Alpine Paper Piecing Block

 Hi friends!

Today I have a little freebie for ya!

My local quilt guild is doing a sampler quilt this year

and they've asked every member to contribute one

9" finished quilt block pattern and sample block.

Every month 3 people will share a pattern.

We can make our own sampler quilt using the patterns

in whatever colors we choose but for the 

sample blocks we are supposed to use bright colors.

Once everyone has shared their pattern we'll put all of 

the sample blocks into a charity quilt to donate. Sounds fun right?

So today I am sharing my block pattern with you!

We're supposed to share a block pattern that represents something we like or a 

quilting method we like to do.  Well, I live in Alpine, Utah

and I'm surrounded by big, beautiful mountains!  

I love to hike and enjoy the beautiful views around me.  

Here's a picture of me and some friends from last summer. 

These mountains are in American Fork Canyon and they're 

just a short drive from my house!

I combined my love of the mountains with my love of paper piecing

and designed this block called the Alpine block.

The green Flying Geese and brown Plus represent trees and the pink

corners represent mountains.  The blue represents the sky.

I think this block would be cute in any colorway though

and when put together with more blocks in alternating colors it creates a cool

secondary pattern reminiscent of a design you would see

in a kaleidoscope!

Basic paper piecing knowledge is required for this block.

I am not going to explain how to paper piece here but I do have some tutorials

that I've done in the past that you might find helpful if you're

new to paper piecing or just need a refresher on this method.

The Original Pineapple Block Blog Post Tutorial

How to Paper Piece a Scrappy Pineapple Block Printable Instructions

YouTube Pineapple Block Paper Piecing Video

MATERIALS NEEDED FOR 1 BLOCK:

- Alpine Paper Piecing Pattern

- Elmers washable glue stick

- Scissors

- Rotary cutter, acrylic ruler & cutting mat

- Sewing machine, coordinating thread & iron

- Trash bin

- 4 pink 4" squares (mountains)

- 8 green 2-1/2" x 4" rectangles (trees)

- 2 brown 2" squares (tree trunks)

- 1 brown 1-1/2" x 4-1/2" rectangle (tree trunks)

- 8 blue 2-1/2" x 5" rectangles (corner sections)

- 4 blue 2" squares (tree base section)

- 16 blue 3" squares (Flying Geese corners)

ASSEMBLY

Step 1: Print the pattern HERE.

The printed tree sections with trunks should

measure 3-1/2" x 4-1/2" from the outer thin black lines.  

The rest of the sections should all measure 3-1/2" x 3-1/2".

Roughly cut the sections apart.

Step 2: make 4 of the corner sections. 

Trim each completed section on the outer thin black lines.

Each section should measure 3-1/2" x 3 1/2".

Step 3: make 4 of the tree sections

(2 of them have trunks on them and 2 do not).

Trim each completed tree section on the outer thin black lines.

The tree sections without trunks should measure 3-1/2" x 3 1/2".

The tree sections with trunks should measure 3-1/2" x 4-1/2".

Step 4: Sew a brown 1-1/2" x 4-1/2" to the bottom of a tree with trunk section.

Press and trim the excess brown fabric.

Sew the remaining tree with trunk section to the bottom of the above unit 

as shown below and press.

Step 5: Lay out all of the sections as shown below. 

6. Sew the corner sections and trees without trunk sections together

in rows as shown below.  Press.

7. Sew the rows together.  Press and carefully remove all of the paper so as to

not stretch the fabric or pull out any stitches.

The block should measure 9-1/2" x 9-1/2" unfinished.

I hope you enjoy this free pattern!  Please let me know

if you have any questions and if you decide to use this pattern

and post about it on Instagram please tag me @gigis_thimble and

use the hashtags #gigisthimblepattern and #alpineblock.

Happy quilting!