A Little Hashtag Block

Block 37 - Hashtag Block 

Block 37 on the Block-a-Day (BAD) project brings us to a quick and easy patchwork block – the Patchsmith’s Hashtag Heart.  It is a great way to use up a left-over heart novelty charm square.  Want to know how I did it?  Okay then ........

4½” HASHTAG BLOCK

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(4½” is the unfinished size and equates to a 4” finished (sewn in) block) 

Fabric Requirements/Cutting:

Three 1¼” x 3¾” BACKGROUND strips

Four 1” x 3¾” HASHTAG strips

Four 5" x 1” border strips

(All seam allowances are ¼”) 

1.         With right sides  together stitch the three BACKGROUND strips and two of the HASHTAG strips as shown to create a 3¾” square.  Press.

Alternate two HASHTAG strips with the three HEART strips 

2.         Cross cut this square into three 1¼” wide strips.

You should now have three 1¼" x 3¾"  strips

3.         Stitch the three patched strips together with the two remaining 1” x 3¾” HASHTAG strips to create a block measuring 3¾” square.  Press.

Just one more step to create the perfect #Heart Block

 

4.         Finally stitch 1” border strips all the way around the block.  Press and trim the block to measure 4½”.

Add a 1" border to the block and then trim to size.

And there you have it – the Patchsmith’s Hashtag block.  

Until next time ........