Hello and welcome back to the Chatsworth Quilt-Along!

Can you believe we are half way through the Chatsworth quilt this month? Are you keeping up? Have you started yet? Has life gotten in the way and you are a little behind? Wherever you are at in the quilt, don’t stress about keeping up or working ahead. These blog post won’t be deleted, so you can use them as a reference whenever you are ready for them. 

 

Month 5

 

To me this was the most difficult block in the quilt. I really took my time, trimmed all my pieces carefully, and pressed every seam open. Be sure to check out my Block 5 video:

 

Doug’s Tips:

• Pay close attention when laying out the block so that your units are placed correctly -- I had to rip once or twice. :) 

• I also used my Mini Simple folded Corners Ruler for this block. It sure helps with my Step 1 units. 

 

Chatsworth is just as stunning in solids as it is in prints! In my blog posts each month, I'll be sharing blocks made with a modern Southwest palette of sand, stone, turquoise, earth, and charcoal shades of Moda Bella Solids. Here's block 5:

 

Month 6

 

This block is my favorite of the whole quilt! I always love a good Star quilt block, but I also love a good pinwheel quilt block too. Be sure to check out my Block 6 video for more tips and tricks!

 

Doug's Tip: 

• When cutting C pieces, you’ll only need 1 triangle from each print. You can cut the whole square like it says to do and have 3 extra triangles, or you can carefully just cut 1 triangle C from each print.

 

Here's my block 6 in solids:

 

That’s it for Months 5 & 6! See you back here April 25 for Blocks 7 & 8.

Join our Chatsworth Facebook Group, where you can post pictures, ask questions, and see everyone else’s progress on their quilts. I can’t wait to see the fabric you use! 

 

Missed the previous Chatsworth posts?

Chatsworth - Months 1 & 2

Chatsworth - Months 3 & 4