How to: Northern Lights Quilt Block - 30 Days of Sewing Quilt Blocks

Hey guys! It's day 25 of 30 Days of Sewing Quilt Blocks! Today I'm excited to introduce you to:

Northern Lights

Cutting:

(This block will finish at 12"x12" square.)

White fabric - 6 - 3 1/2"x3 1/2" squares

2 - 3 7/8"x3 7/8" squares

Gray fabric - 1 - 6 1/2"x6 1/2" square

2 - 3 7/8"x3 7/8" squares

(draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on these)

2 - 3 1/2"x3 1/2" squares

Sewing:

Place on white and one gray 3 7/8" square right sides together.

Stitch 1/4" on both sides of the draw line.

Cut on the draw line.

Press toward the dark.

Repeat, make a total of four half square triangle units.

Sew one half square triangle unit and one 3 1/2" white square together.

Refer to the illustration above for placement.

Press.

Make two of these units, exactly the same.

Sew one gray square, one white square, one half square triangle and one white 3 1/2" square together.

Press.

Make two of these units exactly the same.

Sew one half square triangle and white square unit to both sides of the 6 1/2" gray square.

Press.

Sew the three rows together.

Press.

Yay! Another fun quilt block is complete.

Now, let's see what it looks like when it's put together in a quilt top.

To make a 96"x96" quilt top you'll need to sew 64, 12" blocks, sew them together in eight rows of eight blocks.

You'll need the following fabrics.

White - 5 1/2 yards

Gray - 5 1/2 yards

For this fun version I simply rotated every other block, it's cool, it almost looks like it's on point. 

And for this fun version I simply made the corner 3 1/2" squares prints instead of gray, and it turned out so cool, the little pop of color is so much fun!

Hope you all enjoy! I'll be back tomorrow with another quilt block, click here to see all of the blocks so far.

 If you're sewing any of these quilt blocks make sure to share them on facebook and instagram using #pnq30quiltblocks

Make sure to check out our books for more inspiration and patterns: Beginner's Guide to Free-Motion Quilting, Modern One-Block Quilts and Cabin Fever: 20 Modern Log Cabin Quilts.