 units. Lay out two Medium/Multi-Color 1.5″ x 3.5″ rectangles and one Dark/Green 1.5″ square along with one Step 3 unit as shown below.
Step 5:
Once again, sew the patches into two rows and press the seam allowances as shown in the picture below.
Step 6:
Then sew the two rows together and press the seam allowances as shown below. Repeat Steps 4 through 6 for a total of four Corner units. (I think this unit would be fun to play around with on its own to see what designs could be made with it.)
Middle Unit:
Step 7:
Match up a Dark/Purple 2.5″ square and a Medium/Multi-Color 2.5″ square and sew together. Press seam allowance toward the Dark/Purple fabric as shown in the picture below. Repeat for a total of four Middle units.
Putting It All Together:
Step 8:
Lay out the Corner units, the Middle units, and the Light/Blue Green 2.5″ square as shown in the picture below.
Step 9:
From here the block goes together like an uneven Nine Patch block. First, you sew the units into three rows.
Step 10:
Press the seam allowances away from the Corner units as shown below.
Step 11:
Now sew the three rows together, and…
Step 12:
Press the seam allowances toward the center of the block. All done!
