May Block of the Month

Hashtag Block

by Lisa Ruble

I designed the Hashtag quilt using the Painter’s Palette Solids from Paintbrush Studio Fabrics. You can find the full free quilt pattern

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Here are the instructions to make one hashtag block. You’ll need white and gray for the background, as well as four different scrap pieces in the same color family—a dark, a medium, a medium-light, and a light value. I made the first sample block using solids (my favorites…shades of teal!), and then sewed a pink block using prints instead. You can see the original Hashtag quilt on my blog,

HERE

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Happy sewing! 

One 2-1/2” x 4” pieces

One 2-1/2” x 3-1/2” piece

One 2-1/2” x 2” piece

Two 2“ x 3-1/2” pieces 

Four 2” squares

One 1-1/2” x 12-1/2” piece

Two 1-1/2“ x 5-1/2” pieces

Two 2“ x 3-1/2” pieces 

Four 2” squares

One 1-1/2” x 12-1/2” piece

Two 1-1/2“ x 5-1/2” pieces

Making the Block:

Note:

Press all seams away from the gray and white pieces.

1. Sew one 2” gray square to one 2” x 2-1/2” L piece. Sew one 2-1/2” x 4” D piece to the bottom. In the same way, make one additional gray square unit, and two additional white square units, noting color placement. 

2. Sew one 2” x 3-1/2” gray piece to one 2-1/2” x 3-1/2” D piece. Sew one 2” x 3-1/2” white piece to one 2-1/2” x 3-1/2” ML piece.  

3. Sew one 2” x 3-1/2” gray piece to one 2“ x 3-1/2” white piece.

4. Sew one 2” white square to one 2” gray square. Make two. Sew one gray/white unit to one 2-1/2” x 3-1/2” L piece. Sew one gray/white unit to one 2-1/2” x 3-1/2” M piece.

5. Lay out the units from steps 1-4 into three rows of three units each. Join the units into rows and then join the rows to make the hashtag unit.

6. Sew one 1-1/2” x 5-1/2” white piece short ends together with one 1-1/2” x 5-1/2” gray piece. Make two. Sew to opposite sides of the hashtag unit, aligning the colors as shown. Sew one 1-1/2” x 12-1/2” gray piece to the top and one 1-1/2” x 12-1/2” white piece to the bottom to complete the 12-1/2” square block.