January Thaw Free Quilt Block Pattern Tutorial

Happy 2020! Today we're going to sew together a January Thaw quilt block - I thought the name was appropriate! The January Thaw quilt block is pretty easy with only three basic units and it went together fast! Let's get started!

Fabric Requirements for 9" Finished January Thaw Quilt Block:

• Light/White: 1 - 4.5" square, and 4 - 3.5" squares
• Medium 1/Orange: 1 - 4.5" square
• Medium 2/Multi-Color: 1 - 3.5" square, and 4 - 2" squares
• Dark/Navy: 2 - 4.5" squares, and 4 - 2" squares

Sewing Directions:

Corner Units:

Step 1:

Easy peasy - just snowball one corner! Using the four Light/White 3.5" squares and the four Medium 2/Multi-color 2" squares, snowball one corner of each of the Light/White squares as shown in the picture below. 

Square in a Square Unit:

Step 2:

Using the Medium 2/Multi-color 3.5" square and the four Dark/Navy 2" squares, sew together a Square in a Square unit. The tutorial for making a Square in a Square quilt block can be found here: https://fabric406.com/blogs/fabric406-blog/how-to-sew-a-basic-square-in-a-square-block

Hourglass Units:

Step 3:

Now you can make four Hourglass units as shown in the picture below by using the two Dark/Navy 4.5" squares, the Light/White 4.5" square, and the Medium 1/Orange 4.5" square. You can find my tutorial for making an Hourglass quilt block at: https://fabric406.com/blogs/fabric406-blog/how-to-sew-a-basic-hourglass-or-quarter-square-triangle-block

Putting It All Together:

Step 4:

Lay out the Corner units, the Square in a Square unit, and the Hourglass units in a typical Nine Patch configuration as shown in the picture below.

Step 5:

Sew the units together into three rows as shown in the picture below. Press the seam allowances away from the Hourglass units. (Sorry I forgot to take a picture of the back.)

Step 6:

Sew the three rows together to complete the January Thaw quilt block! Once again I forgot to take a picture of the back of the block but you can press the seam allowances toward the center of the block.

Conclusion:

The January Thaw quilt block went together fast!! Very cute and easy. If you can sew together an Hourglass block, I encourage you to give this one a go!

I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial for the January Thaw quilt block. 

Happy Quilting!

Elaine

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